{"id":4816,"date":"2022-01-14T12:48:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2022-01-14T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:48:10","slug":"daniel-cates-comes-under-fire-over-controversial-lip-filler-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/daniel-cates-comes-under-fire-over-controversial-lip-filler-tweet","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jungleman&#8221; Comes Under Fire Over Controversial Lip Filler Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/daniel-cates.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates\" title=\"Daniel Cates Comes Under Fire Over Controversial Lip Filler Tweet\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/daniel-cates.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/daniel-cates-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cates has attracted controversy once again over sexist tweet regarding lip fillers<\/li>\n<li>Cates put out a tweet saying women get lip fillers to attract guys<\/li>\n<li>Cates has been criticized by fellow pros, including Vanessa Kade and Jamie Staples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dan \u201c<em>Jungleman<\/em>\u201d Cates<\/strong> has been getting a lot of flak on social media lately for his controversial tweet about a popular cosmetic surgery. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-us-poker-sites\">American poker<\/a> pro recently expressed his distaste towards women getting lip fillers, suggesting that those who get the surgery only do it to be more attractive to men.<\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So is anyone else gonna tell these girls that lip filler is losing guys, not getting them more? <\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t standby idly and watch this, hate me if you must<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Cates \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf0e (@junglemandan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/junglemandan\/status\/1479585418609893376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>Lip filler augmentation is a cosmetic procedure meant to plump up and shape the lips. The enhancement is not just limited to women as men can have it too, though more female customers seek this type of cosmetic surgery. Cates isn\u2019t a fan of the procedure, saying he can\u2019t stand idly by and watch women getting lip fillers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"poker-community-reacts\">Poker Community Reacts<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after posting his tweet, Cates was bombarded by criticisms, some of them coming from fellow poker pros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/vanessa-kade-fights-back-after-being-blamed-for-2021-wsop-covid-19-cases\">Vanessa Kade<\/a> was among the first to react to Cates\u2019 tweet, saying that he can\u2019t be in a real relationship anyway if he continues to judge people over minor cosmetics. <\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would also bet guys don\u2019t notice the majority of the time women have filler &amp; just think she has naturally nice lips, usually it\u2019s subtle \u2013 you\u2019re almost certainly only noticing the top &lt;5% that have been \u2018overfilled\u2019 &amp; you don\u2019t realize it<\/p>\n<p>&amp; if she likes \u2019em that way who cares<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vanessa Kade (@VanessaKade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanessaKade\/status\/1479756377312546816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>When a woman puts on make up or gets cosmetic surgery, it does not necessarily mean that they want to get guys. They have the right to do whatever makes them happy, said <strong>Melanie Mosner<\/strong>, head of sponsorship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/reviews\/americas-cardroom\">Americas Cardroom<\/a> (ACR). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamie Staples<\/strong> shares a similar view. He said women don\u2019t get enhancements just to attract men. <\/p>\n<p>The poker pro and Twitch streamer was visibly irked by Cates\u2019 tweet that he went as far as <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jaime_4548\/what-to-care-about-and-how-much-e3d0e46905f0\">writing a blog post discussing the subject<\/a>. Staples also posted a video digging out Cates\u2019 past controversies, such as the 2020 ghosting scandal where he admitted to playing on another player\u2019s account during a private online high-stakes game.   <\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXrkrjjqBu\">https:\/\/t.co\/MXrkrjjqBu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWO1LAkQW7\">pic.twitter.com\/AWO1LAkQW7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaimestaples\/status\/1479639292603424772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>&lt;h2?Cates Continues to Attract Controversy<\/p>\n<p>Cates clearly offended a lot of people with his controversial tweet but it\u2019s nothing new to him. The American poker pro has faced backlash on several occasions because of his opinion on certain subjects. Add to that the fact that Cates is among prominent poker figures with quite a tainted reputation for his involvement in previous scandals. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Cates hinted at retiring from poker, revealing that the game no longer satisfies him. But he has continued to play and even took part in major tournaments. Last year, he finally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/daniel-cates-wins-first-wsop-bracelet-in-50k-poker-players-championship\">won his first gold bracelet by taking down the <em>$50K Poker Players Championship<\/em> during the 2021 WSOP fall series<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Cates has attracted controversy once again over sexist tweet regarding lip fillers Cates put out a tweet saying women get lip fillers to attract guys Cates has been criticized by fellow pros, including Vanessa Kade and Jamie Staples Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates has been getting a lot of flak on social media lately for his&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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