Jon Zherka Racism Controversy

Overview

Jon Zherka Racism Controversy refers to an October 2023 controversy surrounding a livestream of Kick streamer Jon Zherka in which he got into a fight after being accused of being racist. The allegations of racism against the Albanian-Canadian streamer remain unclear as of late October, but the incident instigated viral debates on X, TikTok and other social media platforms as it garnered attention online.

Background

On October 30th, 2023, Kick streamer Jon Zherka was allegedly attacked by an unknown assailant when numerous individuals during an IRL broadcast session at a streamer's house became agitated and confronted him, purportedly due to Zherka being racist while he was livestreaming at the location. The moment was shared on Twitter / X^[1] by user @scubaryan_ that same day (shown below), amassing more than 277,000 views and 1,100 likes in a few hours.

Jon Zherka's Response

A few hours after the clip was widely shared on X on October 30th, 2023, the streamer posted^[4] a video (shown below) alongside the man he was fighting, explaining that he was punched in the face after he offended one of the guy's friends. The video amassed more than 100,000 views and 937 likes in a few hours.

Online Reactions

Zherka's fight clip was widely shared across various social media platforms, especially on X. For example, on October 30th, 2023, X^[2] user @franciscoagoat posted a still image of one of the men who allegedly participated in the fight paired with the caption, "Lil bru standing on business and things of that nature." The post (shown below, left) garnered more than 3,000 views and 68 likes in a few hours.

That same day, X^[3] user @TrojanFBx replied to the viral video using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme (shown below, right), amassing over 20,000 views and 312 likes in a few hours.

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