Darren IShowSpeed, a popular YouTuber, has run afoul once more with a video of his deranged racist comments viral
This time, the uproar was caused by his broadcast of the December 6, 2022, FIFA World Cup game between Portugal and Switzerland.
During one of his live streams, the 17-year-old asked a Chinese spectator at the event why he was wearing an Argentina jersey. The streamer answered in Japanese, “Konnichiwa,” when the man appeared perplexed by the query.
iShowSpeed Makes Racist Comments To Asian Fan During FIFA World Cup 2022 Match, Video Goes Viral
OH MY FUCKING GOD pic.twitter.com/MMvgljyZfi
— гг ~ 𖤐 (@tize4PF) December 6, 2022
The incident went viral on social media, garnering over 1,500 comments in a Reddit reaction thread.
On December 7, 2022, IShowSpeed apologised to the Asian community and addressed the accusations of racism on Twitter. He declared: “If I offended any Asian person out there, trust me, man, I’m not racist. I love Asians. I love all, man. So… I apologize if they came out that way. Love you guys. Peace out. Hope you accept my apology.”
The popular video from IShowSpeed’s World Cup 2022 streaming gets contextualised.
On December 7, 2022, IShowSpeed posted a 01:34-minute address to Twitter. He introduced the topic by discussing the relevant video and giving background information:
There’s a clip going around where people are saying I’m being racist to an Asian guy. You know? I just wanted to say some things, you know? I wasn’t being racist to him. I promise you! I’ve seen him. I thought he was Japanese, so I said, ‘Konichiwa.'”
Then he claimed he wasn’t being racist:
“If it came off as racist, I promise you, I did not mean it that way. You know? I got adrenaline pushing. I’m making content. Loud streaming. I’m at the World Cup, watching Ronaldo play. Adrenaline pushing.”
The answer from IShowSpeed to the racial accusations drew a lot of attention on Twitter. There were more than 1.4k comments and over 70,000 likes from the community.
my response to racist accusations pic.twitter.com/cfH0P0Qtle
— Speed⭐️ (@ishowspeedsui) December 6, 2022
With a high viewing of 320,000 people, IShowSpeed’s World Cup 2022 livestream broke his all-time viewership record.