Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, still the world’s most famous crossover sensation years after the peak of its relevance, sounds like he’s getting a little tired of the fact that every action is constantly scrutinized by millions of people.
In a new profile by The New York Times which, of course, opened with the necessary reference to an otherwise irrelevant video game that the author played in their youth (Goldeneye, in this case), Blevins spoke on a wide range of topics. It is united by one single streak: he is tired of a whole bunch saying shit to him and about him.
Here, for example, is Blevins on his return to Twitch after Microsoft’s money machine briefly lure him away now dilapidated power platform Mixer:
‘When we got back from Mixer, I knew I was not going to be the biggest streamer when it came to viewers. You are not the no. 1 no, leave, come back and you are no. 1. I get people coming into my chat, and they are like, ‘You fall off. LOL. Good Mixer move, man. ‘The Mixer moves wash smart. I’m not sorry about anything I did. I could teach all these kids to talk [expletive], but if you answer them, it’s like, ‘He said my name!’ Their name is 69fartsniffer, and you read their name, and their next remark after they fried you is that they giggle like a little schoolgirl. Like, ‘You spotted me!’ This is the worst. ”
Here he talks about young viewers and, er, contrary to his own point of view on heated gamer moments:
‘Do you want to know who your child is? Listen to him when he plays video games when he thinks you are not. Here’s another thing: how does a white child know he has white privilege if his parents never teach him or do not talk about racism? If they play and their first interaction with racism is that one of their friends says the N-word and they have no idea what it is – what if it was in my stream? Is it my job to have this conversation with this child? No, because the first thing that goes on in my head is, ‘This kid is deliberately trolling me.’ If someone says a racial uproar on someone else’s stream, the spreader could potentially be banned. It’s awful, but it’s the first thing I think of. ”
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And he sounds very fed up with hearing his own attitude not to stream with womenA bad take he is stepped back to some extent in the years that followed but not quite.
‘Accusations are what made me say about female gamers. I was like, I’m going to do anything in my power to make sure no one can even start a rumor or make YouTube clickbait videos: ‘Ninja has been playing a lot with this person lately. They flirt. Here is a clip. Do you know how to never let that happen? You do not let this happen! This is what went through my head. I still do not spend much time alone with a woman if you are a married man. I mean, they can be your best friend, that’s totally cool. But if I start playing with a woman at random, nobody knows, people are going to start talking. So if i is if I’m going to play with female gamers, I do it with a large group, so it’s not that one-on-one interaction. ”
Extremely not quite.
‘Of course, a guy and a girl can be friends without getting intimate. But it’s like, temptation, man. Actually, I do not like that word, because I have control over myself and 100 percent respect for my relationship, but – I do not know how to put it. I know people might take it now like, ‘Oh, he can not trust himself, blah blah blah. ‘Man, no. But if you are no longer ‘Joe’, who can have a drink with his co-worker and give no one away? [expletive]—I do not have that luxury. ”
Perhaps Blevins will one day direct his views on his passivity when it comes to appealing to young viewers about racism and the active role he takes in spreading retrograde views on women. Today does not look like that day.
In happier news, Blevins, a self-described ‘idea man’, certainly had some ideas. Inspired by his days as a pro gamer who had to drive 8+ hours at a time, he designed a new product.
‘What happens on a long ride? You get cold, and it’s like: I’m freezing! I’m tired! “He said.” Well, you raise the heat, and you get too hot. Now you’re hot or falling asleep, but you also do not want the window down, because what if it freezes or what’s super loud with the window down? So it’s here: small adhesive strips that you put under your eyes so you can turn the windows and turn on the heat. That would be good for truck drivers. Dude: chill strips. “