https://www.ladygunn.com/cover-story/jojo-siwa-on-manufacturing-attention-dissociation-and-escaping-the-persona/

Excerpt:

Whether it was sparring words with Justin Bieber on Twitter or her playdate with North West, JoJo’s fixture in mainstream media has been a steady climb to the top of the attention economy, and commenters have been given carte blanche on dissecting her every move.

“I learned at a very young age that in the public eye, any attention is attention…whether it be good attention or just attention,” she says directly. “I just signed with new management, and they’re great, amazing people. They were like, alright, we got to get people to rally around you and really start to like you. And I was like, oh no, that’s not the point.”

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32 Comments

  1. God damn, I don’t know much about fashion or if I’m supposed to like or hate her, but this is hot and glorious photography – both on a subversive level and just on a regular old bodies are beautiful level.

    The power spreads and the flexes are sick as hell.

  2. Comfortable-Load-904 on

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    Is she wearing a codpiece in the first picture or just very heavily bejeweled underwear?

  3. Sleepy-Giraffe947 on

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    I think JoJo is young and trying to find own her unique style to express herself, but I really hope she doesn’t stick with this.

  4. When I came out at 19 I was also insufferable and too too much. Thankfully my coming out was not broadcast to the world. She will settle down and be her authentic self in due time. Until then, bless her heart.

  5. MurphyBrown2016 on

    I… don’t hate this? She’s tall and has a big personality so she can actually pull this off.

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    No idea what’s going on but she looks like she’s having fun and not just serving blank pouty face so let’s goooooo

  7. hauntingvacay96 on

    She’s just looking for attention. That’s not me being mean. That’s just me quoting her from this article.

  8. I’m not mad at it 🤷‍♀️ I think she’s a young queer girl finding her sense of self and style and having fun exploring that.

  9. Everything she wears in this era of hers seems to wear her. I can only imagine how much better she’ll feel when she finds herself instead of whatever this over compensation is.

  10. Everything this woman does is just too desperate and calculated, nothing seems authentic or self-idealized at all. I will give her credit for at least putting in some interesting poses.

  11. Comfortable-Craft659 on

    I don’t know how to say this and I feel like this might be like marginally offensive, but she’s like the flip side of the Chappell Roan coin? Like she grew up in the spotlight and seems to genuinely enjoy the attention and pushing people’s buttons. It’s interesting that she gets so much backlash online (from people who could genuinely just *scroll on*) for being “too much.” I don’t know what to make of it tbh but I hope she continues to enjoy herself and what she’s doing.

    All of that being said… her body tea and I need to go the gym.

  12. omgtellmeaboutit on

    She’s gorgeous! The potential is clearly there (pictures 15-17🤩🤩🤩) she just needs a better stylist.

  13. beautyandmadness on

    I don’t LOVE the styling, but it’s unapologetically camp and I live for her confidence. Like, go get the coins, JoJo, you deserve to be happy.

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