MontanaBlack: ZDF abuses streamer quote – even non-fans outraged

A new ZDF report from frontal21 causes a stir. Not only is the content controversial, but also how a quote from streamer MontanaBlack is misused.

Buxtehude, Germany – In a report by frontal21 that was published on YouTube, the magazine examined whether rights the gaming scene influence. During the report, the journalists spoke to one Streamerin, however, their statements should be cut out of context. Because of the report, that reaped ZDF loads of criticism, especially from gaming and Twitch-Szene. Also fans of MontanaBlack couldn’t understand why the Streamer occurs in the report from frontal21.

MontanaBlack: A ZDF report is again causing confusion among gamers

In the report from frontal21 it is made clear right at the beginning that gamers and media have had a difficult relationship with each other for years. Because in the run-up there were already problems due to an unobjective presentation of the media to gamers. The magazine highlights right-wing extremists and terrorists within the gaming scene. However, gaming expert Christian Huberts admits right from the start: “Gaming culture does not have a Nazi problem, but individual subcultures of gaming culture certainly have a problem with the fact that on the one hand codes from right-wing radicalism are used or that games are produced that pursue a very clear right-wing extremist agenda.“

Since the frontal21 magazine seeks parallels between the gaming and rights scene, a game with a right-wing extremist background is the focus. This game is called “Heimat Defender” and makes it possible to play with characters like Björn Höcke, a leading AfD member or Alex Malenki, who is a member of the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement, against various bosses like Jan Böhmermann or das ZDF – basically mainstream media – to compete. YouTuber KuchenTV, for example, finds this comparison nonsensical, in his opinion the game serves as “Troll Game“That just wants to attract attention. He thinks the same of racist and anti-Semitic usernames on Steam. ZDF responded decisively to the allegations:

By the way, names like “kebabremover” and “jewkiller” leave no room for speculation: This is inhuman and that’s how we call it. Equally baseless are the comparisons that murderers who gamified their deeds “eat bread too”. The assassins not only accidentally played video games, but built gamified elements into their attacks. That’s a super small number of people – who have caused a great deal of suffering. We find it important to address this.

MontanaBlack: What has Germany’s largest Twitch streamer lost in the report?

Besides the Streamerin Sissor came to the ZDF–Reportage also Germany’s largest Streamer MontanaBlack in front. after the Streamerin had already confirmed that their statements in the frontal report were tailored and, in their opinion, taken out of context. Such a claim could be on the charge of bias as well MontanaBlack insert.

The Streamerin In the report, Sissor commented, among other things, on the hateful comments she received and still receives. Shortly thereafter, a scene from a live stream of MontanaBlack used. You can hear it in the clip Streamer on Twitch say: “If I’ve learned one thing, it’s this: women are like dogs, and I don’t mean that derogatory.“This takes MontanaBlack’s statement that“ women are like dogs ”again out of context and placed it in the report. However, it should also be mentioned that MontanaBlack was only recently banned on Twitch for 33 days because of misogynistic comments on the holiday island of Malta.

For now it remains to be seen whether MontanaBlack to the excerpt in the report of the ZDFs will express. So far the Streamer out Buxtehude no reaction to the frontal21 report submitted yet. However, it is clear that the scene that the ZDF was chosen in a very inconvenient place.

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