JoJo Siwa dismisses \u201cmean\u201d followers after blackface accusations Instagram: itsjojosiwaJoJo Siwa has hit back at \u201cmean\u201d followers after coming under fire for allegedly dressing up an 11-year-old actor in her latest music video in \u201cblackface.\u201d Siwa\u2019s latest music video, Nonstop, has come under fire. The circus-themed clip has been deemed offensive after allegedly featuring an 11-year-old actor in \u201cblackface\u201d makeup, portraying a monkey.v Fans have condemned the video, publicly shaming the 17-year-old star on her Twitter and Instagram accounts. Comments on her music video are also disabled. However, Siwa has fired back at those \u201cmean\u201d followers. She told fans on Instagram that she is blocking anyone \u201cbossing [her] around,\u201d and expressed her gratitude to those \u201cbeing kind right now.\u201d \u201cThis is for all the people I blocked today \u2014 peace out girl scout,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is my Instagram and anyone who is going to be mean is not going to be allowed on here.\u201d View this post on Instagram This is for all the people I blocked today\u2026. peace out girl scout.\u270c\ufe0f This is my instagram and anyone who is going to be mean is NOT going to be allowed on here. People are bossing me around, telling me who to follow, what to post, what to like, what to say, what to do, everything. It\u2019s not about what you do on social media it\u2019s about what you do in real life. I said it best when I was 12 \u201cHide behind the screen cause their just so mean. but we don\u2019t play it like that, we don\u2019t even fight back\u201d\u2026.. and now this is for everyone who is being kind right now\u2026. thank you\u2764\ufe0f! I really do see your posts, I really do read your captions, and I really do appreciate them. More than you know.\u2764\ufe0f also side note\u2026. People went to my DOGS instagram. my DOG. to hate on me. iconic! ? \u201cPeople are bossing me around, telling me who to follow, what to post, what to like, what to say, what to do, everything,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s not about what you do on social media, it\u2019s about what you do in real life.\u201d The response has only outraged the community more, who want the 17-year-old star to address the allegations. \u201cCare to explain why you still haven\u2019t reached out to apologize about putting an 11-year-old into blackface make[up] and then instead of apologizing, blocked everyone who commented, including your supporters,\u201d one Twitter user asked. Some have also brought up a tweet from earlier in June when the star came out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. View this post on Instagram My life is all loving others. For the last 17 years of my life I have been taught to love and support everyone, and now that is something that I try and teach the new generation of kids everyday. I\u2019ve been silent and there is strength in silence, but this is something that is important. Black lives matter. Today they do, Yesterday they did, and forever they will. As they should. EVERYONE is equal and everyone is human. No matter your color, size, sexuality, if you are a good person, which is ALL that matters, I will stand by your side. forever. ? \u201cBlack lives matter. Today they do, Yesterday they did, and forever they will. As they should. Everyone is equal and everyone is human. No matter your color, size, sexuality, if you are a good person, which is ALL that matters, I will stand by your side,\u201d she said on June 2. The tweet and Instagram post came under fire as the star attached her logo to the cause. Siwa has also reportedly blocked followers asking her to comment further on the movement. The Nonstop music video currently has just shy of 750,000 views on YouTube after debuting on June 20. It is also featured on YouTube Kids, which is said to promote \u201ca safer online experience for kids.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JoJo Siwa dismisses \u201cmean\u201d followers after blackface accusations Instagram: itsjojosiwaJoJo Siwa has hit back at \u201cmean\u201d followers after coming under fire for allegedly dressing up an 11-year-old actor in her latest music video in \u201cblackface.\u201d Siwa\u2019s latest music video, Nonstop, has come under fire. The circus-themed clip has been deemed offensive after allegedly featuring an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}