Famous People Who Can't Stand Pokimane

Imane Anys, known to the world as Pokimane, has attracted a number of enemies on her way to becoming one of the most-watched Twitch streamers out there. Competition and controversy go hand-in-hand with fame in the gaming world. Given this, it's hardly a surprise Pokimane has developed some feuds with big names — in fact, it'd be more surprising if that wasn't the case. 

Pokimane's success alone might stir up envy in her less secure colleagues. She signed a multi-year contract with Twitch in March 2020 that will have her streaming there exclusively, and estimates paint her as the highest earning female streamer by far. Though still in her mid-twenties, this Canadian-Moroccan college dropout is at the top of her game, so to speak. But with millions of followers, some have to be hate-watching, right?

Her blunt honesty, interactive personality, general notoriety, and femininity have also drawn criticism. As a celeb, she's always in the news for something, whether it's her makeup-free stream or her use of the N-word. And she's gotten involved in some tiffs with other famous folk on a public level that surely must help fan the flames against her. Here's a look at some of the biggest anti-Poki crusaders.

Pokimane's scuffle with Keemstar led to a more serious allegation just a few months later. In December 2018, she got in trouble with fans for allegedly abusing YouTube's copyright system. In this situation, YouTuber Bowblax uploaded a video documenting Keemstar and Pokimane's Twitter argument and Pokimane reported it.

Keemstar called her out on this. Using her own words against her, he accused Pokimane of misusing YouTube's system in a tweet. PewDiePie echoed Keemstar's criticisms in a video he put out in early 2019, saying that the practice was hypocritical.

Following that scandal, Pokimane actually received a bump in viewership from people covering her with negative press, but her follower count dipped and it took some time for her to recover from it. She did eventually explain her side of the story. "The reupload of the Twitter beef wasn't transformative content, so I was able to get it taken down through my MCN," Pokimane said in a video. "But, PewDie was in the right — trying to hide all that drama only ended up bringing more attention to it."

In a video that has since been made private, Pokimane responded to all of the drama surrounding PewDiePie and the copy strike allegations. However, it was the way that she started off the video that seemed to really upset fellow streamer TmarTn. 

Pokimane's video referenced an infamous apology uploaded by TmarTn. That original video was made when it came to light that TmarTn was an owner of Counter-Strike betting site CS:GO Lotto. TmarTn was roundly mocked for his denial of any wrongdoing and a bizarre opening in which he talked to his dog about how difficult the video would be to make. Pokimane included a clip of that video and also talked to her cat in an obvious parody of the original, something that TmarTn felt was unnecessary.

"I had NOTHING to do with this," he tweeted. "I've never met nor spoken to the girl before ... Yet she's using a mistake I made YEARS ago to lighten the mood/make a joke/deflect when she should be making an apology." He told his followers that he felt like Pokimane was simply making fun of him as a way of making him into a "scapegoat."

Twitch streamer InvaderVie stirred up a bit of controversy when she chastised her viewers for not subscribing to her channel. In a clip that has since become slightly infamous, InvaderVie went so far as to say that viewers who didn't donate to her stream were "irresponsible." This drew criticism from multiple streamers, including xQc and Pokimane. However, it was the latter's response that provoked the ire of fellow streamer Destiny.

In response to InvaderVie's post, Pokimane tweeted, "get these sh***y takes off my TL and off my streaming platform." She also explained that not everyone has the same income or means to donate to a streamer.

In response, Destiny came to InvaderVie's defense. He attempted to explain InvaderVie's original point, essentially saying people who claimed they had no way of donating were full of it. Unfortunately, Destiny's point was dulled when he decided to call Pokimane some names that were less than flattering. Though Pokimane laughed off Destiny's comments, it appears as though the two are still on unfriendly terms. 

In early 2020, World Cup, a game from Korean website Piku, began making the rounds. This game involved comparing and rating different internet personalities, so it naturally went viral. Pokimane participated in the World Cup and rated some of her fellow female streamers and content creators. She gave some of them props on their continued successes and complimented them on their overall vibe and appearance. It seemed to all be in good fun, but not everyone was pleased to see Pokimane participating in the game.

One person who was highly critical of the game as a whole was QTCinderella. She weighed in on Pokimane's participation in the survey, calling Pokimane's behavior "toxic." QTCinderella expressed surprise at the very idea that Pokimane would become involved in a game that seemingly pitted women against one another. She was also upset at how often Pokimane appeared to make her choice based on looks rather than content or personality. 

It's unclear how or if Pokimane responded to QTCinderella's remarks. However, it's worth noting that Pokimane had actually said some nice things about QTCinderella in the original video that kicked off the whole debacle, and the two have since collaborated on events such as the Streamer Awards.