Dimitri Antonatos, otherwise known as "Greekgodx," is now back on Twitch following his channel's suspension a few weeks prior. During his return stream, he took his viewers around Greece, eventually providing some heartfelt words of encouragement along the way.
In the clip, Greekgodx talks about the importance of diet and mental health. Regarding the tendency to hide from thinking about improving one's life, he claims, "You need to fight those thoughts, otherwise you'll never win. You need to have a mental battle within yourself." Just as he seems to be getting to the peak of his motivational talk, however, a passerby loudly begins honking their vehicle, to which Greekgodx hilariously responds with, "Man?! Can you let me – I'm doing an inspirational speech, bruv."
Mid-September, the British streamer was banned for violating Twitch's guidelines by criticizing the gender options on SoundCloud. During the stream in question, he claimed that the music streaming platform was catering to "cucks." He remarked, "'Other?!' F*** off! If you put 'other,' they should say, 'Sorry, SoundCloud is not for you, goodbye,' and f***ing delete you, dude." Shortly after the ban, he took to Twitter to apologize to those offended by his words and clarified that he wasn't being serious.
This year, Greekgodx has been on a weight-loss journey and his transformation is quite visible. He proudly announced hitting a major milestone at the end of April, weighing in under 300 pounds (the lightest he'd been in over a year). Since then, he has kept up his dedication to living healthier – walking every day, cutting out caffeine and sugar – even using the ban as a way to further motivate himself.
Normally, a ban on Twitch would imply a more cautious approach to humor in Greekgodx's streams, at least until the banning mayhem dies down. However, this did not stop the streamer from poking fun at the platform, sarcastically remarking that, "Twitch TV is the best streaming platform on the internet. I recommend you stream on Twitch TV."
Nevertheless, it is refreshing to witness a more serious side of Greekgodx to go along with his zany humor – especially if he continues to encourage others who may be struggling with similar issues. His past suspension was certainly warranted, but not all of Twitch's bans have been. Hopefully both parties learn from their missteps going forward.