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A popular name in the streaming circuit, Rachel 'Valkyrae' Hofstetter is a well-known gamer and content creator for lifestyle brand/gaming organisation- 100 Thieves.
She was the first female gamer to sign for the organisation and in January this year, she made the switch over from Twitch and officially signed with YouTube.
With around a million subscribers on YouTube, she uploads popular reaction videos, collaborative pieces and can also be seen playing games for all-female teams.
You can read more about Valkyrae, here
Valkyrae recently responded to demands for an OnlyFans account and expressed her views regarding the same on her Twitter platform.
What is OnlyFans?
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The site welcomes a wide range of content and is popular in the adult entertainment industry. Users need to pay a monthly subscription to gain access to content.
The platform has been trending for a while and recently witnessed an upsurge when Beyonce, in collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, referenced them in the remix version of her popular song, 'Savage' .
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Valkyrae reacts
Valkyrae recently took to Twitter to share her views on OnlyFans and addressed a series of growing spams which demanded her to make an OnlyFans account.
She also expressed her opinion on the prevalent hate culture that has effectively sown its seeds in today's digital spectrum.
Her tweets are as follows:
Reactions Online
Apart from attracting trolls who plague almost every post shared by internet personalities these days, her response also invited supportive messages from the streaming community as well as from those who genuinely appreciated her response:
Check out some of the tweets below:
Remaining unfazed by trolls
Valkyrae has been viewed as an advocate for women in the realm of gaming and has often collaborated with female creators, with the hope of constructing better representation in an inclusive environment.
While trolls are inevitable in the digital age, she seems intent on not getting affected by them.
With these recent developments, the debate of the hour is the rampant toxicity in the streaming space. From a barrage of trolls to persistent criticism, there appears to be an unhealthy, highly-scrutinised and problematic atmosphere at play.
Pervasive toxicity seems to be in abundance on streaming platforms and in such a scenario, it is imperative for streamers to address such instances in order to effectively combat them.
With her recent tweets, Valkyrae appears to be leading the charge in the fight against unjust demands and incessant trolling.
You can take a look at the video below, which gives us a glimpse at Valkyrae's gaming journey:
