‘SNL’ mocks JoJo Siwa’s ‘bad girl’ transformation — some fans call it bullying

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coming out as LGBTQ+ in 2021, Siwa has rebranded her image with a darker — but no less sparkly — image. Meanwhile, her April single “Karma” has racked up over 33 million views on YouTube.And “SNL” had a field day riffing on Siwa’s new “bad girl era” style. “I look like if a figure skater joined a street gang,” said Fineman.

Added Jost, “I was gonna say [you look like] if Mad Max was on Broadway.”“Does it scare you, Colin? Does a former child star looking like this scare you?” Fineman’s Siwa asked Jost — just before whipping out a pack of candy smokes and claiming she “does cigarettes” now.Mocked “SNL” head writer, “Yeah, but not in the way you’re hoping.” Fineman didn’t hold back her parody of Siwa’s viral moment earlier this year when she claimed to be a pioneer of the “gay pop” genre — a bold statement for which she later apologized.“I’m 20 and I’m gay!

I’m the first gay girl in the world! Bet you never met a gay girl before!” the bedazzled comedienne exclaimed.“JoJo, you were quoted as saying you invented of new genre of music,” said Jost“That’s right, gay pop!” she declared. “That’s maybe just ‘pop’,” Jost quipped.Fans and “SNL” viewers online were divided on whether the sketch dug too far into Siwa’s extreme, though occasionally humbling, transformation — with some saying the show “should be above” making fun of a young star even if their assessment is “funny and accurate.” “I was on board making fun of her, but the more I learn about her, the more I feel sorry for her.

No one, and I mean no one, is looking out for that girl,” wrote one conflicted watcher on X.Added another, “Wtf. Look, I’m not a Jojo Siwa fan, but a bunch of adults getting together to make fun of a 20-year-old is just awful and pathetic.