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What’s the controversy surrounding Cr1tikal associate Kaya Orsan?

Kaya Orsan with the official podcast members

Kaya Orsan, a figure associated with Charles ”Cr1tikal” Christopher White Jr, has been a hot topic on social media lately, but who is he and what’s the source of this controversy?

The current reputation of Cr1tikal is surprising, given the flamboyance associated with YouTube fame. Once upon a time, Cr1tikal was best known for gameplay videos that didn’t even show his face, more iconic for his deep and deadpan voice than anything else. However, that all changed as the landscape of online content creation changed.

Cr1tikal’s videos eventually pivoted topical subjects such as influencer controversies, video game industry drama, and general reaction-style content. Nowadays, Cr1tikal is best known as one of the premiere commentary YouTubers. However, Cr1tikal’s party isn’t free of controversy, as the case of Kaya Orsan proves.

Who is Kaya Orsan?

Kaya Orsan hosts The Official Podcast alongside Cr1tikal, Jackson Clarke, and Andrew Wagenheim.

Kaya didn’t have much of an online presence before The Official Podcast’s debut in December 2016. Soon after, Kaya began to attract criticism for his controversial statements and opinions on the podcast.

Since his debut, The Official Podcast fandom has been split on their enjoyment of the internet personality. Some like Kaya for his provocative humor and honest take on whatever is being discussed in the podcast. Others claim Kaya makes them uncomfortable, thanks to his “edgy” style of humor and contrarian takes on certain topics.

What’s the controversy surrounding Kaya and Cr1tikal?

Kaya Orsan made light of the sexual harassment of children in a podcast that has resurfaced through reaction YouTubers.

Steven “Destiny” Bonnell reacted to an episode of The Official Podcast wherein Kaya said it’s okay to take an “upskirt” photo of a minor if it’s meant for satire. The other hosts expressed discomfort at the joke, but Kaya insisted on its satirical nature. Destiny reacted to the video because it was posted on his subreddit after Kaya had made sexist comments regarding Destiny’s former partner.

Kaya was blasted across social media for his comments both by people looking back on it and those who heard it for the first time. Some even criticized Cr1tikal for keeping Kaya on the podcast despite that long history of inflammatory behavior. Many point out that Cr1tikal rarely makes videos or takedowns of controversial figures if they’ve interacted before. The comment coming to light closely follows a separate controversy regarding Ava Kris Tyson, who was criticized for owning and promoting lewd artwork portraying children.

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Gab Hernandez has a particular love for video games that give players control over the narrative direction, such as Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Disco Elysium. Gab spends just as much time playing games as they do gushing about them online to anyone who will listen. Their work has also been seen on TheGamer, Gfinity, and Wargamer, and you can follow them on Twitter / X at @HardlyWorkinGab.

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