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In another stream , he says that a single joke could make viewers read more into the situation than they should. He's got a point. As Polygon notes, after popular Fortnite streamers Myth and Pokimane started playing together, their relationship or lack thereof became grist for the rumor mill. Even Blevins himself got in on the action, asking Myth "what's going on" between the two streamers during one play session "Nothing," Myth replied.

Female Twitch personalities are constantly bombarded with questions regarding their relationship status.

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Streamers like Miss Leshkee and Cooking For Noobs tell The Verge that many fans — particularly male ones — are over-interested in their personal lives, and sometimes tune out after they discover that the women aren't single. Tabloid-like gossip channels , which report on the personal lives of various YouTubers and Twitch streamers TMZ-style, have become their own cottage industry.

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See, unlike other celebrities, most successful Twitch and YouTube streamers cultivate an air of approachability and authenticity. These aren't rock stars or matinee idols. They're just regular people, and that means that people tend to treat them more like social acquaintances than media personalities. Often, that results in fans getting more invested in streamers' personal lives than they should be — and reacting poorly when Twitch users try to set up some boundaries, as cosplayer Amouranth learned the hard way.

As such, it's hard to blame Blevins for being cautious his no-female-partners rule is self-imposed; Jghosty has "nothing to do with it," Blevins says. He explained that his policy is his attempt at addressing "online harassment, and [his] attempt to minimize it from [his] life.


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We live in a world where the Vice President of the United States refuses to dine one-on-one with women , giving male politicians a huge advantage in terms of access and power. In the wake of the MeToo movement, many men have started to avoid women in the workplace , hurting the ladies' career prospects in the process. From that perspective, it's hard not to see Ninja's actions as contributing to the same harmful trend, even if Blevins' intentions come from a good place.

Some streamers don't find Ninja's policy offensive, but do worry that it's reinforcing negative stereotypes. The Staten Island ninja burglar has been unmasked as a convicted rapist who broke into over properties — at times spying on people while hiding in their homes, authorities announced Wednesday.


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On top of that, Robert Costanza, 46, served time for a string of rapes in Florida and one in New York in , and is a registered sex offender. These are primarily wealthier neighborhoods, he targeted for the most part homes that would reap him The career crook was arraigned on charges of only three burglaries in the second degree because of a five-year statute of limitations.

He faces up to 15 years in prison. Investigators suspect he is responsible for burglaries in Staten Island.

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The daring burglar struck at night, wearing dark clothing with his face covered. He would often use a ladder to access a balcony and targeted master bedrooms. He would return to the home if he spied a safe, cops said. Around half of the time people were at home and Costanzo was "observing them" after breaking in, McMahon said.

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McMahon said Costanzo was expected to plead guilty Thursday. The terms of a "universal plea agreement" covering crimes committed in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut was in place, McMahon said. His alleged spree gained infamy after a Dongan Hills man said in he used a steak knife to fight off an intruder in his kitchen wielding nunchucks and dressed as a ninja.

Investigators later soured on his story, including whether it was linked to Todt Hill break-ins, but the "ninja burglar" nickname stuck. McMahon said authorities still couldn't confirm if Costanzo had ever used nunchucks.