No topic is being discussed in the streaming world at the moment as much as the so-called hot tub streams. In case you don’t know what that is yet, here’s a brief explanation.
What are Hot Tub Streams ?
In such a live video shows the streamer lightly dressed, usually in a bikini sitting in an inflatable small pool, the so-called Hot Tub. There you interact with viewers, play video games or talk about various topics. Here there is no erotic material to see since this is strictly prohibited by the streaming platforms. For example, the ladies must basically (even in wet condition) wear opaque clothing and focus the webcam on the breasts, buttocks or vagina is also considered sexually suggestive content which is punished with blocking the channel.
What is the dispute about hot tub streams actually about?
This is actually not so easy to answer, because there are different angles and there seems to be several groups in which each has its own view on things.
Many see Twitch as a gaming platform. That’s wrong, there are live broadcasts on all sorts of topics. From cooking, knitting, reading fairy tales or watching the farmer at work, even ducks on the pond can be watched – the percentage of viewers in the IRL ( In Real Life) category outstrips many of the top games and also reflects the general interest in such content.
The nudity is also often criticized. But as mentioned, Twitch is rigorously cracking down on this. We wonder if those who have a problem with women in bikinis also show this behavior on the beach or in the bathhouse. What about TV shows like Love Island, Naked Attraction and similar reality formats? There is much more to see than in these hot tub streams….
The next objection would be the protection of minors. Many see Twitch as a “safe space for children”, but anyone who clicks through the streams will notice that many live broadcasts are already aimed at adults. Twitch offers only a short insert (if the streamer has set that the channel is for adults) which can be clicked away by minors. In addition, many mark their streams with a [18+] in the stream title to indicate that the content is for adults. But if the protection of minors is cited here, why not also with the partly war-glorifying baller games with detailed killing animation? What about horror games where even the cruelest scenes are shown? Also streams of players in online casinos would then have to disappear consistently from the scene;
Some female streamers criticized the fact that the gentlemen who come from such hot streams then ask inappropriate questions in their chats or make statements. According to our observations, this was already the case earlier and sounds a bit contrived because obviously every content creator has his own perception of reality and bends the world as it pleases him/her. For uninvited guests, you usually have a moderator or ban the troublemaker himself. Now this relatively new trend is cited as a reason that women have to fight against many prejudices.
A thorn in the eye of many is also the link to Onlyfans platform which most probably equate with a porn portal. Although Onlyfans has gained a lot of popularity through the erotic scene, it is by no means related to porn productions. Strictly speaking, Onlyfans is a marketing portal for creators own content, where you can pay for the content they produce. Other content can and should also be offered here – from fashion to cooking, there is also a lot of content here aside from erotic depictions.
Hot Tub Meta – the truth is in the eye of the beholder !
Let’s take one of the biggest German streamers as an example : MontanaBlack . With a Twitter message he asks Twitch that it is time to do something , illustrated with screenshots of some hot tub streamers. Further, he calls the streams “garbage”. Why he thinks it’s “garbage” isn’t explained further, but let’s draw a comparison.
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- High-quality content is certainly not to be found in the Hot Tub streams , but this also does not offer a MontanaBlack.
- Women-disparaging content – Hot Tub Streams are neither derogatory nor women-disparaging – a MontanaBlack, on the other hand, has already been banned several times for statements disparaging women.
- Women pull only with your female attributes the interest of the viewers on itself – True, but a MontanaBlack also shows gladly what he has. Be it as he withdraws a 5-digit sum from the bank, sets up an expensive streaming room or buy an expensive car. Where is the difference? Just men but like to show a well-trained body and muscles – if you have any 😉
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- Youth-endangering content – A woman in a bikini we consider less harmful to minors than ” shooter games ” and the often associated “computer addiction”.The same applies to the casino streams of Montanablack the in no responsibility was aware although his viewers to a not insignificant part of minors consists.
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- Unwanted participants in the chat – those are in many chats and this refers not only to Hottub streams , often radical and racist statements can be read here. These are generated not least by streamers like MontanaBlack. Here we would put a MonatanaBlack (and also all others) the words to the heart we could often hear from streamers when someone criticized the stream (and exactly so it was said) : “Fuck off if you don’t like the content“
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If you look at this with some distance, the streams in the criticized points hardly differs. What is now really the background for such criticism can only be guessed , but the above reasons are certainly not. At least in some comment sections of the social media, many viewers suspect behind this opinion is the protection of their own interests.
Now, as an erotic magazine, we could of course be accused of a certain self-interest. But in fact, we don’t like hot tub streams either because we would naturally see the viewers on the porn sites where is also much more to see. Nevertheless, we don’t judging, denigrate and patronize women.
List of hot tub meta streams on Twitch
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Take a look for yourself, the following streamers are showing hottub streams on Twitch :
Indiefoxx
Jenelle Dagres , shows on Twitch under the pseudonym Indiefoxx Hot tub streams . However, the young lady has already received 4 bans in a short time. One of them was based on a viewer complaint that her bikini was transparent, which was not the case. In addition, there were also bans without the reasons for it were to recognize, unfortunately, Twitch in this regard like to keep covered.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile
XoAeriel
She was one of the first women to show up in a hot tub. So I guess you can say that X0Aeriel was a pioneer of this kind of streaming.
This sees even a ablauen of the trend abe the reason should lie in the increasing number of providers. Because other attractive women have discovered this niche for themselves.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile
Supcaitlin
This lady has probably given it up in the meantime and is increasingly streaming other things again, such as games or conversations with spectators. It’s a pity, but the constant bans led to the fact that a reliable program could not be continued.
The last ban was not because of the hot tub but because of inappropriate clothing – this was probably reported by many viewers at the same time (Mass-Reporting). The clothing was a bunny outfit.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile
Spoopykitt
Spoopykitt not only shows off hot tub streams but also offers all kinds of body-positive live entertainment. Here are then already times Hula Hoop demonstrations and also with the Stretching or Yoga knows you in scene to set
The whole thing is garnished with your penchant for cosplay with appropriate costumes.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile
Faith
The 23-year-old Canadian regularly streams from her hot tub . Started in June 2ß18 she was able to reach Twitch partnership just 2 months later.
But the real breakthrough she reached with the Hot Tub streams and was able to achieve an immense increase in followers in recent weeks.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile
Amouranth
The uncrowned queen of hot tub streaming is probably Kaitlyn Siragusa or Amourath as she calls herself on social media. The sexy lady achieved attention through her ASMR streams , but then switched to live broadcasting from a hot tub. She now has 2.8 million followers on Twitch.
Link to Twitch channel // Link to Twitter profile.
Twitch is trying to get a handle on the “hot tub problem”
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On May 17, 2021, Twitch disabled advertising for hot tub streamers. This was foreseeable but the way this happened is still very strange, because this happened without notification to the streamers. Here you can actually only shake your head because if the hot tub streams violate the guidelines, they should be consistently prohibited and banned, if they are not, an exclusion from advertising revenue is not justified.
Here Twitch is probably trying this balancing act to keep the viewers on Twitch but still restrict the streams to do justice to the do-gooders with a pronounced phobia against naked skin. This is done without adjusting the policies and we are surprised that a company acts this way even if they can invoke some kind of domiciliary right.
The question is what could be considered as unpleasant content next – or exaggeratedly formulated: What if homosexuals no longer fit into the worldview of the Twitch community? And yes, it seems as if they are not evolving but back towards the Middle Ages.
Source Notes:
Header image – Twitter/Instagram:Indiefoxx, Faith, Amouranth, SpoopyKitt, Supcaitlin,XoAerial – montage.
Article Images – Twitter/Instagram:Indiefoxx, Faith, Amouranth, SpoopyKitt, Supcaitlin,XoAerial – unchanged