Twitch streamer explains why getting a boyfriend would make her lose viewers

Twitch streamer ‘supcaitlin’ has triggered fairly a stir on-line after claiming that hopping into the courting scene may harm her viewership, as informed throughout a latest broadcast.

Whereas there are a slew of ladies streaming quite a lot of content material throughout Twitch, the dialog relating to ‘Simply Chatting’ and ‘sizzling tub’ broadcasts brings up a singular conundrum regarding their specific model of viewership.

Extra particularly, the ‘simp’ phenomenon: male viewers who give beneficiant donations for the potential for scoring a romantic relationship with ladies who create content material on streaming platforms.

Whereas there’s no disgrace in no matter one decides to stream, some viewers theorize that girls on Twitch maintain quiet about their private relationship standing with a purpose to rating extra views and subscriptions from thirsty followers — and one girl was fairly open about her tackle this example.

SupCaitlin is a well-liked Twitch persona who streams quite a lot of content material – however she isn’t certain she’ll maintain her viewers if she chooses to begin courting.

Standard selection streamer ‘Sup Caitlin’ mentioned this matter throughout a June 10 stream, claiming that she wasn’t certain she’d sustain her present viewership if she received a boyfriend, theorizing that a few of her present followers would get upset and go away if she ever tries to have a public romance.

“If I had a boyfriend, would you guys nonetheless watch me?” she requested her chat. “Who right here would nonetheless watch me if I had a boyfriend? Let me know.”

“Oh my god, you guys would nonetheless watch me?” she continued after studying a number of replies. “Hmm. That’s suspish. I don’t consider you! Okay, there are some streamers, like Leslie, who can have a boyfriend — however I feel it’s completely different, as a result of these streamers construct a neighborhood not off tits and sexual enchantment.”

“I feel lots of you, daring assumption, clicked on me ’trigger you noticed these items or noticed this outfit, and was like, ‘Imma watch her trigger I feel she could be sizzling.’ And that’s why you guys will go away if I’ve a boyfriend.”

Supcaitlin’s idea might need one flaw particularly, although; some ladies proceed to get flak for not being “open” about their relationship statuses regardless of cultivating non-sexual communities, as seen within the case of ‘Pokimane,’ who notably got here below hearth a yr in the past after being accused of “hiding” a relationship by YouTuber LeafyIsHere.

Both manner, some commenters are agreeing with Caitlin, whereas others suppose she’ll retain her viewership regardless of having a boyfriend, making for an attention-grabbing dialogue throughout social media in wake of Twitch’s resolution to provide Scorching Tub streams their very own class.