Dream Angered By Backlash

Clay aka Dream is a popular American gaming YouTuber and is known for his Minecraft collaborations and speedruns. Dream and his fellow minecraft streamers, such as Tommyinnit and Quackity, have seen to have risen into popularity as they are one of the largest sources of online entertainment. Dream is known to have a huge amount of fans.

However, Dream was recently facing some controversies including when he was accused of cheating during a 1.16 Minecraft speedrun. Now, he is once again facing a new controversy. Recently, the hashtag #dreamwaswrong has started trending on twitter. The basis for this backlash surrounded a subculture of Dream fans that started creating inappropriate fanfiction and art involving minors who represented the Dream Team.

Because of this, Dream responded via a twitter post wherein he criticized the media and his detractors using a hypothetical scenario. He wrote; “Next up on the news, YouTuber Dream has refused to condemn murder after one of his fans turned out to be a murderer. Will he finally be held accountable? Tune in at six to find out.” It seems that Dream is suggesting that people are criticizing him for the actions of his fans. The point of this example is to highlight the absurdity of a causal relationship between influencer and the influenced.