Doja Cat defended her character amid a racism scandal Sunday, as she said she's "a black woman" who's "never been invol...
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Doja Cat defended her character amid a racism scandal Sunday, as she said she's "a black woman" who's "never been involved in any racist conversations."
The Mooo! singer, 24, posted a long text quote on Instagram explaining her side of the story, after she was linked to chat rooms in which racist banter was prevalent - leading to a #DojaIsOverParty hashtag to trend.
"I want to address what's been happening on Twitter," said Doja Cat, whose full name is Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, after she was linked to a Tinychat video that began circulating Friday, reportedly featuring an alt-right/incel group.
She said, "I've used public chat rooms to socialize since I was a child. I shouldn't have been on some of those chat room sites, but I personally have never been involved in any racist conversations. I'm sorry to anyone I offended."
The Say So performer also touched on a controversy in which she was linked to a song that appeared to mock police brutality.
The song - believed to be from 2015 - is titled Dindu Nuffin, which is allegedly a racist term used by the alt-right in reference to people of color who claim to be innocent after facing police brutality.
On Sunday, she said that she did not have racist intent behind the song. "As for the old song that's resurfaced, it wasn't no way tied to anything outside of my own personal experience," she said. "It was written in response to people who often use that term to hurt me."
"I made an attempt to flip its meeting but recognize that it was a bad decision to use the term in my music."
Some social media users said that the song was targeted at Sandra Bland, a black woman who died in police custody in 2015.
The breakout artist - who recently celebrated her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit with her single Say So, featuring Nicki Minaj - said she understands her "influence and impact" and is "taking this all very seriously".
It's not Doja's first time coming under fire for her past remarks, as she faced backlash in 2018 for some resurfaced tweets.
She allegedly used homophobic slurs against Odd Future members Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirts in a since-deleted tweet. The Go To Town artist defended herself on Twitter: "I called a couple of people f****ts when I was in high school in 2015 does this mean I don’t deserve support?"
