FaZe Clan’s Rani “Steady Ronaldo” not too long ago went dwell to make clear his stance on the LGBTQ+ group. His statements got here after the Clan was criticized for alleged homophobic behaviour following a latest prank staged by one in every of his fellow workforce members, Lacy, that concerned Twitch streamer Arky. Briefly, Lacy had posted an elaborate coming-out message on Arky’s X with out the latter’s information.
On stream, Steady Ronaldo reviewed a publish from consumer @OPOSSUMROSS, who disagreed with Lacy’s prank, suggesting that Arky’s sexuality should not be a joking matter:
“That is really so bizarre to joke about.”
Rani, in response, cited FaZe Clan’s assist for Sketch, a streamer whose previous stint creating gay grownup content material got here to mild in July 2024.
For context, throughout this time, Sketch had talked about how the Clan had “saved” him from taking place the incorrect path:
“If I used to be alone, and I used to be at my home, I in all probability would not be speaking to you proper now. However, the folks at FaZe, Banks particularly, and my pals that I’ve revamped the previous couple of years got here in, and so they saved me.”
Steady Ronaldo talked about this occasion and associated it to the prank, saying:
“They’re saying FaZe Clan dislikes homosexual folks as a result of we made a tweet of Arky… Do you not bear in mind who was there for Sketch when that sh*t occurred? Details or no? Who was there for him… When he was on the rostrum, saying FaZe Clan saved my life… who was there for him? If we hated folks which are homosexual, why would we’ve got carried out that?”
He additional claimed that Twitch, as a platform, harbors parts of homophobia, although he emphasised that he didn’t interact with that side of streaming tradition:
“We’re on Twitch, there are positively homophobic folks… If there is a homosexual individual in entrance of me, it is not going to alter my day. I am not homophobic…”
“I do not care in the event you’re homosexual or not”: FaZe Clan’s Steady Ronaldo elaborates on his stance relating to the Arky prank
In conclusion, Rani clarified that he’s not bothered by one other individual’s sexuality:
“I do not care in the event you’re homosexual or not, I feel that is only a factor on the web.”
He additionally claimed that your complete state of affairs had been blown out of proportion:
“I feel this sh*t is simply so overboard for this Arky tweet, it is insane. Perhaps I am speaking an excessive amount of however… I do not actually give a f**okay about this sh*t…”
Notably, Arky has since spoken out in regards to the prank, mentioning that he had been receiving assist for popping out:
“Mad folks been calling my telephone… Emiru mentioned, ‘Hell yeah, Arky,’… Syanne mentioned, ‘Congrats on popping out.’ Ludwig mentioned, ‘Congrats, bro, happy with you.’ This sh*t seems to be plausible, bro.”
In different information, whereas reacting to Plaqueboymax’s latest departure from the Faze Clan, Lacy disclosed that each one new members of the group possessed possession stakes in it.
Edited by Niladri Roy