Adin Ross sparks backlash after suggesting blackface livestream; Plaqueboymax questions his respect for Black culture

Twitch streamer Maxwell “Plaqueboymax” has questioned Adin Ross over his comments about Black culture after Ross suggested that he and his friends could wear blackface for a livestream. The discussion started after Ross watched a clip of Plaqueboymax and his friends dressed as white men during their Halloween livestream. Ross called their outfits hilarious and suggested doing something similar with a different racial look. Plaqueboymax later challenged the idea, asking why Ross did not show more respect for the culture that had played a major role in his success.Adin Ross suggests doing a blackface livestream with Cheesur and KonvyThe discussion began during Adin Ross' Kick livestream on October 31, 2026. He was watching a video from Plaqueboymax's Halloween broadcast, where the Twitch streamer and his friends appeared dressed as white men.Ross found their outfits funny and then brought up an idea of his own. He suggested that he, Nermin “Cheesur” and Steven “Konvy” could do a livestream wearing blackface. He even asked his viewers whether such a stream would receive criticism.Ross said:"Nah, bro, they're not talking ****. They're acting like white kids. This is hilarious. Hear me out - what if Max did a stream with everyone - boom. And then me, Cheesur, Konvy, but we all do blackface, bro? I ain't going to lie. That would be a banger stream, chat. I ain't going to lie, bro. Bro, that would be a banger stream, bro. I ain't going to lie, bro. What do you mean, 'GG'? If they could do it, I could do it. I'm Jewish; I'm not white. That's first of all. Bro, chat, be honest, bro - do you guys think I would get hate for doing that, though?"Ross also tried to explain his thinking by saying that he was Jewish and not white. However, he still wanted to know whether viewers would criticize him for wearing blackface.Plaqueboymax did not seem to agree with the idea. His response went beyond the Halloween outfits and focused on Ross' relationship with Black culture.Plaqueboymax questions Adin Ross' respect for Black culture and calls him a streaming GOATDuring his livestream on November 1, Plaqueboymax addressed Ross' remarks and explained why they bothered him. He said that a large part of Ross' success came from Black culture and questioned why the Kick streamer did not show it enough respect.Plaqueboymax said:"A lot of your success is rooted in Black culture. Like, a lot of it! So, my question is... why don't you respect Black culture? Like, literally. I feel like if you had the respect of Black culture, if that was there, a lot of the **** that went on in these past couple of years that you didn't **** with, would not have happened. On god. Who else is going to say this besides Plaqueboy?"He was not simply questioning Ross' Halloween idea. Plaqueboymax suggested that the streamer needed to think about how his comments could affect the culture that had helped him build his career.There was also a personal side to his reaction. Despite disagreeing with Ross, Plaqueboymax made it clear that he still looked up to him as a streamer. He did not want his criticism to be taken as a rejection of everything Ross had achieved.He added:"Adin, bro, you one of my streaming GOATs; that won't change despite whatever nut **** you say. But what the ****?!"Before making his point about Black culture, Plaqueboymax had also explained that Ross' behaviour left him confused. He reminded viewers that he had just praised Ross as one of his favourite streamers.He said:"My ****, I just called you one of my streaming GOATs, bro. Now listen, Adin, I'm going to keep it very abrupt with you, bro. No cap. You know I **** with you, but you confused me, bro. You deeply confuse me."Plaqueboymax's comments made it clear that his admiration for Ross had not changed, but he wanted him to understand why the blackface suggestion was a problem.As of November 2, 2026, Adin Ross has not publicly responded to Plaqueboymax's latest comments.Ross' suggestion also raised a question about how he viewed the difference between the two costumes. Plaqueboymax wanted him to understand that dressing up as another race was not something that should automatically be treated as a joke.His response also showed that he was trying to separate his personal respect for Ross from his disagreement with the idea. He acknowledged Ross' influence as a streamer while making it clear that he expected more from him.The two creators have not announced any further discussion about the matter. Ross' response to Plaqueboymax's criticism remains unknown.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.