JoJo Siwa is facing some fierce backlash following her comments about the word “lesbian.”
Last week, the entertainer was interviewed by Yahoo! Life about her status as Gen-Zs “gay icon” and her status as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
While speaking to the outlet, JoJo explained she didn’t care for the term “lesbian.”
"I don't like the word itself," she said. "It's just like a lot. But I mean, at the end of the day, that's what I am."
JoJo compared her disdain for “lesbian” to the word “moist.” “It's like the word moist. It's just like... ugh!" she said.
Many on social media accused her of “lesbophobia” or prejudice towards lesbians.
“Okay, I’ve been going through my comments and I just want to make something SUPER clear. I never said lesbian was a dirty word,” she said in a TikTok video.
“It is not a bad word, it is not a slur and it’s especially not a word I’m ashamed of saying or ashamed of identifying as by any means.”
JoJo said that when asked about her sexuality, she just says she’s “gay.”