Hi! I’m Coco!
I’m a biracial and LGBTQIA2+ variety streamer, speedrunner, musician, and Lupus Warrior.
I’m looking to partner with companies that uplift marginalized communities in the gaming and music spaces!
Email: CocoConfession
@gmail
.com
Twitch Partners should be required to complete inclusion, diversity, and sexual harassment training upon onboarding.
No more excuses for fostering bigoted communities and putting marginalized creators at risk.
Partners are a representation of the platform. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
Over 50% of women have experienced sexual violence (physical).
25% of women have experienced completed or attempted rape.
These are more than just words. These are real experiences so many of us have had to suffer through.
This is why we choose the bear. We aren’t safe.
I have never made a more desperate plea that what I am about to say right now.
@riotgames
@RiotSupport
I need you guys to fucking do something. I am an incredibly strong person and I have been streaming for a very, very long time. But absolutely nothing prepares you for someone
FULL TRANSPARENCY on why streamers struggle with taking time off. 🧵
I took a week off as a charity incentive because my wonderful community raised over $10000 for charity in 3 days.
I came back… my viewership had dropped by 20% and my sub count by over 200 points.
👇🏼
Some of y’all need to check your parasocial relationships with these large content creators.
They don’t know you. It’s weird behavior to argue with strangers on the internet on behalf of creators that have no idea you exist.
🤷🏻♀️
And to the viewers that ALWAYS stick by our side after we:
Take breaks
Change schedules
Change games
Grow our communities
You are our gems, our rays of sunshine that keep us going EVERY SINGLE DAY. And we will always be so freakin’ grateful for what you do for us. 🖤🖤🖤
Hey.
Don’t be that person that only shows up to a stream once every 3 months just to trauma dump your severe medical condition for 5 minutes and then leave.
It’s inappropriate. And frankly, rude AF.
Sincerely,
Every streamer.
Friendly reminder…
Twitch streamers are stressed right now. Don’t condescendingly respond by saying “diversify” or “you should have been growing on other platforms”.
Many disabled creators do this work because it’s the most accessible to us in comparison to other jobs.
🧵
Also, I need people Google the difference between ethnicity and nationality.
The people saying “You’re not Japanese, you’re American” are just showing how embarrassingly ignorant and uneducated you are.
I can be both. 🙄
I’ve tried to deal with this privately, but streamers (especially femme creators) need to be aware of this person.
This has been going on for 2+ years.
I’ve been harassed, doxxed, and stalked. And it’s becoming more erratic, aggressive, and unhinged.
👇🏼🧵
As a Twitch Guild Leader responsible for uplifting, amplifying, and protecting marginalized creators, I BEG
@Twitch
to hold their biggest streamers accountable for spreading hateful rhetoric within their communities.
ESPECIALLY during Pride month.
It’s extremely dangerous.
🚨 DID YOU HEAR?!? 🚨
UNITY GUILD APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW and WE’VE GONE GLOBAL!!!!
💜Women’s Guild
💜Black Guild
💜Latin Guild
💜Pride Guild
Link below 👇🏼
“Just change platforms” is so frustrating to hear right now.
Twitch is my home. I’ve accomplished things I never thought possible. The platform has completely changed my life.
I don’t want to leave. I just want the space to be better and safer for creators.
Hey
@Twitch
I just scrolled through the entire front page carousel and found only men.
Please don’t just use Women’s History Month to showcase and uplift women on the platform. There are so many deserving female streamers.
Same with LGBTQIA2+ and BIPOC content creators.
Chances are, your favorite content creator is battling at least one…
Stress about metrics
Stress about financials
Targeted harassment
Imposter syndrome
Chronic mental/physical illness
Creative drought
Stressful tech issues
Say something nice to your favorite streamer today. 🖤
Yesterday was my last day as the
@Twitch
Women's Guild Leader.💜
I'm feeling so many emotions today.
I'm so incredibly proud of what we've accomplished this last 1.5 years. Not only did we launch a wonderfully successful program, but the impact we made was immeasurable.
👇🏽
And if you’re coming here to invalidate me, insult me, or argue in bad faith, I will hide your reply and block you so don’t waste your breath.
I have no time for bigots. 😘🤘🏼
I got my pathology results back!
No more surgeries! No cancer! THEY GOT IT ALL OUT! 🥹
Now I can focus on my healing and putting this all behind me. I’m so ready to get back to normal 🖤💜
A little bit of a life update…
I’ve been THROUGH it the last week and haven’t been able to stream.
I’ll give a brief overview here… if you want more details, you can find them in Discord.
Buckle up. 👇🏼
(TW: medical stuffs)
As one of the creators that
@Twitch
highlighted for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I’m absolutely appalled at the performative “support” for their disabled/immunocompromised creators.
You can’t celebrate GAAD and then put on an event that’s not accessible us.
Twitch is a fickle place. People lose interest quickly. Very out of sight, out of mind mentality on the platform.
So streamers feel the need to take part in *DUN DUN DUN*
“THE GRIND”
While sentiments like “Take a day off!” Or “We will be here when you get back” are very well intentioned, it’s not so simple.
Because that one day could mean rent, food, or medication.
THIS is why we are working ourselves to death.
💜Re: Twitch Women’s Guild Apps 💜
Apps are not currently open due to the overwhelming, positive response to the Guilds last year (which we are so grateful for!!).
I apologize for any confusion since many new members are announcing their acceptance into the TWG.
Smol 🧵 👇🏼
We don’t take days off. We work ridiculously long hours and push past our physical and mental well-being CONSTANTLY.
Why?
When we take time off to take care of ourselves, our businesses suffer. We lose out on that revenue and it’s inevitable that some people won’t come back.
The secret is out! 🖤🖤🖤
I’m so honored to have the opportunity to lead the most incredible women in the world.
We are going to do big things. Just you wait.
Also, I get to work along side
@ChelseaBytes
?!? HELLO?!?! I can’t wait!
Introducing our Women Unity Guild Leaders:
@ChelseaBytes
and
@CocoConfession
.
As Unity Guild Leaders, they will curate authentic spaces, activities, and events for the Women community with ongoing support and funding from Twitch.
And PLEASE don’t tell us we look tired. Trust me. We know.
Again, probably super well intentioned and coming from a place of concern, but telling us we look less than our best doesn’t help anyone, nor contribute positively to our performance.
This game is HILARIOUS! Puns galore!
And the dev team was kind enough to hang out the entire stream and enjoy the game with the community.
It’s called Songs for a Hero. Find it on Steam!
Super vulnerable 🧵:
I announced to my community that we are starting Elden Ring today. I’ve been DYING to play since launch.
Someone’s first response was, “I’m so over ER. Everyone is playing it” implying they won’t watch.
And this is why that statement fucked me up…
Shame on
@Twitch
for allowing their platform to get to a point where streamers feel they need an “Ally” tag to indicate that their broadcast is a safe space.
It shouldn’t have to be stated.
It should be inherent, expected, and required for streamers to not be bigoted twats.
“Money can’t buy happiness” people have never
-been poor
-battled a chronic illness
-been in an abusive relationship
-worked at an abusive job
-been burden by obscene amounts of debt
Check yourself before you say this. You have no idea what someone might be going through.
Friendly reminder…
Do NOT go into streams for the first time and call the streamer pet names.
And definitely do NOT respond with “I was just trying to give you a compliment”.
Real douche nozzle behavior. 🙄
There’s nothing more hateful than “Christian” love.
Gaming is for everybody.
Trans rights are human rights.
I hope every single person in this event drops out. And to my mutuals (and there are A LOT) that follow this bigot, please reconsider who you’re supporting.
I am building out channels in my Discord for the Ladies' scrims on Saturday. I love and value all people, and as a Christian, I believe God created people in His image as male and female. (Genesis 5:1-2) Therefore, I will not be allowing trans players to participate.
I have never had SO many people go out of their way to tell me they aren’t showing up to my stream because of the game I’m playing.
I’m enjoying Elden Ring. So much. I’m so happy playing it.
If you can’t share that joy with me, then fine. But keep it to yourself.
Hey
@TwitchSupport
@Twitch
,
One of your partners
@YourFellowArab
is rebroadcasting female streamers and sending in their chat to harass and objectify them.
Why are partners STILL GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?!?!?
I was taught sex ed in 5th grade. I was 10. A child. “They pushed their straight agenda on me” if you will.
I was able to handle it. I wasn’t “groomed”. And I still ended up very gay. 😂
This isn’t about protecting children. It’s about eradicating the existence of LGBTQIA2+.
Welp. Officially Covid positive.
I was double masked the entire time in Seattle and was constantly washing my hands. It didn’t matter. No one else was masked.
I’m now in a dangerous situation because of the Lupus. Dr said if I get any worse, I have to go to the ER.
Smol 🧵 👇🏼
I just donated 13 inches of hair to
@wigsforkids
so children can have access to custom made wigs if they have hair loss due to illness, treatments, or burns.
If you are looking to cut off 12+ inches of hair, please look into donating it 🖤
What it cost to save my life 2 weeks ago. I was in the hospital for 24 hours.
People should not have to go into crushing debt to survive. This is obscene.
I’m fortunate to have good insurance. Imagine if I didn’t?
“We will save you, but you will pay for the rest of your life”
To have zero women or BIPOC representation is certainly a choice…
It’s 2024.
Speedrunning is so much more diverse than what is being shown in this trailer.
Happy to share a diverse list of incredible runners that deserve to be a part of an event like this.
@LudwigAhgren
What streamer Twitter has taught me the last couple of days…
Maybe people should be worrying about their own content. 🤷🏻♀️
Policing others isn’t going to miraculously bring viewers to your channel.
If your channel is struggling, that’s a you problem. No one else’s. ✌🏼
I'm so hecking proud of the
@Twitch
Women's Guild for starting off Women's History Month with a bang!
We funded 40 DREAMS this weekend! Over quadruple our goal for the MONTH. And we did that in 3 days!
Women are awesome. 🤘🏼🩷
@1000DreamsFund
#TwitchUnityGuilds
Don’t go into a stream and say “you look tired”.
1. Many of us are streaming while battling invisible chronic illnesses. We already know we don’t look our best. You don’t need to remind us.
2. We are going into our second year of a global pandemic. How are you NOT tired?!?
I just had a new doctor tell me…
“It doesn’t matter if this is a Lupus issue or another chronic problem. You don’t deserve to live in this pain, and I will do everything I can to help you.”
And I’m 🥺🥺🥺
I’m so relieved. I don’t hear that from doctors very often.
CW: Suicide
Trauma dumping on streamers while they are live is so inappropriate and disrespectful.
We are entertainers.
We are not therapists.
We are not trained to handle a crisis.
We are humans with our own mental and physical ailments.
👇🏼
Interested in joining the Twitch Women’s Guild?!?
Find me on the TwitchCon floor today and I can show you how to apply! I even have some fancy pins to give out!
Let’s embark on this journey to uplift and amplify women’s voices in digital spaces together!
#TwitchUnityGuilds
I’m bumping this since new members are announcing their acceptance.
Apps for the Twitch Women’s Guild are still closed at this time.
@ChelseaBytes
and I are working extremely hard to get them open again as soon as we possibly can.
Please be patient with us. 💜
💜Re: Twitch Women’s Guild Apps 💜
Apps are not currently open due to the overwhelming, positive response to the Guilds last year (which we are so grateful for!!).
I apologize for any confusion since many new members are announcing their acceptance into the TWG.
Smol 🧵 👇🏼
Please consider supporting with a sub if your favorite streamer is Partner Plus pushing (only if you have the means).
December was my first 70/30 sub split and I can’t even begin to tell you how life-changing it is.
I’m feeling really grateful today. 🖤
Anyone else concerned that the new tag system on Twitch is making discoverability even more difficult than it already is?
Take the old LGBTQIA2+ tag for example…
I’m now seeing
LGBT
LGBTQ
LGBTQIAPlus
Etc.
👇🏼
I’m losing my hair.
I don’t know if it’s the all the meds, my infusions, or the Lupus itself.
I’m devastated. My hair was one of the things that gave me confidence… made me feel somewhat normal. And for awhile, my hair was still mine. Lupus hadn’t taken it from me.
Smol 🧵 👇🏼
I called out a certain Twitch Partner in June for re-streaming women and sending in his minions to harass them. He then sent them to me and I dealt with the backlash for WEEKS. (Stream harass. and bigoted DMs)
He just got a 14 day ban for… guess what?! Inciting harassment.
👇🏼
✨✨ANNOUNCEMENT✨✨
I’m so excited to finally share that I will be on The Glitch Theater Stage at TwitchCon for Kitchen League: Battle Royale, Round 2!! 💜
Come by on Sunday 10/22 at 11am (doors at 10:30) and watch me represent the Twitch Women’s Guild with
@ChelseaBytes
!! 🤘🏼
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE TWITCH UNITY GUILDS 💜💜💜
To the TWG members- The impact you’ve had on me is beyond words.
To
@ChelseaBytes
- Thank you for trusting and believing in me to lead alongside you.
To
@Twitch
- Thank you for providing us a space to thrive!
I’m so grateful 🖤
If one more person says “Just sleep” in response to me saying I’m fatigued,
I. Might. Scream.
Being tired and being fatigued ARE NOT the same thing.
Very much “you need more vitamins to treat your Lupus” energy
What a nice little surprise today 🥹
This last year has been life changing for me. I’ve never felt so seen, so appreciated, and so valued.
Thank you
@Twitch
. For everything. 💜
She’s all about retro games, amplifying women’s voices, and absolutely dominating the speedrunning charts.
Join us in celebrating
@CocoConfession
and other Legendary Women on Twitch!
With the end of TwitchCon, our time as Guild Leaders is fully complete 🥹
Leading the Twitch Women's Guild with Coco has been the most fulfilling work I've ever done BY FAR. And seeing all our members, hearing how we helped change their lives, I was fighting back TEARS 😭🧵
I'm doing one last fundraising push for GOTEL!!!
Today is Hades with
@CrowdControl
😈
The team has raised over $185k for
@LupusOrg
! I'm so proud of what we accomplished this month💜
Join me at 4pm PT! Can we hit $20k?!? 🤘🏽
This is SO cool!
The Twitch Unity Guilds exist to help amplify and increase visibility for underserved communities on Twitch.
We now have our very own shelf on the front page!!! The Guild Leaders asked and
@Twitch
delivered!
Check out our members and send them some love! 💜🤘🏼
I used to not celebrate my birthdays much. I always felt they were NBD.
This year is different.
I’ve had a really REALLY tough year. And a couple of times I didn’t think I was going to see 37.
So I’m celebrating today. For beating Lupus another year.
Cheers. 🍻
@konvikttv
No woman should ever be forced to wear a bra. Her body is hers and no one else’s. People who are objectifying her are doing it of their own volition. It baffles me why people are afraid of women’s bodies. It baffles me even more that more women aren’t defending her.
The lack of masks in these TwitchCon pictures is 😬
Why did we fight so hard for Covid Safety Guidelines when no one is going to wear a mask anywhere else?!?
I will have to limit seeing people and making appearances. It’s not personal.
Just feeling really unsafe right now 😰
Remember that streamers are humans with real feelings.
“Troll the streamer” might be funny for a moment, but having constant bullying and disparaging comments thrown at us for 30-40 hours a week can really wear us down.
Be kind. Compliment your favorite streamer today! 🖤
Our heathcare system is fucked.
Bear with me. This will be an emotional thread.
My main treatment for Lupus is suddenly in a shortage and all of my Benlysta infusions have been cancelled by my facility because they have ZERO information on when it will be available.
🧵👇🏼
We need more femme creators in the speedrunning space.
My most recent PB on 100% A Link to the Past puts me at 59 on the leaderboard, and one of the top women in the world.
This is unacceptable. We should have more femme representation in the Top 100.
👇🏼
To all my chronically ill and disabled friends:
You deserve to exist without pain. You deserve to have a good quality of life. You deserve to live a life worth living.
Don’t let anyone (especially doctors) tell you or make you feel otherwise.
🧵👇🏼
I’m not asking for advice, just putting this out there so the people around me can protect themselves.
The internet is a dangerous world. Be safe out there. 🖤
Streamers are people. Humans. With real emotions, problems, and traumas.
And sometimes we have to bury all that to be entertainers and provide a broadcast/community that people want to be a part of.
You never know what someone is going through. Please be kind.
“Difficulty is what makes Dark Souls Dark Souls”
No.
These are the same people who find “1st playthroughs” and say shit like “OMG you’re using THAT weapon?! LMAOOO why?!And you’re putting skill points there?!? LUL”
Get a hobby. Smell a flower. Let people fucking enjoy games.
One year of amazing events, uplifting voices, and creating space for underserved communities.
Here’s to an amazing first year of Twitch Unity Guilds! 💜
I debated posting this here... but it’s been almost 24 hours and
@Twitch
@TwitchSupport
are still allowing this person on their platform.
Threats of harm should require IMMEDIATE review and action. This person could be harassing dozens of other women right now.
Hey
@Greek_Theatre
,
Last night at your
@googoodolls
show, one of your bartenders shamed me for wearing a mask, refused to take my order until I took it off, and said “I’m vaccinated and we are outdoors, you don’t need it. You’re fine.”
I’m not “fine”. I have Lupus.
A rare makeup-less selfie while I was soaking up some sun today. 🙈
My Lupus rashes have finally subsided and they leave scars behind. But this is the first time in months I didn’t feel like I needed to hide my skin.
These moments are rare. I don’t take them for granted. 💜