Twitch streamer Bruce, also known as "BruceDropEmOff," is receiving criticism after using a homophobic term towards rapper DDG's stylist during a live stream. Yesterday (April 30), the pair argued on a Discord call as they had been having an online feud. At one point during the stream (05:26:51), Bruce made a critical comment about DDG's fashion choices and referred to his stylist as "gay."
The incident was captured in a clip shared on the widely followed r/LivestreamFail subreddit, which has generated numerous negative remarks. One user remarked:
"He just keeps going downhill"
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Streaming community critical over BruceDropEmOff's recent conduct
BruceDropEmOff and DDG have been beefing up online for the past few weeks. It started when Bruce took a dig at DDG during a stream with rapper Lucki. The latter challenged the former to a boxing match in response, and the two exchanged insults on social media. Their feud came to a head during a recent Discord call.
On the call, Bruce said:
"Ni**a, you just got into fashion pre-era 2018 with a stylist ni**a, a gay one that, stop talking to me ni**a. This conversation is so dead to me bro, on god...you released your ego before me, so now I am just releasing my ego."
(Timestamp: 05:26:50)
Naturally, Bruce's comments were swiftly posted on the LSF subreddit page. It was apparent from his behavior that he was intoxicated, as noted by some users as well. One wrote:
One member also believes that they will be switching to Kick, a newly launched streaming platform, soon and hence do not care about violating Twitch's Terms of Service:
Bruce's recent departure from OTK was brought up by a member who claimed that he did the organization a favor by leaving as he was bringing negative publicity:
Some speculated about the significant shift in Bruce's conduct over the past few weeks. One user questioned what caused OTK to sign him in the first place:
Here are a few other reactions:
This is not the first time BruceDropEmOff has been at the center of controversy this year. During one of his earlier streams, he was captured provocatively displaying a banner with the "F word" and a package of biscuits with the label "cracker," which is deemed offensive by many.
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