Jimmy Kimmel responds to the mob o’ gamers who got extremely angry at him after he joked about YouTube Gaming, a new YouTube platform on which people can watch other people play video games. Kimmel reaped a whirlwind of rage from an awe-inspiring number of people who want him and his family dead, and say so while utilizing a creative assortment of language skills.
Watching others play video games is not the boring activity one first imagines – apparently. Streamers maintain that watching others play is highly entertaining, and that Jimmy should have tried it before joking. I guess so. From the threats, one might imply that hours of killing and maiming DO cause children to become violent – ‘One’ might, but I’M not going there. Nope. One could also say it is a cathartic release, and in that way, inspires peace. See? No hate tweets, please.
Jimmy hopes to make amends by accepting an invitation by a viewer to spend time at their home streaming, and learning why the activity inspires such intense loyalty. He may eventually be able to fire his bodyguards, we’ll see.