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In this article, Rylie Revercomb talks about Jojo Siwa's new "change" and how terrible it is.
Karma
Karma
By: Rylie Revercomb
By: Rylie Revercomb
Everybody’s least favorite bow-wearing nightmare is back: Jojo Siwa. She has returned from her cave of dead 2016 trends, but instead now emerges in an even more horrendous way. Jojo has thrown away her pink bows, tutus, and kid-friendly songs-- in exchange for Kiss rip-off makeup, dark colors, and an overall grunge aesthetic with some sparkles thrown in. And it’s worse than what we had before. Jojo’s new song is a disgrace to the music industry… so let’s talk about Jojo and the terrible “Karma” that she has had to endure.
Siwa is trying too hard to have a coming-of-age moment, trying to step into a new era of more explicit songs that has her old fans now mocking her. Fans of Siwa were first introduced when she starred on Nickelodeon, and later opened up her own YouTube channel. She starred in a TV show Dance Moms, and later began to make her own music that was a hit amongst littler kids. She had plenty of merch deals-- selling her signature bows, trademarked tutus, notebooks, shirts, and more terrible nightmare fuel right off the shelves of Walmart. Her fans loved her, and supported her even after the so-called “trauma” she endured during her time on Dance Moms. They defended her after Abby Lee, the owner of the dance studio, made hurtful comments toward the girl, and an article on Buzzfeed says, “Fans expressed their pride that Jojo still managed to flourish despite the “trauma.” She gained popularity because of how strong her fans deemed her, and even after she began to steadily decline in popularity throughout the years, her fans still remembered and cared for her…
An old ad that Jojo did for Justice. Photo by NickAlive
However, with the release of Jojo’s more explicit era, even her fans are no longer coming to her support. People have been reacting to the music video, which contains clips of Jojo “humping” a beach, throwing around dancers, and emerging from the sea while crawling on all fours. Previous fans on YouTube left comments like, “She looks like the loch-ness monster,” and, “What does she mean by, “I did some bad things?” She sold BOWS.” It’s not just the whole bad-girl and adult era that irks fans, but also the fact that everything she says is not true in the slightest. Never in her life has Jojo Siwa been classified as a “bad girl”, yet she seems to think that she is. Old dance partners and even her dance instructor have reacted to the video, seeming just as appalled as fans as they try to hide their distaste with fake smiles.
A snippet of the terrible choreography in Jojo's music video.Image by: Instagram
Fans and even professional companies believe that Jojo is simply trying too hard. She wants to seem strong and independent, and is attempting to make a relatable song like Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver License” or “Good 4 U”. But instead of making something that makes people sing along, she creates the most cringe-worthy music video of 2024. An article in Rolling Stone says, “Siwa’s “Karma” wants it too badly… What she is doing is culturally shocking.” She’s trying too hard to become something she’s not. Going from pastel colors, sparkles, and dogs in bows to dark colors, “bad girl” energy, and serious themes-- this quickly is too much for anyone. And this is why Jojo’s song is such a big flop. She’s trying to follow in the footsteps of other child actors turned adult stars, but is doing it too quickly and in the wrong way. Not only that, but Jojo is also being accused of having stolen the song lyrics for someone else, which is only bringing her more hate and criticism since her terrible song wasn’t even hers in the first place.
All in all, “Karma” is a flop. While Jojo did experience some bad moments with Abby Lee during her time on Dance Moms, the rest of her life has been sparkles and rainbows. Her fans don’t want to hear her sing about this kind of thing, and even people who didn’t like Siwa before are starting to believe that her Nickelodeon-bratty-child music era was better than whatever is happening now. “Karma” is, so far, the worst song made this year.
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