Twitch Partner Streamer Hasanabi Banned For Saying Cracker During Livestream

Twitch streamer and partner Hasanabi, whose real name is Hasan Piker, has been banned from the platform for hate speech, shortly following the bans of two of his mods for the same act. The ban came in late on Monday night, following his use of the word "cracker" as he signed off from a stream.

The full quote from Piker reads: "Shut the fuck up [responding to someone telling him not to use "cracker"]. Stop crying about this fucking term. Recognize the person who’s calling you a fucking cracker is literally powerless. Sorry, it’s just the truth."

This was seen by many as a continuation of a controversial opinion held by Hasan in regards to the usage of the word to disparage white people. While Hasan is of the belief that the word itself is not a racial slur and is not something that disparages against them, Twitch staff, apparently, disagreed. The streamer Vaush was also banned in the same manner not long ago.

yes. it is for exactly what you think it is. anti white racism for using the term “cracker.” https://t.co/5cukDRubze

— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) December 14, 2021

Hasan got banned from Twitch for saying the word “cracker”? That is fucking hilarious.

It’s dumb. It’s wrong. People shouldn’t get banned for words.

But that’s fucking hilarious.

— Maw (@TheEbonyMaw) December 14, 2021

IT'S A MASSACRE pic.twitter.com/M7gejEUeKp

— Vaush (@VaushV) December 14, 2021

There are streamer saying ableist slurs every other day like it's nothing and Hasan gets banned for the word cracker?:/

— cowboy like américa🌱 (@americawtay) December 14, 2021

For some added context, Piker has been engaged in a debate surrounding the use of "cracker" during his Twitch streams recently. Following up to those who disagreed with his usage of the term, Hasan said, "I’ve been called 'cracker' more times than every single one of you fucking pasty little cracker bitches in my chat, okay?"

Because of Piker's content and political leanings, there were many online who celebrated his and Vaush's ban, as well as those who found it absurd. Memes and tweets were made in celebration that some semblance of pushback against "anti-white rhetoric" was happening, with the reverse mocking Twitch and the ban also being widely shared online.

Rittenhouse found not guilty
Half of CNN getting fired or shamed
Hasan and Vaush getting banned

Chud buds, it's finally our time. pic.twitter.com/Km84qE6XEx

— QuarantinedCoof (@QuarantinedCoof) December 14, 2021

>Hasan banned from twitch for a week
>Vaush perma banned from twitch
>Ethan Ralph Arrested and Criminally Charged for Violating Restraining Order
Today was a good day pic.twitter.com/oEc6ZQy7BY

— "…It's all fine now." (@RespectElves) December 14, 2021

You think Hasan deserves to be banned for saying a racial slur. I think he deserves to be banned because hes a cringe trust fund commie. We are not the same.

— Misheru Katorin (@MKatorin) December 14, 2021

fucking unreal that hasan was banned for using the word cracker. it's not a slur, if you think it is im sorry you're literally deranged

— ethan 🦒 (@peethanisonline) December 14, 2021

Regardless of which side of the aisle they fell on, many were just out there trying to make jokes about the situation, and what it could possibly mean for the future of political discourse on Twitch as a platform or the web at large. This moment was also used to point fingers at other offending Twitch streamers who should have been kicked off the platform before Piker.

Society if twitch hadn't banned Hasan for saying cracker pic.twitter.com/vtZgzJPUpN

— ✨ (@great_affection) December 14, 2021

hasan gets banned for saying the word cracker but destiny can freely say the n word as a white person, enable people getting doxxed, and bombard people with hate and STILL isn’t permanently banned from the platform?? @Twitch stop protecting racists and get ur shit together

— elizabeth🧣 (@manicpixieghoul) December 14, 2021

leftist twitch streamers after Hasan and Vaush get banned pic.twitter.com/6bahMFvdVS

— Lillith (enlightened arc) (@manipulatorlord) December 14, 2021