An Unhinged Jojo Siwa Deepdive

[@potatochips5423]

saying “lil tay was in a video where bhad bhabie was fighting woah vicky” is the funniest shit ever

[@nikkicarreon]

LMAO it feels very ancient and vintage to say such words

[@stares_mthrfckrly]

That sounds like the most late 2010s shit I’ve ever heard 😂

[@5am_dawn]

what a time to be alive

[@beboodaily]

imagine a victorian child reading this

[@_nob0dy_297]

Fr LMAO

[@tundranone8366]

That little girl saying "I'm a kid, I'm allowed to do this" broke my heart. Shame on her parents for making her point out the obvious when they should just know that she's allowed to get upset... EVEN ADULTS ARE.

[@tallemajas]

i've watched the first 3 seasons of dance moms and there are SO many scenes where some little girl is crying while her mother is screaming at her to "grow up!" like what do you mean grow up, they're 9?? maddie & mackenzie ziegler's mother was the worst when it came to this, i feel so bad for them

[@peopleeps4756]

I thought the same thing. The fact these children have to grow up so fast AND be the emotional mediator is fucking insane and awful

[@he.said.teenjiejer]

makes me so upset. nikki brought up maddie ziegler a few times throughout the video, and that little girl was her younger sister, mackenzie. kenzie was compared to maddie on the show literally all the time. it must’ve been hell for her.

[@neb.9489]

@@he.said.teenjiejerYeah, that’s why Kenzie said she and Maddie didn’t want to go got her reunion. She said that they didn’t want to return to that environment.

[@SavannahHopkins-cu8md]

@@he.said.teenjiejer during the dance moms series maddie was featured in an episode of austin and ally and the plot is basically that her older sister is a violin prodigy but she sucks at it so she comes in for lessons and the entire first half of the episode is just maddies character being sad while everyone talks about how good her sister is. ive always wondered if playing that role messed with her at all given kenzies experience on the show.

[@arranmphillips]

Adults telling children they're "so mature" is such a problem because it trains them to act "mature" - i.e., ignore their own "childish" emotions - to gain the favor of adults they care about

[@Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Also overestimate themselves and make unwise decisions because they think they already have all the maturity they need. Which is pretty much never true

[@Patchouliprince]

I grew up being told I was “so mature” I’m still told this as a young adult and 100% it is just trauma lol

[@MissDarlaDeville]

This

[@lexis_trash4480]

Me living my entire life being called "the second mom of the house" and "the real older sibling" because I'm "so mature and responsible"

[@vivineon]

@@Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyi agree. my cousin has been told for a good bit of her life that she is mature, and she has been made to act mature because of her situation. and yes, in some instances, she is very mature. but she is still 17, and she has made many comments on how she thinks it'd be acceptable for her to date someone in their 20s, including an ex-coworker of ours who was 26. because she's been made to act like an adult and praised for doing so, she has started to view herself with the same maturity as an adult. this is anecdotal, but there are plenty of other examples of people thinking they have the maturity to make decisions or do things that they do not

[@nana-cp8zq]

if she comes out with a “i’m glad my mother died”-esque book years later i would not be shocked

[@lemoncupcakes6587]

Me neither, but that would also be assuming that unlike with Colleen and Abby, she’d actually face the reality of her abuse.

[@partyongarth]

Truly. I had the same thought.

[@teetee996112]

As a 27 year old I cannot fathom hanging out with a 12 year old that I am not related with, the fact Colleen and Shane Dawson normalized that is beyond me

[@Coyoteari]

At those ages that’s not hanging out, it’s babysitting 😐

[@pelicanman96]

I don't even like hanging out with 12 year olds I'm related to I'm just pretend excited so I don't hurt their feelings

[@lindboknifeandtool]

It’s weird it’s like too far from being maternal, and too far from being a peer. It’s truly odd.

[@A.faceless.person]

Imagine having a stress rash on your scalp where you pick at it because your a child !!!!! and your mom is actively putting BLEACH on it. I mean the pain she must have felt. ☹️

[@lunar_proxy]

as someone who has had stress rashes (among others, still kinda do 💀) i can confirm that sh!t HURTS. even if you put nothing on it it hurts. simply existing with it hurts. at some points i've literally had breakdowns because it burns like a b!tch

[@viviennemorgan7217]

yeah and imagine if your hair is brown and your mother bleaches it and you wore bows and you get stress from a show.

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

Jojo needs to get away from her mom, the abuse she's been through is horrific

[@mushroomcitizen]

Bro right above has cp ⬆️

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@viviennemorgan7217whut

[@abbypierce4196]

Her mom dying her hair and forcing her to perform as a TODDLER is so sad and genuinely troubling. There is no way that doesn’t impact you in so many ways growing up. I’m not surprised she seems so immature and stunted, she has been failed by every “role model” in her life at this point.

[@introusas]

She’s 20 yrs old and still living with her abusers. And she’s in the public eye. She has almost no chance of healing her trauma and it’s going to continue to manifest in self destructive ways

[@ChessieChess]

As a trauma survivor I agree with both of you!!

[@introusas]

@@ChessieChess It’s really sad watching this go down and knowing she does not have people around her who are going to encourage her personal growth.

[@introusas]

@@L0c4l_Idi0t6 Honestly, rock bottom can always get so much rockier. There’s been many false “rock bottoms” for me, only for it to then get even worse & traumatize me further. This shit is sad

[@Virginia-mh2kw]

Can not emphasize enough how the fact her mother has been dying her hair blonde since the tender age of two says so much about what she’s clearly been conditioned to think is normal and acceptable.

[@8AKI47]

​@ville__ Fr? I will soon get rejected from art school and history will be repeated.

[@iinomakii]

IKRR i’d love to see her go back to a brunette one day!

[@Reemseadee]

​@ville__ You need to dissapear among a sea of butterflies and become an illusion from the past !

[@iinomakii]

@ville__ buddy.. i wasn’t talking to you 💀🙏 bro trying to make everything abt himself 😭😭

[@iinomakii]

@ville__ also your content is shit 😭😭🙏💀

[@JessyingAround]

Jojo grew up with an abuser, had another abuser as a teacher, befriended and looked up to abusers and now became an abusEr of her own Sad but very predictable 😕

[@justnana13-klj40]

Oh Miss Nikki..when I was in cosmetology school, these little two, three year old little girls were being put through it. Bleaching, waxing, plucking - there were a few that even had tanning beds in their homes- for them, not the parents. Spray tans were used on these literal toddlers . I got in a bit of trouble one day for refusing a client - the three year old, bleached blonde, with the tanning bed at home. Mommy wanted her eyebrows waxed, and plucked in spots. My daughter, at the time, was 5. I couldn't. They could have thrown me out of school that very day. No way was I doing that to that child. Few years later, a family member had a daughter. She started doing this same mess to her own. It's a lot more common than one may think. As terrible, sad, heartbreaking as it is

[@dean.mcmxcvi]

Okay NOW we have the REAL answer to the hairline thing. It wasn’t just the ponytail. Her mom is inssane

[@livvingdeadgrl]

exactly my thoughts

[@bayleesmith2803]

The tight ponytail and the fact that her hair has probably NEVER been healthy

[@obamasfoot7223]

Tbh... I DON'T think it's the ponytail/bleach. Some women have naturally large foreheads and far-back hairlines. Her forehead looks like mine naturally does lmao. Maybe she's just unlucky? cause it makes no sense for bleach to selectively eff up the hairline and not affect the rest of her hair....

[@kaitlynng7214]

@@obamasfoot7223the rest of her hair looks pretty thin though

[@andpeggy3987]

​@@obamasfoot7223 her hair seems generally very thin and brittle, so I think it would be a lot easier for the chemicals/tension to mess with her hairline.

[@tedistired44]

gordon ramsey yells at adults, who are already supposed to know how to do their job; yet he’s very gentle with kids: as they do not know as much. abby lee miller yells at children and adults in the same way, and i think this distinction is very interesting. great vid btw

[@Nathi98]

Gordon tends to yell at them more when something is undercooked/raw rather than overcooked, because overcooked is a nuisance & not very tasty but undercooked/raw can kill you Let's not forget he had a lot of pieces of work to deal with in Hell's Kitchen & Kitchen Nightmares

[@wolfycakes136]

Gordon as far as I noticed, is his fiery persona for American TV. In British TV it's almost like it's not the same person. Comparing a Kitchen Nightmares US and the UK version is like night and day. And whenever he does go ham in Hell's Kitchen, remember, the contestants are often already professional cooks and not know how to do simple things they should well already know. Compared to Masterchef where he's more mellow. But he will call people out on their crap-

[@catlovingnerd21]

I've also seen him be very gentle with adults when it's appropriate. I don't know the season or episode or anything, but there's one clip of Hell's Kitchen that stands out in my head as a solid representation of this. Someone got burned and started panicking/breaking down (as you might expect), and he very calmly guided them over to the sink and told them to hold it under the sink, reassuring them that they would be okay, while at the same time getting another person to take over their station. It's moments like that where you can see why his kids have such a close relationship with him. I truly think Gordon Ramsey is a very kind person who's just good at playing up frustration for TV

[@AthenaPOfficial]

I KNEW THE RACHEL BALLINGER SECTION WOULD BE BAD BUT WOOOOOOW!!! genuinely nauseating holy shit

[@Danblak08]

Was not expecting to see you here

[@Gen_-6012]

OMG HI ATHENA

[@bloodyghoul7883]

I knew JoJo's mom was evil when i found out that she took majority of her money and basically gaslighted her to staying with the family.

[@bloodyghoul7883]

Taking 90% of your daughter's money is insane

[@laurafrakinroslin]

This is the most fair video I’ve seen about the Jojo situation. So many people criticize her for defending Colleen for grooming children when she was one of those children. The best thing for Jojo would be if her brand crashed and burned right now so she can start examining her childhood and realize what was done to her.

[@strawberrysyren]

Yeah like not to pray on her downfall but i feel like its the only way shell snap out of it before it gets too bad

[@krystle4585]

I appreciate that this video goes so much deeper than just “jojo cringe” and really highlights how many terrible, manipulative adults she’s been surrounded by her whole life. Her parents, Abby Lee miller/dance moms, Nickelodeon, Coleen and her sister being creepy af. So many gross people flocked to her

[@leow3696]

Agreed. I barely know who she is beyond 'former child star', but I've been uncomfortable seeing people basically just pointing and laughing at her rebrand or whatever you wanna call it.

[@aesthetix3398]

Yup I felt so relieved. Instantly subscribed to nikki.

[@Hannahgs]

Learning that she's not a natural blonde, her mom has been bleaching her hair since before she was old enough to go to pre-k is one one the most shocking things I've learned about her life, genuinely. It just shows how little her mother saw her as a human child, she saw her as a doll. Like no wonder she grew up to be how she is now

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

This is almost entirely unrelated, but your comment (particularly the doll part) reminded me of the 1994 movie of Interview With the Vampire. Particularly Lestat treating Claudia like a doll. And then the video mentioned Tom Cruise and I was like "Wait a minute." That's all. :)

[@darkcrydotmrihavetoomanyst1440]

Her mother really should have been put on trail for child abuse. It doesn't help that her mother let her meet famous people when she was a child (famous people that are p 3dos and where outed as terrible people)

[@Cordray.]

Yep, I blame her mother. No one should bleach their toddlers hair. And no parent should just see their child as a “doll”

[@Maplebear1203]

And I bet you Jojo is actually a natural blonde just a dishwasher blonde instead of the bright blonde her mom wants from her

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I bleached my hair recently and seeing they put bleach on her roots when she was 2 and up... like your skin is so sensitive as a kid and bleach is so harsh that many brands don't suggest applying it like we saw to the roots and scalp without professional help to avoid chemical burns. I'm an adult and the moment it started feeling warm, I washed it out. I doubt Jojos mom listened if it hurt Jojo

[@tyler-df3wy]

It really is telling that Gordon Ramsey is well known for screaming at adults but being extremely gentle and nurturing with kids, and Abby Lee Miller just treats adults and kids the exact same awful way

[@vanovasmith9586]

Yes, but there's also a reason behind his outrages. While hers, at least from what I've seen, is, at most, projection

[@Heya-pv8gd]

It's part of his brand/bit, when the adults sign up they usually know that it's part of it

[@crypticcryptid4702]

@@Heya-pv8gd Yeah, and there are cases where people have had trauma relating to certain names and he avoids triggering that once made aware

[@AshChiCupcak]

​@@Heya-pv8gdMost ppl don't remember when he was doing the show in the UK, he wasn't this hot head we know him as. He only ramped up the antics on American TV cuz it got better views. It's really weird watching him back in the day, he's like a different person, so calm and chill.

[@PeterFrikadelle]

​@ville__found the nikki simp!

[@cryptic_sunflower]

She’s comparing herself to Brittney and miley in their “bad girl era”, when they did not choose to be that. Like Brittney and miley where under extreme pressure and had multiple substance and mental health problems at the time. They were not healthy people doing bad girl shit just because it was trendy, they were being exploited because of their problems. Referring to these instances as “bad girls just being bad” really diminishes what they went trough. And the amount of work they had to do on themselves to feel mentally healthy or just in control again

[@strawberrysyren]

it's kind of ironic because she really is like them but not in the way she thinks. she thinks they all just had a bad girl transition phase when really they all just lashed out and lost it after years of abuse and she is too.

[@arionmoon]

Her being mostly homeschooled her whole life makes everything make so much more sense now

[@Misceletric]

So basically, this is an abused child star, who is now entering adult hood , and will slowly go the way of most abused child stars. This is sad .

[@kms4829]

Ikr, witnessing a tragedy in real time

[@Snow-xd4rv]

She has repeated the cycle, and mistreated the girls band that she made with little girls

[@asmrtpop2676]

She already has abused more kids. This train is already off the rails lol.

[@asmrtpop2676]

You left out the part where for an entire year Colleen did not talk to Jojo because Jojo did a video with Colleen’s ex husband. And Jojo just accepted that lol.

[@Rangi_WildDog]

It’s the circle of abuse

[@UekawaOhira]

35:04The fact that Jojo can't even have a different expression than her face breaking smile even when she is pacing around the room angry is sad and horrifying

[@Sock_man1466]

there’s multiple clips of this and it’s honestly terrifying:(

[@ravensong7128]

This is what happened when someone is taught as a child to never express their emotions and smile for the camera all the time. It’s not just a child star thing, it happens a lot to kids who are abused and have to pretend like everything is okay without being stars at all-but I imagine it’s even more deeply imprinted in her brains since her whole life is on someone else’s screen.

[@strawberrysyren]

and her mom recording and laughing and posting it just sits real fucking wrong with me

[@notayoutuber4496]

It's giving Happy Mask Salesman from Zelda Majora's Mask

[@chamranknebter]

missed opportunity to title your slide "Bhad Bhabie Bheef"

[@DavitMustanian]

this is genius

[@bookmuncheryum]

@ville__Lmao

[@heiz0us]

@ville__ shut up

[@Misspandybear]

​@ville__ I ain't reading all that

[@mushroomcitizen]

​@ville__ perish

[@darkestheir]

I know Jojo really isn't the best but I remember defending her when I was a teenager, not because I liked her but because no one saw how utterly fucked up her entier life was. No one ever thought it was strange or weird or was concerned and like I dunno Maybe if she got help things woukd have been different

[@Deadaccount741]

I will defend her to the grave. After she was treated throughout her entire life, she has earned the right to act however she wants towards others. Did they ever consider her well-being? No, why should she consider anyone else’s then?

[@ghoultooth]

@ Because that’s how abuse passes through generations. She doesn’t get to be abusive because of her past.

[@gonzalezchild0482]

45:48 "people always thought it was weird that there is such a big age difference between us" *both people literally being born in different CENTURIES

[@olakeska7908]

This is not that great argument. People born in 1999 and 2001 are also from different centuries and it's not that big deal to be friends with person 2 years older It's just big age difference in Jojo case

[@bundleofsocks]

dyeing your 2 year olds hair blond and putting them in competitions is so unhinged. Real pageant mom behavior

[@ndaniel311]

how girl get pagenet

[@eva1585]

Isnt there an age limit (usually) on bleaching/dying your hair because of the chemicals? That cannot have been healthy for Jojo growing up (as if any part of her upbringing could be classified as "healthy" tbf)

[@freddyfazbearboyfriend]

​@@ndaniel311 LMAOAO

[@nevaeh9125]

​​@@ndaniel311 Am i pegnate?? Help!?

[@vanovasmith9586]

Yes and explains a lot 😅

[@Jinnhhh-fh3eo]

OKAY BUT THE FACT JOJO ISNT EVEN BLONDE💀

[@madimoe8331]

?

[@lalebeth]

​@@madimoe8331 Jojo's hair is being bleached since she was 2 years old

[@CANDIxp]

I dont even understand how it’s still on her head with all that bleach

[@Just-A-Fr0gg]

I think the constant dying of her hair got into her brain

[@Zackadeles]

As a natural blonde myself, I'm 90 percent sure that she's naturally blonde. Most natural blondes lose their blondeness by the age of 10, as it turns from dirty blonde to a light burgundy brown, but for those who are lucky enough to keep their blondeness, it slowly fades away with time. Usually you can tell someone's naturally blonde by looking at the hair growing on the side of their head. Naturally blonde hair has different shades of blonde throughout their head and body, with the darker shades of blonde usually being darker, almost dirty blonde, and the top of their head having the brightest blonde shades. Sometimes it can be hard to tell if they put lots of product in their hair, so the best way to check would be to, of course, check the roots. From what I've seen, Jojo seems to be naturally blonde, but I wouldn't be surprised if she's gotten it dyed or treated before. She very obviously does not take very good care of her hair, which is explained by her hairline and how dead her hair normally looks, but I'm pretty sure she's a natural blonde. Also in case you're wondering, blonde hair doesn't last forever. Usually by the time one reaches their thirties the blonde will have turned mostly brown, and a dirty blonde if their lucky. Also blondes grey the fastest, so there's that.

[@TheZoddo]

She looks like she just discovered KISS or any black metal band and decided to make it her whole personality. God help us all

[@erikaj4655]

KISS isn't even hard metal either which makes this funnier

[@milquebox]

she said she didnt even know who gene simmons was so its probably her moms idea as usual lol

[@dyphonix]

to me she looks like the type to boast about how "dark and unique" her music taste is, how "not a lot of people can handle it" because it's "heavy and underground" and then she tells you she listens to like Imagine Dragons and Mother Mother.

[@MM-uw5tt]

Me stealing Harry Styles wardrobe and suddenly wearing hats

[@leavecowsalone]

KISS is glam metal, not at all black metal lmao

[@HavocCreator47]

This was truly a Bizarre Adventure

[@strawberreiz]

Can't even imagine dancing after a spinal surgery. I had a spinal fusion because of scoliosis, and I couldn't even walk or get up by myself for the first two weeks after. Having spinal surgery is a huge thing especially at a young age.

[@Chicken-lv7or]

How does Trisha weasel her way into EVERYTHING. At this point I’m convinced one of my dad’s stories from 30 years ago is gonna have Trisha in it

[@helenam00n]

Nicole Raffiee's "Chronically online girl explains X" series has this exact running joke. Even when Trisha isn't connected she will print out a picture of her for the wall anyway (I think in the Jojo video it was Trisha dressed as Jojo)

[@kaheivi]

she’s like prehistoric white azealia banks

[@sleepwalking3345]

​@ville__ okay???

[@LiviChishi-s3f]

she's part of everyone's lore fr

[@h3avenscent]

it's almost like most of the time she's inserting herself into situations and dramas😮

[@moretiredthanu]

lil tay is genuinely the kind of rebrand that jojo wanted to have. like, her situation was fucked up for so long, but lil tay seems like a genuinely good person and SEEMS to be showing some kind of authenticity online and in her music. but jojo's whole rebrand feels so inauthentic it's crazy.

[@pussypop200]

WAKE IT UPUP lil tay is such a good visual artist too and has ppl supporting that venture of hers and the fact that she cleared jojos bizzare adventure is just chefs kiss 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[@lunar_proxy]

it kinda feels like jojo is forcing herself to this other extreme, or maybe that someone else is making her. i mean, that's been how she does it her whole life

[@viviennemorgan7217]

yeah go lil tay go, you're such a great 16 year old going through your rebrand.

[@leof20202]

⁠@ville__found the n4zi everyone, it’s this guy right here. PFP has the celtic cross which is a common yt supremacist identifier. stay safe everybody! and always make n4zis feel like shit online!

[@hazq3282]

stop tryna be edgy while youre too scared to type abuse, "ville"

[@tyler-df3wy]

Ngl I find it hard to judge Jojo for the weird and shitty things she’s done. Like that girl’s been groomed and abused by every authority figure in her life since she was a toddler, I’m not exactly surprised that she learned to excuse people like Abby and Colleen. She needs so much therapy it’s unreal

[@childeofepickness]

yes exactly my thoughts!! while it definitely doesn’t excuse her behavior, I just hope she can get help :(

[@Lalaland666-k3x]

So, you can’t judge her for treating the girls on Dance Moms like their experiences aren’t valid? You can’t judge her for treating the girls on XOMG pop? Geez

[@tyler-df3wy]

@@Lalaland666-k3x it’s a cycle of abuse, it’s the same reason a lot of abusers have been abused before. A lot of survivors learn to normalise their experiences, and people talking out against it threaten their view that it was okay. If she acknowledges that the other dancers’ experiences were valid, it might threaten the narrative she’s constructed about her life. It can be extremely difficult for someone to believe that their experiences were abusive, and when they’re surrounded by people who enforce the idea that it’s completely fine, they’re a lot less likely to accept it Those kinds of scenarios are why we need to improve methods of preventing abuse and intervening to help victims to break the cycle. While we can definitely criticise Jojo for what she’s done, she’s still a young person who needs to get off the internet and get into therapy

[@TheeEnglishKnight]

@@tyler-df3wy there are thousands of abused people who dont go onto perpetuate that abuse onto other children once theyre older. yes it may be hard, but you are responsible to stop that cycle.

[@tyler-df3wy]

@@TheeEnglishKnight yes I’m aware, that’s why I said that she needs to get help and why we need to improve systems to help survivors. Abuse isn’t an individualised problem, it’s systemic, and dismissing individuals as morally inferior just increases the likelihood that they’ll fall further into the cycle. And that isn’t to say that their victims owe them forgiveness or that they’re immune from criticism because of their history, my point is that she and all other survivors need better support so they can effectively process their experiences and prevent it from happening to other people. A lot of abuse comes down to misogyny and power imbalances, and we need to systemically deconstruct those dynamics if we want to actually stop abuse rather than stopping a couple of individuals

[@TheWaffleTM]

How did dance moms last 8 SEASONS, without getting cancelled for child abuse???!!?

[@supermariozackary5660]

I love how Jojo was friends with all these grown adults as a child and then the only person in her circle the same age as her she beefed with 💀

[@peanutpoetry]

The way that she genuinely said that she wanted to create a new genre of music called gay pop.... like it hasn't already been a thing..... is beyond wild to me. Especially because she always talks about how she loves Elton John, David Bowie, and Queen... like come on.

[@fwueileen]

this being uploaded at 4 am is a mood. bro are we all insomniacs

[@measles7425]

thats so real

[@Deadacc12345]

To real bro

[@sunflowervane]

real but for me it's 2:18am 😭💀

[@theo2728]

I go to to bed past sunrise everyday and idk how to stop lmao

[@heartsforbrenda]

INSOMNIA GANG

[@lithium2000]

im wondering how Jojo's hair is doing. like that hair has seen it alllll. the constant dye and ponytails. i KNOW it's hanging by a thread.

[@mrh8142]

I'm wondering that too, my short hair I didn't do anything to barely survived a full year of continuous dying every couple months, I can't imagine literal decades of continuous dying and tight ponytails

[@mako3951]

I imagine she's perfected root touch ups

[@infinityentity]

She looks like she has been balding her whole life, I feel bad for her.

[@lilyfae7197]

36:05 I’m just at this point rn and it’s so strange to me how invested the internet is in taking sides on this drama. They’re teenagers, ofc they’re gonna have messy, toxic relationships. That’s just how it goes, but then them being watched by so many opinionated people makes it 1000x worse. I totally understand why you’re covering it bc it’s part of this whole Jojo phenomenon you’re covering, but the whole time I was thinking “that sucks, but it feels like it’s none of my business.” I wish these people who are such young public figures had more privacy to resolve these issues themselves.

[@earlysunzetz]

i agree!! like i truly do not gaf about some teenagers messy relationships 😭 it's not my business

[@lilyfae7197]

@@earlysunzetz GOD thank you, people are way too invested like what were y’all doing at 18?

[@danas5846]

literally dude ☠️so many people act like they're "morally better" as if they'd have been any different if thrust into the spotlight in these situations

[@boop27407]

Her 'entering a new era' has all the same energy of a toxic ex "entering my therapy era" lol, like you don't enter the era, you're supposed to look inwards and reevaluate your life and choices and decide to improve yourself for the benefit if yourself and others, not to co tinue to profit from the aesthetic of changing

[@rainebows]

lil tay is an icon, she’s really good at drawing and ill def check her song out. even though her meme was super problematic, apparently she was exploited by her brother. lil tay would make such a good deep dive vid 😭😭

[@novasthehottestfr]

YES especially with the whole fake death thing this summer

[@frostieschocopop]

Her song is pretty much sexualizing her. I don't know about her being an icon...

[@michaelj26]

she was exploited by her father who was apparently very abusive. she went through a lot but seeing her now be mature and respectful is really nice and im glad she’s doing better!!

[@sonotfetch]

​@@michaelj26Her father and her brother.

[@inumaki.]

@@michaelj26 yes, it wasn't her brother or her mother who exploited her and her father gained control of her instagram account. i watched her live when she returned and she says her father is the one that faked her death. love the video but it's only slightly misinformed, besides that love nikki and i love her for hyping up lil tay

[@angelofsiryu]

I used to be called "an old soul" when I was as young as 7-8 years old. When I was young, it sounded like such a compliment. Now, that I'm older I realize it was trauma that caused me to sound like an adult. I wasn't an adult though. I was a kid afraid to be a kid because the adults in my life failed me. Jojo Siwa was used and was made to feel guilty by the people who were supposed to let them grow at their own rate without being told what to do. And then feeling like she has to defend them because admitting to their abuse would hurt more. Waiting for when she's in her late 20's or 30's coming with her tell-all autobiography about all the fucked up things she had to come to terms with. The mental breakdown can happen at any moment especially when you least expect it.

[@kevinball-i2f]

hearing her real name literally was a slap in the face like I really thought her mom deadass named her “jo jo” JOELLE? 😭😭😭😭

[@PaolaPonce-ec7tm]

FR like what!? My life is a lie now😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@DanialTarki]

Jor-El

[@Homodemon]

With two names like that it's no wonder Jojo just stuck around...

[@amandamandamands]

Yeah Joelle Joanie, gives vibes that she chose that so that she could shorten it to JoJo.

[@Angeldust3005]

My nickname is jojo too and soo many people think that's my actual name. Like bitch do u really think my parents hate me THAT much??? Also jojo siwa ruined the reputation of all jojos around the world I will never forgive her

[@ilyizzy]

The "when I wrote karma" thing was either scrubbed from the internet or some Mandela effect I swear😭

[@Sandtalon]

Jojo fills me with a such a deep sadness, I hope she manages to break free and heal in her own time

[@livvlife]

“ I also got called a *british cigarette name* “ made me laugh out loud. Unfortunately very relatable lmao

[@horseonajetpilot]

gene simmons saying he liked the karma outfit is so fucking hilarious

[@2doot]

On top of JoJo saying she doesn't know KISS. You can't write this kind of comedy.

[@keiishine]

as a person who doesn't know who gene simmons is, i feel like that explains the type of person he (probably?) is, which is bad. idk tho, correct me if im wrong

[@MimiRAM0NE]

​@keiishine You're kinda right but for the wrong reason. Google image search him.

[@slowyourroll1146]

@@keiishine he was a member of the band KISS and his typical getup looks eerily similar to what Jojo was rocking on the red carpet, eye makeup and all

[@raconie]

@@keiishine nah cause if he was 74 dunking on some random 20something yr old for dressing like him that would be SO much worse

[@yrn3992]

4:11 even Gordon Ramsey knows not to scream at little kids, when he’s on tv shows with child chefs he’s actually very kind and doesn’t yell and swear at them like he does with adults. Also as a lesbian I was very upset when jojo said she doesn’t identify as a lesbian because the word is gross. it’s okay if she doesn’t wanna use that label but don’t call it gross and perpetuate that lesbian is a dirty word to your millions of young fans smh.

[@xafilmbyx]

So sick of people saying the word lesbian is gross tbh like I’m SO HAPPY to be a lesbian and it makes me sad when people say that! DONT make young lesbians feel like it’s gross to call themselves that

[@dontmindmeimjustchilling]

ok i had never even heard of this discourse that lesbian is a 'dirty word', i dont even understand the logic. No one says 'gay' is a dirty word (as they should obv because 'gay' isnt dirty), but just saying in comparison whats even different about being a lesbian? I prefer to call myself a lesbian because, for me, the word queer is a little to vague and i think being a lesbian is cool!

[@ragelope]

reminds me of when (i think???) girl in red said she hates the word lesbian but calls herself a dyke. reclaiming the slur is edgy and cool but you're gonna add to the stigma of being lesbian? ok dude. this is what happens when you only interact w lgbt ppl who are terminally online lol no one in real life thinks like this

[@yrn3992]

@@dontmindmeimjustchilling yeah unfortunately lesbian has been a very stigmatized label for a long time. I think it has a lot to do with misogyny that’s why it’s different from the word gay. The media and our society is patriarchal and run by men. The world is set up for everything to be surrounding men and when a woman calls herself a lesbian, a label which makes it clear she’s not centering men in her life they’re threatened and need to shame them. lesbians are displayed in media as being either sexualized by men or they’re a predator trying to turn straight women. I think it’s important that we combat these harmful stereotypes and show other young queer women that being a lesbian is beautiful. I’m very grateful to have a lesbian mom because she made me comfortable with my identity.

[@sardinha.1334]

Im really not sure but it might be because of how much its s3xuallized​ in corn@@dontmindmeimjustchilling

[@Appl3beesBoneless]

extra commentary on the Draco thirst trap- she was cosplaying the ELEVEN YEAR OLD version of Draco. Because when he had slick back hair, he was 11. Jojo made a thirst trap of an 11 year old.

[@flutterershy]

Also with XOMG!POP, apparently jessalynn and jojo denied one of the girl's (Dallas) her respiratory illness medication and forced her to perform anyway.

[@josephine2850]

For Jessalynn to feel so emboldened to bully other peoples kids, I can only imagine what she must have put JoJo must have been through. I hope JoJo finds peace and healing as to an end to the cycle

[@onedancingdinosaur]

The fact that jojo said "you should be grateful of where you came from" about abby lee miller of all people is vile. Ive had this thought since she said that but it makes it even worse when you consider what Nia went through. The racism that she was put through on that show is something that jojo will never be able to fully understand. Abby lee miller ABUSED those girls, mentally and verbally. Not that she cares though :3 shes willing to ignore gr**ming allegations so what isnt she willing to ignore.

[@L0c4l_Idi0t6]

While I do not defend Jojo's actions at all, and thinks her defending groomers is disgusting, the girl herself has been brought up to think that it is okay, and possibly may have even been groomed herself. It's not a justification for her awful actions though. Sometimes, people who were abused take many years to realize that they were abused. And when Jojo hits rock bottom, she'll absolutely despise herself for doing the things she did. 💀

[@tikusblue]

The same things happened to to JoJo. It's not vile for her to say that, it's sad and it shows how deeply she was brainwashed. Luckily some of the other girls have more outside support and are able to see Dance Moms for what it was: abusive and exploitative.

[@onedancingdinosaur]

@@L0c4l_Idi0t6 yeah i completely agree, she is definitely a victim to not only Abby but Colleen. Its a shame to see the cycle continue.

[@Nathi98]

A lot of the OG cast of Dance Moms has come out to say they have experienced lasting mental health problems from their time under her academy

[@z03y0nt0p]

Justin Bieber isn't a good person but fuck that was funny 'burn it'

[@snickerdoodleson]

really good video, i appreciated you pointing out the cycle of abuse and WHY jojo is acting the way she is instead of glossing over it as cringey or whatever like some videos have been doing

[@momoinmotown]

the whole "no cops, only jojo siwa at pride" era was a fever dream

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

Somebody needs to make a modern "Mommy Dearest" about the Siwas, the potential for psychological horror in this family would make Kubrick shake.

[@manuelafaria6703]

The fact that her mom started bleaching her hair when she wasn’t even two years old already tells me everything I need to know

[@RF666]

all of these "lmao cant believe were all awake" comments made my european brain so confused lmfao

[@caranook]

It was like 11 am here in Ireland!

[@ivyum6976]

It was 3 am for me haha

[@CrayolamarkersMT]

Sameeee lmao

[@rem3e]

@@caranookomg another irish nikki watcher

[@photadyta]

Jojo defends her abusers. How can a mom let another woman scream at her daughter? They are just as talented and disciplined without the abuse. I remember watching dance mom's and wondering why no one seemed to have a problem w it.

[@joshsmith6995]

All of this is so hard to listen to, there's just so much wrong here and these people will never be held accountable.

[@velved2240]

I'M SO GLAD YOU POSTED A VIDEO ON THIS!! I NEEDED SOMEONE TO GO ON A DEEP DIVE AND YOU'RE THE PERFECT PERSON FOR IT

[@spencerfantastic]

I've heard a lot of people talking about how terrible Jojo and her mom are for making that girl dance post spinal cord surgery (and they should, I agree with all the criticism they're getting) but no one has once asked why the parents of this child allowed her to dance. If my child had severe spinal cord surgery and then her dance teacher said she needed to come in, I would say absolutely not and fight that teacher tooth and nail. Why did the parents allow their daughter to go against explicit doctors orders and participate in an activity they KNEW she wasn't supposed to do? Neglectful.

[@idk6019]

I think it was also the finanical stress of surgery + jojos mom never paying them fully but definitely irresponsibile of the mother.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

poor leigha

[@mycatateit284]

maybe there were contracts/legal threats? i'd definitely like to know what was happening there too

[@spencerfantastic]

@@mycatateit284 contracts don’t override doctors orders. Even if you signed a contract ADA/laws make it so jojo needs to give time to recover. No judge in the world would ever side that a child needs to dance post surgery no matter what a contract says

[@amandamandamands]

@@spencerfantastic Cool cool, if they sue you though you still have to have the money for a lawyer even if you are pretty sure that you will win. Anjie says that not long after the group formed Jess told the mums that if they try to leave that they would owe her $175,000. They didn't have the spare money to take the chance.

[@olliewollie3449]

i also remember seeing a video of jojo claiming writing karma but it was like “when we wrote karma” or like “when we were writing karma”

[@h0taru139]

Ah yes, the Tommy Tallarico move

[@ATD-uc3lb]

She talked about how the chorus was incredibly different to what it is now when in Karma's first couple drafts. Sure Jojo. SURE

[@bt43024]

she's like the personification of the "hard rock" radio station playing Radioactive by Imagine Dragosn

[@WizardBarber]

PLEASEEEE i have screenshots of jessilyn cussing ppl out in her Instagram comments on recent jojo posts and i have no idea what to with that info. She's crazy.

[@wolfman100hits]

The fact that Lil Tay is most certainly a victim too with the rumors of her parents and older brother (possibly forced by their parents too) making her do all thay content when she was a kid and possibly still today the same way Jojo and Danielle got put with greedy irresponsible and abusive adults

[@kaydiglawson7767]

I think Tays brother was behind the idea and character, and the mom was just like ok as long as we get rich.

[@wolfman100hits]

@@kaydiglawson7767 streets saying it was mainly her dad and kinda goes with it with Tay saying happy mother's day to hers but some chance could also be covering for her. Praying it's the least bad of all the cases

[@tobeyorconsequences9544]

Lil tay has said on her twitter page that her father was bad, she says it's only her father though

[@user-ow1ly2bs1e]

if anything i think lil tay is the right person to humble jojo. they come from very similar backgrounds in the sense that both were exploited from a very young age by basically everyone in their life. lil tay seems to be doing a lot better now though

[@tori537]

I feel bad for Jojo in the sense that every adult in her life has failed her, to some degree at least. But I also *don’t* because she’s had so many opportunities to be a better person, to make better choices, and she just. Doesn’t. I sincerely hope that one day she makes a change to be a better person, to get the help she needs, before it’s too late. I feel like she would do a lot better if she had better people around her, instead of the ones she has *coughhermomandcolleencough*

[@Gen_-6012]

I agree.

[@sushimaster29]

It's partially my own fault for never getting invested in twitter/tiktok celebratory drama but man i have never given a shit about Jojo Siwa but this video has convinced me otherwise. You have SUCH a captivating way of explaining this absolute madness. I especially appreciate all the little context drops for other people throughout the video, that's just good storytelling!

[@dextro_whatever]

I once met someone who had been on one season or another of Dance Moms on a competing team. We met in group therapy. Connect the dots. I also knew a girl when I was pretty young who was a dancer and had a lot of issues with emotional disregulation and I do have to wonder if that was due to the incredibly demanding environment of a kids dance company. I think putting children on stage or on screen for strangers to watch before they can make an informed decision about it is wrong. Let’s not do this. I have always loved performing and wished I got to do it sooner but I also respect my parents’ decision to not put me out there like that.

[@legendaryfrog4880]

All joking side forcing kids to do the splits for adults is sex trafficking. Screaming at them and forcing them to perform is child abuse. These women should be in prison.

[@lunar_proxy]

i'm saying like. dance moms (etc.) was straight up illegal and you cannot change my mind

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

Wait, can you elaborate? Like are you saying it's always sex trafficking or a red flag for it? Cuz if it's the former I don't understand how.

[@beeboi0097]

​@ville__😑😑

[@legendaryfrog4880]

@@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops From my point of view, they are using a child's body in ways that are meant to invoke sexuality. In the video, JoJo is literally pulling her leg up with a skirt on. You can make the argument that this is 'athletic talent' being showcased, but it's young girls who are being showcased, not boys. Women's body are traditionally, and still commodified for their sexuality. These women put girls as young as 2 in skimpy outfits, then paraded them on stage to dance with upskirt shots. They're using the audience's predisposition on what is sexy to draw parallels. They're sex trafficking their kids.

[@DanialTarki]

It’s not sex trafficking, it’s outright sexual abuse!

[@loveydovey3631]

i think this is my fave video that has been made about jojo siwa recently. every commentary youtuber has milked tf out of her song karma and that whole situation so videos about her are annoying but i appreciate you going more in depth about jojo and her life.

[@darkbrownfox]

I wouldn't watch this from anyone else but I just KNEW you'd be super responsible and include EVERYTHING. your content is always so thorough and reliable I just know you would never leave anything important out

[@graveramona3659]

“Y’ever think she takes a perc-30 and cusses somebody out?” KILLED me

[@edamamame4U]

Jojo is a young woman who has known nothing but emotional abuse and commodification for her entire life. feel like her entire life has been manufactured for consumption. It's deeply disturbing that she still talks to Abby Lee Miller, who was a horrible narcissist that emotionally abused her and all the other poor girls on Dance Moms. Sadly, she's perpetuating that same emotional abuse that she experienced growing up with others. I feel like she never had a childhood and her "rebranding" is just a cover-up for her and her mother's horrible behavior on the "Siwa Dance Revolution Show."

[@gen4862]

YES YES RIGHT BEFORE I EAT DINNER THIS IS PERFECT

[@the_longwild]

Australia?

[@gen4862]

@@the_longwild bingo!

[@mildlyvintage3136]

It’s hilarious how she’s obsessed with Avery but Avery pops up on my fyp/recommendations and she’s just doing her own thing, barely if at all mentions jojo

[@someonewholikespancakes7634]

Everyone saying they are eating dinner, and here in Poland is 12am

[@twisterzs]

same in latvia

[@flucatcher]

WHEN I CAME TO POLAND I SAW MY CAR WAS STOLEN!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS MY FAVORITE TRUCK I SAID FUCKING KURWA MACH

[@someonewholikespancakes7634]

@@flucatcher poor car

[@shirokaxoxo]

It's 2 pm here lol

[@artpai7665]

@@flucatcher go be xenophobic somewhere else, you can't even swear properly 🙄

[@fishfreakrequiem]

I really liked this video! It was easily the most informative out of all the videos on this subject. Its obvious so many people didn't even know JoJo had actually been bleaching her hair since she was two! That's such an insane detail, that explains so much about what's happening now.

[@cowboymaxwell]

10:44 heart broke in half 😭 why couldn't she just specify "your bum" or something why did she leave her in that uncomfortable silence

[@Huffleweeb]

Yea she could’ve just said “oh that looks like it hurt”

[@Chrisdoesntlikenoisecore]

I just had a dream about you!! So I was reading the comments on one of ur videos and someone said “I love your eyeliner” but the eyeliner was just like dots not any lines and you replied “are you being sarcastic” 😭

[@clxudii_ruru5709]

"I love your eyedotter"

[@youraverageloser9711]

💀💀

[@sophspice32]

your priorities are insane nikki

[@pinkerhero]

lil Tay didn't personally fake her death AFAIK, I assume she's getting her autonomy back lately

[@cocacola5111]

was about to comment this! she was under control of her abusive father for most of her life and has talked about it multiple times. she's genuinely grown a lot since then

[@chibiredhead7082]

​@@cocacola5111 I thought that her mom and brother have been the primary sources of abuse, and that lil tays father was trying to get her out of that situation. May I ask where you're getting your information?

[@cocacola5111]

@@chibiredhead7082 I can't tell if my reply sent I am so sorry 😭 please let me know if I should resend it!

[@TheDenverOmelette]

This was great. Love the PowerPoint as the background. More of this please!

[@ericgropuis]

1:12:57 Small thing Brit Smith’s version of Karma was never released. She recorded it and even shot the music video but her label pushed her to pick a different lead single and music video the song Provocative. Someone found the Karma’s a B music video and uploaded it on Vimeo years ago. Brit Smith left the industry as a whole and then after Karma by Jojo came out she was convinced to finally release hers and now her song is actually official released not re-released.

[@JessJeans]

Coleen and Rachel’s friendship with Jojo was SO bizarre!

[@lithium2000]

*is they're still besties..

[@pennycat6317]

I'm only putting this here since I was gonna tweet about it but I'm fascinated on how every single facet of KZbin drama people I watch all tackled this from different angles and viewpoints, like no one I've seen has the same conclusion. Though from what I've seen I feel like Jojo started out as a victim of her mother's weird desire to have a pop star daughter, and that upbringing has basically become all she is, like it's twisted her mental state in a weird way.

[@CSSLZT13]

loving the legit powerpoint presentation in the background! really putting them college skills to good use XD Like I'm one to talk -- I got a bachelor's in Creative Writing back in 2020 and never did anything with it, so I applaud you for using all your available skills to your advantage. Either way, good stuff, I recently started watching your stuff and I enjoy it very much! Keep it up!

[@Deadaccount741]

Bachelors degree you’ve done nothing with… still says XD. Checks out

[@ghoultooth]

@@Deadaccount741Because god forbid someone use an emoticon.

[@arina770]

these deep dive videos are so good, i have a short attention span yet i can sit and watch these videos with no problem staying engaged!

[@lisa._.the._.lovely]

This is *THE **_BEST_* Jojo deep dive yet... You have earned my subscription in a record 1 video!!! Also, regarding 1:22:20, 🙋‍♀️

[@ImjustMarah]

I love how we are all awake 😭

[@Yippiee5]

Frr

[@angela-rx1fc]

this is such a comfort rn!! 😭

[@Jawley_]

I'm awake because it's 8pm for me :)

[@Yippiee5]

@@Jawley_ 5: 52 am for me:3

[@WILLOW-m7v]

Fr 😭

[@lilianaledesma7254]

I literally just read My Dark Vanessa last month. I also was groomed and alot of that book was very relatable. The part where she and he who shall not be named were under the tree at her highschool dance and she just had this feeling something was going to happen between them, so relatable I had to put the book down and process for a second. And to the point of the video yes I agree. I think we will go our whole lives processing our pasts and learning that alot of our boundaries were crossed even if we didn't recognize they were boundaries at the time.

[@ohherbie]

Girl I’m excited to watch but pls sleep 😭😭 omg it’s so early in the morning rn

[@ohherbie]

Wait . Time zones .

[@Genshinmania12]

@@ohherbie real Now what about u also sleep pookie bear

[@Thalvia]

​@@Genshinmania12such a cute message lmao

[@ohherbie]

@@Genshinmania12 I did right after thank u for looking out pooks

[@-Z-th2rq]

I love ur Jon Davis pfp

[@creepermanzombie24]

Oddly enough I thought this video wasn't long enough LMAO, I was so invested into all of this by the end of the video that I didn't even realize it was ending, as always great video

[@rickyluvr69]

The most irritating thing about the whole karma debacle to me was her saying she’s “inventing gay pop” after mentioning lady gaga moments earlier

[@Genshinmania12]

Right as I needed a good deep dive video, Goddess Nikki comes down to Earth and gives us a magnificent one hours and a half video. My happiness is unmeasurable and my day has brightened

[@jimkasi]

Every time current Jojo Siwa speaks she sounds more and more like the Tasmanian Devil.

[@zldeks]

This being posted at 2am is INSANE but I’m here for it! Love you Nikki!

[@mapbot7371]

Let gooooo! My favorite kind of video, unhinged deep dives that are over an hour long. And especially from Nikki?!? This is like, the perfect thing thing to watch on my Bday :)

[@CiaraAdams15]

Thank you for making these bc I finally cleaned my room! I mean like i still have to organize and everything but tbh its the cleanest its been this year