Miley Cyrus jokes about bringing JoJo Siwa 'back out' of the closet and the internet has thoughts
Miley Cyrus' playful jab at JoJo Siwa's latest dating controversy has the internet in uproar. It wouldn't be Pride Month without some discourse!
In a video that played at WorldPride on Sunday, the 'Wrecking Ball' singer shaded Siwa about coming 'back out' of the closet after identifying as a lesbian and then starting to date Chris Hughes after her stint on Celebrity Big Brother UK.
'Enjoy coming out of the closet if this Pride is the time for you,' Cyrus says in the video, before telling attendees to 'have an amazing Pride.'
Then, the 32-year-old former Hannah Montana star joked, 'Alright, I'm going back to get some more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out,' while pointing over her shoulder at a closet.
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Siwa came out as queer back in 2021, before labeling herself as lesbian later on. And while on Celebrity Big Brother she reconsidered her sexuality and landed on queer again.
'I feel, like, so queer, do you know what I mean?' she said on the show. 'I think that's the thing, I've always told myself I'm a lesbian, and I think being here, I've realized: 'Oh, I'm not a lesbian, I'm queer.' And I think that's really cool.'
Reevaluating your gender or sexuality is something many people in the LGBTQ+ community are familiar with. There is nothing wrong with coming out multiple times over the years as you home in on who you are. But Siwa decided to throw some shade of her own at lesbians while re-coming out as queer.
She continued, shouting, 'I'm switching letters! F**k the 'L,' I'm going to the 'Q'!'
Now, Cyrus is taking heat on social media for her comments, with people calling her biphobic and accusing her of queer erasure.
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'I adore Miley but this isn't ok. JoJo never went back into the closet, SHE'S STILL QUEER!! Again JoJo being with Chris doesn't erase or change her attraction to women,' one person wrote on X. "Pride month should be about celebrating all members of the LGBT+ community, not about making jibes like this."
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"miley is wrong for this can we stop invalidating jojo siwa's queerness? she should know better as an older queer woman herself & i can't imagine how jojo feels hearing this coming from her idol"
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"ehh jojo is getting visceral hate from the community at the moment so miley doing this, even if it's a joke, is distasteful. especially considering they're meant to be friends"
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It seems fairly clear that Cyrus meant her comment as a playful jab from one queer person to another (Cyrus is currently dating a man herself), and some people took the joke in stride, finding it hilarious.
Someone commented, 'apparently the entire internet can make fun of jojo siwa for years, but when miley (her friend) makes a joke, it's too much.'
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Another person posted, 'LMFAO Not miley basically calling JoJo Siwa a fake lesbian.'
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"The concept of miley cyrus keeping up with jojo siwa lore," someone else joked.
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Queer people who are also attracted to men are absolutely still part of the community, but some people get frustrated by queer women taking over Pride Month by announcing that they are now dating men. It's only nine days into Pride Month, and so far, Siwa finally confirmed her relationship with Hughes, Fletcher opened up about falling in love with a man, and Billie Eilish confirmed her relationship with Nat Wolff with a public make-out sesh.
Still, although the debate about the privilege that comes with being in a straight-appearing relationship despite your queer identity is still raging, many other people took Cyrus' joke in the spirit it was likely intended.
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