“Are you white?”: Twitch streamer JayMommy doubles down after YRG Cobblemon racism controversy and refuses to back away from backlash
JayMommy has broken her silence after facing heavy criticism over comments she made during the YRG Cobblemon event. The Twitch streamer addressed the backlash during an August 6 livestream, defended herself against critics, and made it clear she has no plans to step away from the server. Her latest response came days after a clip from the event sparked debate online, with many viewers questioning why race was brought into an in-game interaction.
JayMommy addresses YRG Cobblemon backlash after comments about Vegas
The controversy began during day three of the YRG Cobblemon event. JayMommy was talking with fellow streamer Boxy Brown when another participant, Vegas, walked over to show them his Level 100 Mega Charizard. What appeared to be a brief in-game interruption quickly turned into a heated exchange.Reacting to the moment, JayMommy questioned why Vegas interrupted their conversation and repeatedly referred to him as “white.” During the exchange, Vegas responded by saying, “Reverse the roles,” while another person asked, “What does race have to do with anything?”JayMommy replied: “Are you white? Are you white? … So your white-*** gon’ come up to two black people, and throw out the… Ain’t no reverse the roles. Why did his white-*** come up mid-conversation and show his dirty *** Level 100 in the middle of a conversation? That’s what I’m trying to figure out.”The clip spread quickly across social media, with many viewers saying the situation did not need to involve race. Soon after the incident, JayMommy responded to the criticism by saying she “didn’t care,” which led to even more discussion around the exchange.A few days later, she returned to Twitch and again spoke about the backlash. She first thanked her regular viewers before turning her attention to people who had joined her stream only to criticize her.She said: “******, I told y’all ****** I was coming back…. Anyways, like I said… To my regulars in chat, you know I love y’all, but I gotta milk these *ing corny- ******…. This is not to my regulars, but this is to the **– ****** who was sitting in my stream before that ***** even started… sitting in my **** waiting for me to come talking ****. Just waiting in this *****…. You wanna speak to me? You know wassup.”She also described some critics as “parasocial” and “losers,” adding:“There are some ****** in here, you know who you are… You dirty loser *****, sitting from the ****ing gulag… Waiting, wishing you could speak to me, because you’re a parasocial bum *** ****… If you wanna speak to me, so bad, pay me…”When someone in chat asked why people were upset, JayMommy answered: “Why are they mad? Because they some losers.”
JayMommy says she will continue playing on the YRG Cobblemon server
Despite the criticism, JayMommy made it clear that the controversy will not change her plans. During the same livestream, she confirmed that she would continue playing on the YRG Cobblemon server.She said: “I’m gonna get on Cobble[mon] for sure, 100%. I’m gettin’ on Cobble[mon], 100%…. Yes, I plan on getting back on Cobble… **** off my ****.” Shortly after making that statement, she launched the game and joined the YRG Cobblemon server.The situation also caught the attention of YourRAGE, who watched the clip during his own stream. Reacting to the exchange, he laughed and said: “I hope everybody’s okay… and hope no blood was shed over this.” Go to Source
