If you haven’t heard, JoJo Siwa recently had acomplete “rebrand.
And they said, ‘What do you mean?’
I said, ‘Well, it’s called ‘Gay Pop.'”
People quickly started stitching the interview with their reactions,including alt-pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin.
The two are identical twin sisters who rose to fame in the early ’00s and identify as queer.
You could not have invented something that has been going on long before you were born."
When a young, white gay artist makes a statement like JoJos, it feels insulting.
@lemongayde also acknowledges that this was just a sound bite meant to get a reaction.
“But, even in context, I was still bothered by her choice of wording.
The entire point of my video is that I found what she said disrespectful.
Whether she misspoke or not, her statement was asinine and disrespectful.
She has a career because of the BIPOC LGBTQIA+ artists who built the roads she gets to travel.
Choosing your words with care is important, stressed @lemongayde.
They say the wrong things, and they learn.
I am also young, white, and gay which is in large part why I said something.
“JoJo being young isnt the excuse that people want it to be.
Being young does not exempt her from valid criticism or being held accountable when she fucks up.
