Is IShowSpeed suitable for children?

IShowSpeed posts content on TikTok and Instagram, so good chance your kids will have seen him on there, as well as YouTube.

Overall Rating

Suitable for kids 13+ and older. Lots of uncensored bad language. Will likely appeal to kids younger than 13 though, parental guidance definitely recommend or just don’t watch him at all. 

Suitability Rating

IShowSpeed is suitable for kids 13+ and older, with a big emphasis on older. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if his main audience are kids much younger than 13. On a lot of the videos I’ve seen when he’s visiting places, there’s always a crowd of kids going wild, asking for a photo with him. Which is a shame really as a lot of them look much younger than teenangers.

The reasons why I think IShowSpeed isn’t suitable are mainly because of the bad language. His videos are basically uncensored and contain a lot of swearing and racist language. He can also come across as quite aggressive and intimidating. Probably not a good role model for your kids in my opinion. His Wikipedia entry paints quite the negative picture if you want to know more about him.

The content of his videos are generally fine, there’s nothing out of the ordinary. He goes to different countries and does stuff, whilst also being mobbed by his fans. It's mostly the bad language that let's him down. If he cleaned that up, it would be a much more positive review. A lot of his older content is him playing games such NBA 2k20 and Fortnite. This stuff is better, however there’s still bad language throughout most of it.   

Annoyance Rating

As a parent I find IShowSpeed to be pretty annoying. He’s loud, shouty and in your face. The guy has main character syndrome, where he needs to be the most important person in the room, no matter where he is. I do think this is mostly for show as I’ve watched a few live streams where he’s actually acting normal before he realises the stream has begun and then his persona comes to life.

Merchandise and Sponsorships

I’ve not seen him advertise any of his merchandise, but iShowSpeed does have a merch website called ishowspeedstore dot com. However it doesn’t look to be working right now.