To the surprise of no one, Boogie2988 had cancelled his planned charity stream today. Last night he explained on his Twitch channel that, though he intended to do a charity stream for his birthday, he doesn't actually know how to do it.
Originally, Boogie promised to do a stream in which he would match every dollar donated and give all the money to charity. Boogie walked back that promise at one point saying that he would match up $10,000 instead, but now he apparently will not be making a donation of any kind.
Boogie is a controversial figure out Twitch. Last month, he got a lot of negative attention for buying a Tesla and than attempting to guilt his fans into giving him money to pay for it. The details of the car are foggy and the line between e-begging and satire are just as unclear, Boogie has a habit of contradicting himself on Twitch and Twitter to obscure the facts when he is in trouble. The charity stream sounded like a way for him to give back and change the narrative about him.
Unfortunately, this has turned out to be a failed promise. The charity stream, which was intended for today July 24, Boogie's birthday, was confirmed by Boogie in a tweet on July 11th. At the time, Boogie said "I am gonna do a charity live stream on my channel and match all donations dollar for dollar until I go broke doing it." Last night, a day before the intended stream, Boogie backed out.
"I don't know how to raise the money without directly collecting it myself," Boogie explained on stream, "I don't want people to accuse me of stealing the money, so I'm waiting until I figure out how to do that." Instead, Boogie is encouraging his audience to donate directly to a charity organization called To Write Love On Her Arms.
The charity supports people who suffer from depression, addiction, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. Boogie is very open about his struggle with his own mental health, often referencing "suicidal tendencies" and "dissociating" in his tweets.
Boogie is still promising that if viewers screenshot their donation and tweet him he will match it, though, we know how much a Boogie promise is worth. Either way, TWLOHA is a fantastic organization that deserves attention.