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The nascent 24-year-old starhas been stirring up trouble long before she went viral with 2018s Mooo!
(Bitch, Im a Cow), andher latest scandalprobably wont be her last.
On the heels of herfirst Billboard No.
1for Say So, Doja Cat has dominated all aspects of the quarantine news cycle.
First a TikTok viral hit, now an internet-scorching and potentially career-damaging controversy.
It currently has over 30 million views.
But we all know happiness is fleeting.
In one, Doja Catuses the F-slurto refer to Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt in 2015.
That day, Doja responded by retweeting one screenshot of the tweet with the caption, Lmfaooooooo.
she then wrote on Twitter.
Ive said faggot roughly 15 thousand times in my life.
Does saying faggot mean you hate gay people?
Do I hate gay people?
I dont think I hate gay people.
Gay is ok.
Doja Cat, the artist responsible for 2018s latest viral video and song Mooo!
So Doja got the message and tweeted out another reply, this time via Notes App.
Ive used horrible derogatory and hateful words towards people out of ignorance, she said.
I just want you guys to know that youre incredibly special and I hold you dearly to my heart.
Im sorry for anyone Ive offended or hurt deeply.
You all are worth love and support, she wrote.
I love you and I hope to make more great music with and for you in the future.
August 29, 2018: By the next morning, that apology tweet was deleted, too.
Many fans justified Doja Cats use of the slur because she isbisexual, butothers still are uncomfortable.
December 11, 2019:Papermagazinepublishesa profile of Doja Cat where she talks all about her religious chatroom hobby.
So I became the person who would make offensive jokes and do things sort of out of the box.
Alls well … for now.
One of entertainments most notorious fandoms, they immediately threw a #DojaCatIsOverParty.
Doja Cat was unbothered, and clearly so was Nicki Minaj.
May 11, 2020:Their remixdebuts at No.
1on the Billboard Hot 100 after a fierce but friendly competition against Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonces Savage remix.
The song makes history as Nicki Minajs first No.
1 after 108 previous entries; its also Dojas first No.
(The thread was taken down, but archived versions can still beaccessed.)
They posted videos as proof and updated the thread on what she was up to.
Later, they posted a video of this moment, which has since been clipped and reposted many times.
Video 2https://t.co/vS9yi9kso3
ADd just DMd me Learned anything new today?
(S0CKS says yes.)
you’re free to see a user in the chat say Doja is never serious on here.
Im assuming thats her attempt at using shock value/being a weirdo as comedy.
It turns out that managing your secret life as a Tinychat troll is harder than it seems.
Doja was seen wearing the exact same outfit in an Instagram Live that same day, confirming her appearance.
1 song, Say So, whenLana Del Reyname-checks her in a post on Instagram.
The internet had a field day.
May 23, 2020:Welcome to the #DojaCatIsOverParty!
And the stans go wild.
Its not often a whole army is speechless.
Internet drama has never aligned so perfectly.
Streamer AleyeHD uploadsa video he recordedof Doja Cat on Tinychat in August to both Twitter and YouTube.
This video I recorded back in august of 2019,he said in a tweet.
Shortly after, she gets up and puts her fingers in her mouth suggestively.
May 24, 2020:Doja Cat fans have regrets.
The next day, they trend #WeAreSorryDojaCat after processing.
And if she does have a race kink, they werent ones to kink-shame.
Mind you, Doja Cat hasnt said anything at this point her stans are just anxious!
May 25, 2020:Another day, another celebrity apology.
Doja Cat drops hers on Instagram, denying that she was ever involved in racist conversations.
It was written in response to people who often used that term to hurt me.
She ended it by thanking her fans and promising to do better.
In this video, Im being completely fucking blackout drunk and completely fucking dumb, she says.
Now they thought and maybe some of you thought that I was saying, Call me the hard-R N-word.
Doja doesnt provide the exact quotes, but she maintains I am in no way into race play.
I shouldnt be doing dumb shit, she said.
I just dont want to be the person who fucking bullshits you.