"We made the right person famous" - IShowSpeed garners praise after giving away ¥20,000 to a homeless man in Japan

YouTube streamer Darren &quot;IShowSpeed&quot; has once again gone viral on social media after he was seen handing a rather generous sum to a homeless man. On July 15, 2023, the content creator hosted an IRL stream from Japan, where he noticed a man sleeping on the sidewalk. After having a brief discussion with his audience, IShowSpeed donated ¥20,000 ($144.20 at the time of writing) to the person. When the latter saw the streamer's gesture, he was visibly stunned.The 18-year-old's philanthropic effort has garnered over a million views on Twitter, with user @okmystix commenting:&quot;We made the right person famous.&quot;.@okmystix@SpeedUpdates1 We made the right Person famous59@SpeedUpdates1 We made the right Person famousIShowSpeed donating ¥20,000 to a Japanese homeless person goes viral on the internetSpeedy Updates@SpeedUpdates1IShowSpeed gives a homeless man some money 20854854IShowSpeed gives a homeless man some money ❤️ https://t.co/hFK521Ghc6IShowSpeed had just started his broadcast from Japan when he observed a person sleeping in front of a closed shop. This prompted him to ask his audience if he should provide financial assistance to the individual:&quot;Yo, chat. I think I should give him some money, bro. Yo, chat. Should I give him some money? This whole time,, I didn't even realize, bro. Yo, chat. Should I give him some money, y'all? (The streamer takes a look at his YouTube chatroom) Let me give him some money, bruh!&quot;Darren then approached the person and attempted to wake him up. When the homeless man saw the Ohio native handing him money, he was left stunned. The streamer responded:&quot;Yo, bro! Hey, my man! Excuse me, sir. Konnichiwa. (The person wakes up and the streamer hands him over the money) You can have it. You can have it, my boy! Hey, look, bro. Stay safe, bro! Hey, Japan's streets ain't safe, bro. Stay safe, bro! Get yourself; bro - have this, bro. Have both! That's $20,000 (the streamer misspeaks) right there bro. That's ¥20,000. Stay safe, bro! Seriously. All right, bro?&quot;Timestamp: 00:04:50When the individual asked where IShowSpeed was from, the YouTuber said that he was from Portugal. The wholesome interaction concluded with the latter adding:&quot;Hey, look! Have a blessed day, bro. All right, bro?&quot;Netizens react to the streamer's wholesome gestureAs mentioned earlier, Darren's charitable gesture has garnered quite a lot of attention on Twitter. Here's what netizens had to say:Shiesty Meister@ShiestyMeister@SpeedUpdates1 At this point speed only needs a Portuguese passport265@SpeedUpdates1 At this point speed only needs a Portuguese passport😭codex@ishowcodex@SpeedUpdates1 we made the right person famous11@SpeedUpdates1 we made the right person famous❤️HUMBLE BRUCE@VAWULENCEONLY@SpeedUpdates1 @ChelseatodaMAX Must it be on camera?2@SpeedUpdates1 @ChelseatodaMAX Must it be on camera?Dylan@_Dyllie_@SpeedUpdates1 20,000 yen is still a hefty amount it’s like $140-150 something like that usd, w speed7@SpeedUpdates1 20,000 yen is still a hefty amount it’s like $140-150 something like that usd, w speedBritt Reisman@DefyBR_@SpeedUpdates1 Speed’s a good dude. He might just bark at you sometimes, but it’s all love 🫶🏼77@SpeedUpdates1 Speed’s a good dude. He might just bark at you sometimes, but it’s all love 🫶🏼IShowSpeed is one of YouTube's most popular personalities, having recently surpassed the 18 million subscriber mark. He is also considered by many to be a contentious streamer, as he has been indefinitely banned from broadcasting on Twitch.

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