Pokimane has shed some light on the “sad truth” about female streamers giving their “honest opinions” or speaking their minds.

Pokimane is one of Twitch’s most-followed female broadcasters. Still, she has been subject to some backlash in the past. Notably, the latest outrage against Pokimane has triggered a massive debate online.

To recap, Poki recently criticized Kick because the site is funded by the gambling platform, Stake, according to a Dexerto report. To those unaware, she has previously opposed the promotion of gambling on streaming sites.

Pokimane faces backlash over Kick opinion

Pokimane says people are attacking her unfairly due to her opinion. Apparently, netizens and some of her fellow streamers have taken issue with her stance on what her supporters describe as “sexist and misogynistic.”

On June 26, she addressed the backlash during a broadcast. Moreover, she opened up about the “sad truth” of being a female streamer. She said, “you know what the sad truth is?”

“The way that people treat me deters any other woman in the space from genuinely talking about their honest opinions or behaving how they probably really want to, because they recognize the treatment that they can expect.”

“I will never forget one time, I had a girl come up to me, and she was like, ‘Oh, I stream sometimes.’ She basically said, ‘I’m way too scared to stream without makeup, because I saw what people did to you.’ I was like, that’s so f*cking sad.”

Meanwhile, streamer Corinna Kopf called her “self-righteous” for admitting that she won’t be “compromising her morals and ethics to join Kick. Nevertheless, Poki’s opinion has stirred up debate as she has come under fire from other creators and viewers alike.