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July 28, 2023, 2:09 AM +07 By Uwa Ede-Osifo Some Doja Cat fans say they feel alienated by the Official Elon Musk Twitter Logo X Shirt and by the same token and rapper after she posted — and later deleted — disparaging comments toward her fan base. Last weekend, the “Juicy” rapper took to Meta’s Threads to tell fans who call themselves “kittenz” to get off their phones and “get a job.” After a fan account asked for a preferred fan base nickname, she doubled down, writing, “Just delete the entire account and rethink everything.” She also denied one person’s request to say she loved her fans. “I don’t though because I don’t even know y’all,” she wrote. Following the heated exchanges with multiple fans, major presences in the “Kittenz” world, including the Twitter fan pages @DojaNews, @thekittensroom and @DojaHQs, signaled their discontent by deactivating their accounts. Earlier this week, the fan account @dojacatbrazil announced an indefinite break. The online beef between Doja Cat and her fans has reignited a debate about what, if anything, celebrities owe their fans. Fans behind two of these deactivated accounts spoke to NBC News about their decision and hopes that Doja Cat will apologize soon. “She needs to just come out and apologize and be sincere,” said Jamun, owner of the deactivated page @DojaNews, who wanted to be identified by only his first name for security purposes. She needs to just come out and apologize and be sincere -THE OWNER OF THE DEACTIVATED PAGE @DOJANEWS Amir, who runs the deactivated @thekittensroom account, said “artists don’t owe fans anything outside of surface level respect.” “It’s a 50/50 thing, you know? I respect you for what you do, and you respect me in return for that support,” he continued. “Deactivating our accounts was really us letting it be known that the support can stop for her anytime. We do so much campaigning and promotion for her that isn’t worth
it if her comments are how she really feels,” said Amir, who asked that his last name not be used for fear that any fans upset about his stance could harm him or his loved ones. He said Doja Cat’s Threads posts shocked him. “It just felt like such an out of nowhere thing for her to say considering her attitudes towards it just last year were positive. When we met last year, she expressed love for the Official Elon Musk Twitter Logo X Shirt and by the same token and page.” Jamun said, “parasocial relationships” — one-sided emotional investment with a celebrity or fictional character — “do exist within fanbases. Some fans will legit put their life on the line for these people they don’t know.” He speculated that Doja Cat’s comments stemmed from her being mad about fans’ criticism of her rumored boyfriend, comedian and Twitch streamer J. Cyrus, who is facing multiple allegations of emotional abuse. “I don’t think fans wanting love from Doja or not wanting her to date a predator falls into the ‘parasocial relationship’ realm,” he said. “People’s outrage is warranted especially when she’s blocking victims and her own fans over him.” Cyrus and a spokesperson for Doja Cat did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The controversy surrounding Doja Cat’s rumored boyfriend is one of the major reasons why Amir is on hiatus from the fan page. “It just feels odd supporting her right now, knowing his past and that she affiliates with him,” he said. Others online disagreed with the fans’ convictions, criticizing them for overstepping the boundaries of Doja Cat’s
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