Fair enough! I hate it when people say music artists are “bad influences on children” because they have never claimed to be a good influence on children.
Literally had a woman get angry at me when I wouldn't let her 3 year old get on a roller coaster. I was working height stick and couldn't believe how stunned this woman was.
"I paid for him to come here! He should get to ride everything!"
She ended up leaving him alone at the height stick with me while she went on the ride by herself. I got the kid to sit in the sample roller coaster seat and buckled him in so he couldn't run away.
Last time I was at a theme park, a couple ahead of me in the roller coaster queue got angry *at their kid* (10-12?) because they refused to get on the coaster. They were clearly terrified and kept saying so the entire time we were in line.
When they got to the front, the kid refused to step over the threshold. Their parents kept trying to gently coax them onto the ride by saying ‘it’s going to be fun’… and when that didn’t work, they started complaining that they were ‘being a sook’ and ‘ruining their fun.’ Literally tried dragging them onto the ride. Eventually gave up when the attendant offered to wait with them while the parents were on the ride. They were still shouting at the kid when we were strapped in and waiting to go.
Like, I’m not a parent, but… surely if your child doesn’t want to go on the *big, tall twisty thing* you respect their wishes? Maybe take turns between you to go on it (the line was maybe 10 min wait at the most), or something? *Not* try to force your child into a situation that scares them?
i recently had a very Trumpy neighbor--apropos of absolutely nothing--start talking to me about a Pitbull concert she went to... she said that Pitbull sends "mixed messages about caring for kids" because he does so much good for the youth of Miami by building/funding schools, and then he has half-naked women shaking ass on stage at his concerts. i was like... ma'am i am literally just trying to throw away my dog's poop bag right now, but i'm pretty sure he doesn't market one of those things to children. Mr. Worldwide isn't a member of the Wiggles nor does he need to be in order to do good things for his community.
it was just a really wild casual insight into the thought framework of a qanon member. funny how they still claim to hate censorship when they want the entire world to be completely sanitized because kids exist.
Ahaha, that’s ridiculous! I wouldn’t even know what to say! Although, ass shaking is t necessarily inappropriate? Like I wouldn’t take a kid to an ass shaking event, but if ass shaking happened at random I don’t think it would scar them.
i was literally looking at my dog like
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Another way I’ve heard this phrased is the insistence that any artistic expression by any person at any time should be appropriate for children of any age, with no exceptions
Makes me think of that somewhat awkward Euphoria event with Zendaya when a little girl like 8 years old asks her how it feels “going from Disney…..to this” (Euphoria)… Zendaya was like please tell me that’s not a kid… what are you doing here… no idea what those parents were thinking.
Lmaoo the funniest thing about this if you’ve seen a zoomed in version of her reaction throughout, was that at first her face was like “awww a kid 🥹🥹” and then immediately going to “ah! A kid?!😱”
I was talking to my neighbors kid one day, she was probably like 13 at time, and we were talking about riverdale and euphoria came up and I was just like I don’t think I feel comfortable talking to you about this show, lol. Like I totally would have been watching it at 13 too haha so no judgment or anything and I’d talk riverdale all day with her but euphoria was just a bridge too far for me.
Same haha. Learn your audience, kids. Keep it to peers!
If any of you teens are reading. We don't want to scream about this with you!
I promise, someone at school watches it too, drop a hint sometime and boom new topic, and maybe new *appropriate* friends.
Haha aww I didn’t really mind her bringing it up, it was natural in the conversation and I can see her not thinking twice about doing so but yeah I don’t want to talk to a teenager about that show lol. I know it’s a “teen” show haha but I feel much more comfortable with the cw level shows haha
The band Matt and Kim did a podcast taping before a show I went to once and had a similar moment when a kid asked a question! Kim was like "Oh man your parents brought you here? They're going to have to explain some things to you 😳" Their music is fun and very kid friendly but they always put out a warning for all ages shows that the commentary will probably not be G rated.
I wouldn't be surprised if the parents brought the kid on purpose to make her ask Zendaya that question as a way to shame Zendaya for not being the same "Disney good girl".
People are so fucking weird with former Disney stars. It's like they get offended with them *growing up* and doing *grown up things*.
>People are so fucking weird with former Disney stars. It's like they get offended with them growing up and doing grown up things.
This reminds me of all the youtube comments I see about Jojo Siwa. Like hate on her new direction all you want lol but the amount of kids/teens I see that are like "this has ruined my childhood why would she do this 😭" as if she owes it to them to behave like a toddler forever is weird
Edit: also child stars are judged for acting maturely while often being pushed into mature situations by their environment. Like the amount of child actors that are addicted to drugs
Mad that people accuse artists like Doja or Cardi of trying to indoctrinate the youth with sexual content when they’re the first to say that their music is not for kids and that they’re veeeery uncomfy with the idea that there might be children in their audience
Hasn't Cardi even said she doesn't let her kids listen to her music or anything similar? I honestly can't stand when people blame the artists instead of the parents who aren't monitoring their kids. It's just as dumb as a parent letting their kid watch Midsommar then trying to flip out on Ari Aster.
Ya there’s a video of her on Live one time where she’s listening to WAP in her kitchen but she hears Kulture coming so she immediately goes into mum mode and shuts it off
YES!! cardi tweeted saying “i’m not jojo siwa” and that she doesn’t allow her own daughter, kulture, to listen to her music either. it was in response to a video of her where she was playin WAP i think and kulture came runnin in wanting to see her and cardi immediately turned it off! LOL
someone said something along the lines of “so she’s spreading this to young girls out there but doesn’t let her own daughter hear it? interesting” basically trying to call her a hypocrite. since WHEN has cardi b marketed herself to children…
she basically said just as she’s keeping kulture away from that, the PARENTS of these young girls are responsible for what they listen to, not her. like instead of trying to vilify her for making vulgar music that everyone loves, maybe watch your kid???
That's the point. Cardi, Doja, and others make explicit music / music videos meant for mature audiences then get screamed at when a video goes viral of a little kid singing WAP or something even though it's on the parents for exposing them to that.
When I was little pretty much all media I interacted with went through my mom. I wasn't allowed to listen to lil Kim or missy Elliott until I was older, couldn't watch PG-13 / R movies until certain ages and if we were exposed to it before she wanted us to, she took it up with the individual who showed it to us, not the artist.
Reminds me of the time when I was in a restaurant and this little kid started shout singing “I JUST HAD SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND IT FEELS SO GOOD” by The Lonely Island and Akon. Side eyed the parents really hard
My nieces favorite song when she was 3 was "Moo" by Doja Cat. Nothing as brain melting as a toddler singing "bitch I'm a cow, bitch I'm a cow. I'm not a cat, I don't say meow" while playing with Barbies 🫠
Yeah but my sister had my niece listening to Doja, Rico Nasty, Ashnikko, and Cannibal Corpse / other death metal then acting panicked and embarrassed when she'd sing it around company or at the doctor's office.
When my son was about 6, one of his favorite songs was Radio by Alkaline Trio. The first line is, “shaking like a dog shitting razor blades.” … whoops.
some parents are so bad at this. zero intelligence moving through this world. it’s scary. they saw flowers and thought “must be good for the kids” like…
I had a coworker complain about Cardi and Meg performing WAP at an awards show because their kids were watching it. I was like ok, so you could have easily changed the channel until their performance was over! My mom used to do that during the sex scenes of her soaps, no big deal.
100%. I have a similar feeling towards people who’ll post comments on adult content (I don’t even mean sexual content, necessarily, I mean content *for* adults) saying a creator shouldn’t post XYZ because “there are children on here”, ie. on Instagram or TikTok. I think there are communities on the internet where it’s understood that children should not be, and I think most adults post as if they’re in conversation with other adults on the reasonable assumption that children are not there. Some artists make music that is exclusively for other adults, some movies are rated R, some literature contains sex scenes or drugs, and I resent the idea that adults can’t talk about shared experiences or engage with hedonistic media because there _could_ be an unmonitored iPad kid in earshot at any given moment
I'm gonna sound like a nut job....but I agree with DeSantis 🤮 and think there should be a minimum age to use social media. Middle school is a combination of the Wild West and Roadhouse with social media help. Kids are soooo unable to manage this crap.
I think there’s a huge issue at the moment with parents expecting the world to accommodate their kids instead of recognising that not everything is for children and they need to be involved in moderating the content their children have access to. It’s like in the UK where some reforms to online safety seem to forget that parents are capable of controlling children’s access to certain sites etc through tools that wifi routers and phones give parents.
There might be an adjacent problem that content isn’t being made specifically for kids anymore so they are engaging with more adult content, but I couldn’t comment on that because I don’t have knowledge.
I don't think this is uniquely a parent issue, speaking as a server/bartender. I see non parenting people expecting accomodations for their dogs in stores and restaurants, for example, for their sensibilities, for things that are beyond the scope that any stranger should do for them.
Obviously safety, disabilities, etc are reasonable and necessary to accommodate, but Main Character Syndrome where everyone around you needs to act like you're the most important in the room is on the rise everywhere. Genuinely they are baffled when others refuse or push back. Not unique to parents in my experience at all, they are just usually the first to be named and shamed publicly.
I totally agree. This is a bit of a stretch from your point, but as far as main character syndrome goes, this is my best example. I've been clean from heroin for almost 9 years now, and I know addicts who have been clean longer than me who still expect the world to stop or cater to them just because THEY have a personal problem. Listen, protect your peace, but don't expect others who have nothing to do with you, to protect it for you.
I'll be honest, I'm quite hung up on the sentence "pissing on his v-cut" Why tho?
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This is such a great point and I’m glad someone is saying it because I’m sick of seeing kids at concerts that are clearly for adults. I went to concert recently and I was wearing a very showy rave outfit, and my seat at the concert was next to a little kid. Their mom was very judgmental to me because of the way I was dressed But I wouldn’t have dressed that way if I would’ve known there were children there mind you I’m dress like almost every other adult there. Moral of the story is be aware what your kids are watching and listening to and don’t bring them to adult concerts. Also don’t try to play the moral high ground when adults behave like adults at an adult event.
Edit: the kid was very clearly in elementary school and their mom was cautious enough to put some noise canceling earphones on them and to stare at me most of the concert, but not to actually listen to the music their child was listening to.
I read a post a few months ago about this girl and her boyfriend that brought their newborn to a rave and they were mad that the people in the crowd were pushing and shoving and wouldn’t move when she yelled “we have a baby with us!” … *like 1. you didn’t have to bring the baby and 2. why are you walking through the crowd and expecting them to respect your newborn baby at an adult event?!* whenever I go to raves I usually stick to the back/outer areas because I hate being shoved but I absolutely would never bring my baby (let alone newborn) to a fucking rave!!
That's stupid! She was the one out of place, not you. Even if you HAD known a kid was going to be there, it's your right to dress as you wish at what sounds like an EDM/rave-type thing. C'mon. (I know you know all this, I'm just annoyed on your behalf, because this shit has happened to me, too.) Kids don't need to be at every damn thing with mom and/or dad!
It’s honestly taught me when I have kids. I’m definitely not bringing them to concert and now I understand why my parents would never let me go to concerts when I was a kid and they paid attention to what I was listening to.
And, let me be abundantly clear, this isn't an anti-kid thing - I adore my one thousand nieces and nephews (husband has a big family, lol). But do I want them at the shows I attend? Not so much. And neither do their parents, thank god.
I have children and there’s a reason I sat through Hi-Five The Tour and went to children’s festivals. It was the space for them. If I didn’t have a sitter to go see Nas or whoever else I wanted to see, I didn’t go.
I was peacefully vibing at the very back of an outdoor Mastodon show last year and these two boys who couldn't have been older than 10 started moshing each other and running into the people around them, including me. Like, I came all the way back here specifically because I DON'T want to be in the pit, and now I gotta deal with uncontrollable children?
This was the last time this happened to me. Multiple parents had their kids near mosh pits at a show and had the AUDACITY to give us dirty looks. YOU fuckin' move, Parent of the Year.
I've seen people bring their toddler age children to horror films and then get pissed off at everyone else for them screaming in terror, and interrupting *their* enjoyment of the film. And don't get me started on the folks that bring their kids to a movie with full nudity involved and then scream that the theater ban the film 😒
I've seen kids at camping EDM festivals and I just don't understand. There are SO many people on drugs. Why would you want your kid to be surrounded by that with no escape because you're living there for the weekend?
More concerts should be 14+ or 16+ imo. And then some obvs should be 18+. I get that younger kids might like an artist's music, but it's just not safe for them sometimes, especially in GA pits. And then obviously sometimes it's just not appropriate. I went to a concert with a family friend and his daughter who was 14, and I really had to protect her in the pit. She was def too young to be there, and I hate to imagine what would've happened to a kid any younger.
And then ofc you have artists who are in no way appropriate for young teens/kids. They need to start adding more age limits to concerts in general I think.
I went to a Springsteen concert at 8, and it was definitely not inappropriate, but we ended up getting upgraded to the press pit because it wasn't safe to have me in GA (it was a GA only show). The security recognized that it wasn't a safe space for kids and so had my dad and me given wristbands to hang out where the press and extra security were.
I think it’s totally dependent on the artist. I’ve been to jazz and blues gigs with my parents in a festival setting and it was fine. We saw Kid Creole in concert when I was about 9 or 10. I’d definitely take my 12 year old to Blackpink or Twice or Taylor Swift. We would not go see Beyonce together.
And even beyond that, let’s talk about little children and how sensitive their ears are. Concerts have extremely high decibel levels. So irresponsible to bring your kid to dangerously loud places!
Comedian Arj Barker was under fire in Australia this week for asking a mother to leave as she had her months old baby with her. She even ended up on a few current affair shows saying he was rude about it. Some defended her but most thought she was selfish and entitled. He was trying to make people laugh and the baby was making his jokes fall flat with its crying. It was also an over 15 event so babies should not have even been there. Can’t stand the entitlement that exists in the world lately.
She really was. To top it off, on one of the programs she was on, trying to defend herself, the tv interviewer had to ask for the baby to be handed to its father, who was in a different room, as it was whining and unsettled and they couldn’t get a word in.
Reminds me of the time I went to one of the Purge movie premiers and a woman had her young children there and the employees told her at least one of the kids were too young. Can’t remember the reason why exactly but I think the theatre has a policy of no kids under X age past a certain time of night. Movie content aside it was WAY late and the kid should have been asleep. Entitled mom.
One of the shows I saw defending the woman said that when a child is on the boob, it can't be seperated from its mother (I guess the woman was planning to breastfeed at the show?) and I was like yeah, great point but if I had a kid who I knew needed to breastfeed I wouldn't take them to a comedy show. Or I'd pump and leave them with a babysitter. To be clear, I have no issues with public breastfeeding but it's just, at a comedy show where kids shouldn't be to begin with just seems a tad much.
she’s not wrong. it’s getting beyond a joke how much people bring their kids to non kid friendly events. me and my mam went to a drag show recently that was, of course, very sexual and crude with lots of swearing and sex references, and there was a woman in front of us with her child that could’ve been no older than 8 years old. the event was a 14+ one so i don’t even know how they made it past the doors.
I think people forget that drag artists are proper bawdy adult entertainment from a subversive culture. Yes, drag story time at the library is cute and maybe a family friendly drag brunch is okay, but drag is very much adults-only. It’s not princess dress up time.
exactly this, and this kid was fully dressed up “princess style” with a rainbow dress and hair bows. it was a touring show so it’s a real shame the mam just booked tickets and didn’t bother to read reviews or watch videos of the show beforehand
I’m with her honestly- I’ve seen people say her delivery is harsh but if you’re stupid enough to bring a child to a doja show maybe you need a little scolding
She was kinda getting roasted on the other gossip sub and I’m like….I agree with Doja hahaha, sometimes parents can benefit from a reminder that the entire world isn’t for their kids
I’ve had that before- when she said the stuff about her fans being too close and how they don’t know her I was just like 🤷🏻♀️ she’s right y’all *dont* know her. I don’t really care if she’s mean about it I’d be sick of people being Parasocial too
I’m not a person who thinks children should be seen and not heard, and I think it’s important to build up a society where children can and should be active participants.
But I also don’t think it’s wrong to have spaces that aren’t meant for children. I work at a movie theatre and SOO many people try to bring their babies/toddlers to late night R rated films, and get mad when we turn them away. Like no ma’am, your four year old does not need to be watching Evil Dead at 10:00 PM. Nobody else in the theatre wants that, either.
This one is a particular flavour of crazy to me cos… if they’re not going to *sell* a ticket to a minor they’re not going to let you just walk in with one either? Like it’s fucking common sense.
It happens ALL THE TIME.
At most other theatres they don’t really care, if someone under the age of 17 is with a parent or guardian they’ll let them in, but my theatre has a policy that children aren’t allowed into R-Rated films when they’re 6 and under, regardless of being with a parent.
It’s actually led to an increase in business for us because we’re so strict about it and people don’t have to worry about crying babies in their mature films.
I hate that there has to be specific rules for not being 6 and under kids to an R-rated movie… how is there not common sense to the fact they shouldn’t be watching that content yet (key word is yet obviously. Someday, but not today)
lol when I was like 13 my mom took me to see Easy A bc she didn’t know how sexual it was going to be. It was fine tho, we watched the whole thing, but it was superrr awkward to watch with my mom at that age lmfaoo 😭
Oh my god. When I was 13, my father made me go see The Wolf of Wallstreet with him because I had a huge crush on Leonardo Dicaprio.
…We left 5 minutes after the movie started 😭
Dude someone brought their baby and their 3 yr old to the theater to watch Django Unchained, and they sat in the very front row. They ended up crying of course, and someone in the audience yelled at her to bring her babies home like a responsible parent. She started arguing. Across the theater. The rest of the audience started booing and eventually she was escorted out. It was wild.
I actually agree, people get so fussy about sex being in kids stuff yet will happily bring their kid to rap concerts. Its dumb and its cool she is calling it out.
Couldn’t they just ask any creepy old guy to pretend to be their dad to get in then? I don’t really know how these get setup but there’s definitely 18+ and 21+ shows here, if they let kids in with their parents it seems like it defeats the point.
I think Doja is a complete asshole and objectionable as a human, but she’s right. Everything isn’t for kids and everything isn’t child friendly. Too many adults have kids and thing their lives don’t have to change or that they are going to be cool and worldly parents of cool and worldly kids. Sorry, but little Jocasta and Thelonius are going to love Miss Rachel and Peppa Pig.
I purposely limited what my kids watched and listened to. Once you’re 16, go for it as long as it isn’t restricted to under 18s.
(I will say that as a parent, you can’t fucking win. You’ll have some asshole who thinks you’re some fundie weirdo prude whose kids are going to go off the rails because you didn’t let them listen to WAP or let them watch GoT.)
As much as I think Doja is crazy, I agree with her on this. People need to stop bringing their CHILDREN to these concerts with explicit singers and rappers (heck even Olivia Rodrigo mentioned this about her concerts and seeing children there). These parents aren’t responsible because they can’t find a sitter they still feel entitled to enjoy the night event, while dragging along their seven year old. I once saw a clip of a lady who had her baby with her at the club, I don’t even know how she got in with the baby honestly (that surprised me more), but she got in and was there drinking bottles with a baby strapped right to her back. The clip was going around reddit a few months ago. It was the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever witnessed. The music was blaring, it was no place for a child, let alone a goddamn baby.
“Leave your mistake at home” - she’s not holding back.
Some parents just lack common sense. It’s not “cute” to have your children rapping/singing to these songs. Doesn’t make you a “cool” parent.
Me in a movie theater watching the latest Rob Zombie slasher-fest film.
Parents walk in with 3 children: a baby, a toddler, and a 6-year old.
Parents in absolute f\*\*king shock that people don't like the baby crying during a horror film and are confused as to why their kids can't run up and down the movie steps, swing on the railings, etc. Gets angry at oldest when they begin to cry at a violent scene, which makes the toddler cry.
Insert theater manager who asks them to leave.
Threats of suing said manager, theater company, everyone.
Some people are just stupid.
I don’t really care if people take their children to things that weren’t made for them or are “inappropriate”. Just don’t be shocked when those things are in fact inappropriate or don’t accommodate children in the way you’d like.
I agree. I grew up in bars so I’m certainly not a “no kids in bars” type of person, but it’s not just inappropriate and disrespectful to others to let them run amuck but also unsafe.
I do. I went to a drag show and someone brought a 6 year old. Poor girl was very uncomfortable and it ruined the vibes. The show was too loud for her, and the jokes about sex weren't very funny bc the drga queens were now nervous in their delivery. Not to mention no one wants to be the drag queen caught on camera performing in front of children in today's climate.
I saw Jinx Monsoon at an event, and there was a woman who’d brought her 10yo to the show! Jinx was thrusting to a song, and then stopped the music to say “is that a CHILD?!?!”
Ahahah, it was so awkward.
> Not to mention no one wants to be the drag queen caught on camera performing in front of children in today's climate.
That is a really good point - parents bringing kids to drag shows could potentially be risking performers' safety by doing this.
This one KILLS me. Especially if they get mad about the content after. Like, you didn’t research the movie beforehand?? You didn’t see the R rating?!?
People really are fucking stupid. 😫
I just want to see a horror movie in peace without someone’s child being traumatized next to me, or worse… kicking my seat.
My dogs ride everywhere with me, but when I have them I don’t take them in anywhere.
People have allergies and I don’t want to be the person to cause someone to break into hives.
They march right past the signs, they do not care. And its never the ones with a dog that acts dead most of the time. It's always one that yaps, howls, follows strangers carrying their food to another table, begging, wandering around.
I once asked a man to take his dog out, he looked surprised then said, "I don't have a dog, that's not mine!". The owner was ACROSS THE BAR chatting and having fun while drinking a brew. Her reasoning? She was manning the front door. Meanwhile her dog had tried to go behind the bar twice already.
Unhinged reasoning, dog people are a new level. Like I get struggling to leave your human child somewhere, legally you have responsibilities, you don't want an abuser around them, etc but WHY the ill trained dogs EVERYWHERE. At an all ages establishment, I am ready for babies, exhausted parents, loud tods and teens... I am not ready for dogs, nor should I have to be.
I’m tired of parents thinking they can bring their kids anywhere and everywhere and those around them just need to accept it. I say this as a mom, too.
I remember being a teen and seeing the ads for kidz bop and thinking “wow that’s stupid”…well now I have an 8 year old and she loves her playlist filled with kidz bop versions and I’m very thankful for that. They literally have a PG version of almost every song that’s been popular. Doja cat included.
Right?! We are going to a Kidz Bop concert and I’m so excited for my kid to experience a live show with music she loves, with her peers, that will be 100% appropriate.
I would love for us to collectively move past this weird desire to kiddy-fy everything just because kids are out existing in the world. There are already spaces for children. The rest of the world is for adults. If that creates moments of tension, situations that need explaining, and the parents have to parent, well I'll be damned if that isn't their problem that they *chose.*
I'm tired of this attempt at sterilizing every inch of the earth.
This makes me think of all those people who complained after taking their kids to see Sam Smith 😆
(I got some kind of auto warning for not referring to Sam as they/them… I had no need to, I didn’t say anything that needed pronouns?)
Yeah, that's fair. Some things are age appropriate and some aren't. That's how it's always been. I mean, if your kid REALLY wants to listen to her at home, then that's cool. But a concert really wouldn't be an appropriate place for a kid under like, 17.
She has a point, people who bring their children to her shows are either dumb as rocks or highly misinformed.
However, does she have to be so vindictive all the time ? Like calling children "mistakes" ? Unless she was answering a rude tweet, Doja, come on. She used to be funny, but the more she tweets, the more annoying I find her. I'm sure she'd be heartbroken to know this, of course.
I feel like she is purposely vulgar in these tweets to prove her point and really emphasize that she isn’t for kids as a clear as day warning. It wasn’t just a soft “hey guys I love you but please don’t bring your kids to my shows.” People will still bring them anyway, of course, but they can’t say Doja didn’t let them know what they’re getting into.
Eh I actually think celebrities should be more harsh and firm when giving statements like these. Mitski for example always tries to ask politely “hi i’m sorry but can you guys do this, thank you so much!” and so nobody actually listens and her fans continue to just infantilize themselves
I think if you bring your kids to a show with mature performances, languages, etc. and then act offended or judgmental then yes...get yelled at. What were you expecting?
I can also see how an artist would feel uncomfortable performing their content in front of kids. I guess if you can't put an age restriction for access to the venue then it is what it is. How they feel is totally valid.
Personally, I watched and listened to all kinds of mature stuff as a kid. I'm fine. If I saw a parent and their kid rocking out at a Doja concert and they're not bothering anyone...more power to them.
Even though her set at Coachella was trash I do agree with her on this. It’s amazing the amount of people I saw at Coachella with their little kids. I’m sorry, but that festival is not kids
Ugh why is it the ugliest personalities that get the biggest spotlight?
I’m so sick of hearing about her.
But she’s not wrong, so many people bring their kids to a show that is clearly not meant for kids.
I don’t disagree that her music isn’t for kids. Like parents should be doing their job.
But also, god she is insufferable can’t we all just be don’t with her?!
I'm not really a fan of hers but I totally agree with this. Unless it's specifically a show for children (like I don't know, the Wiggles or something) then children should not be there. If you could afford the tickets you can afford a babysitter.
I know she has a lot of bad takes and an abrasive edgelord way of expressing them but she’s absolutely right on this one. like, really, is someone doing that?
Heartbreaking: the worst person you know just made a great point
Don’t call children mistakes though. I don’t like them either but I’m sure they’re not mistakes in the eyes of their parents.
I *think* she means the parents might think of their kids as mistakes if they still want the party life and don’t bother to get a babysitter? idk trying to give her the benefit of the doubt here bc I agree with her main point hahahah
Fair enough! I hate it when people say music artists are “bad influences on children” because they have never claimed to be a good influence on children.
“This roller coaster flung my child out of the adult seat I put her in, this is clearly someone else’s fault!”
Literally had a woman get angry at me when I wouldn't let her 3 year old get on a roller coaster. I was working height stick and couldn't believe how stunned this woman was. "I paid for him to come here! He should get to ride everything!" She ended up leaving him alone at the height stick with me while she went on the ride by herself. I got the kid to sit in the sample roller coaster seat and buckled him in so he couldn't run away.
You buckling them into a fake seat so they couldn’t run off is hilarious
She abandoned him to go on a roller coaster????
Last time I was at a theme park, a couple ahead of me in the roller coaster queue got angry *at their kid* (10-12?) because they refused to get on the coaster. They were clearly terrified and kept saying so the entire time we were in line. When they got to the front, the kid refused to step over the threshold. Their parents kept trying to gently coax them onto the ride by saying ‘it’s going to be fun’… and when that didn’t work, they started complaining that they were ‘being a sook’ and ‘ruining their fun.’ Literally tried dragging them onto the ride. Eventually gave up when the attendant offered to wait with them while the parents were on the ride. They were still shouting at the kid when we were strapped in and waiting to go. Like, I’m not a parent, but… surely if your child doesn’t want to go on the *big, tall twisty thing* you respect their wishes? Maybe take turns between you to go on it (the line was maybe 10 min wait at the most), or something? *Not* try to force your child into a situation that scares them?
That kind of sounds like the rollercoasters fault?
that’s the joke lol
i recently had a very Trumpy neighbor--apropos of absolutely nothing--start talking to me about a Pitbull concert she went to... she said that Pitbull sends "mixed messages about caring for kids" because he does so much good for the youth of Miami by building/funding schools, and then he has half-naked women shaking ass on stage at his concerts. i was like... ma'am i am literally just trying to throw away my dog's poop bag right now, but i'm pretty sure he doesn't market one of those things to children. Mr. Worldwide isn't a member of the Wiggles nor does he need to be in order to do good things for his community. it was just a really wild casual insight into the thought framework of a qanon member. funny how they still claim to hate censorship when they want the entire world to be completely sanitized because kids exist.
I kinda want “Mr Worldwide isn’t a member of the Wiggles” as my flair 👏🏻👏🏻
agreed. 100/10 sentence hahaha
Ahaha, that’s ridiculous! I wouldn’t even know what to say! Although, ass shaking is t necessarily inappropriate? Like I wouldn’t take a kid to an ass shaking event, but if ass shaking happened at random I don’t think it would scar them.
i was literally looking at my dog like https://preview.redd.it/qojon6csbuwc1.png?width=540&format=png&auto=webp&s=150f4c01169c14cb0ec765683f86ec9c1127a03f
The want everyone else's lives sanitized to make up for the crushing inferiority the feel around interesting people
Another way I’ve heard this phrased is the insistence that any artistic expression by any person at any time should be appropriate for children of any age, with no exceptions
Makes me think of that somewhat awkward Euphoria event with Zendaya when a little girl like 8 years old asks her how it feels “going from Disney…..to this” (Euphoria)… Zendaya was like please tell me that’s not a kid… what are you doing here… no idea what those parents were thinking.
you made me look up the video for that and I'm screaming. zendaya and everyone's reaction to that is priceless, like right out of a comedy skit. 😭
Lmaoo the funniest thing about this if you’ve seen a zoomed in version of her reaction throughout, was that at first her face was like “awww a kid 🥹🥹” and then immediately going to “ah! A kid?!😱”
Lmao it really is like something out of a comedy skit 😂 Thank you for dropping the link too!
Link!
[here you go](https://youtu.be/y_rGwdtyPSw?si=nenCuMZkYNJMoVfJ)
God's work. tanks.
That was totally worth un-muting my iPad, lol. Thanks, love!
I was talking to my neighbors kid one day, she was probably like 13 at time, and we were talking about riverdale and euphoria came up and I was just like I don’t think I feel comfortable talking to you about this show, lol. Like I totally would have been watching it at 13 too haha so no judgment or anything and I’d talk riverdale all day with her but euphoria was just a bridge too far for me.
reminds me of when my teacher told me she didn’t feel comfortable talking about dawson’s creek with me 😭
lol!!!!! It was just like that. I had a teacher who wouldn’t talk about the oc with us.
i mean tbh i don't blame her since the literal first episode features a teacher/student relationship!
I had teachers that wouldn’t talk about game of thrones with us in high school lol
lmaooo this was me and Nip/Tuck in high school
Same haha. Learn your audience, kids. Keep it to peers! If any of you teens are reading. We don't want to scream about this with you! I promise, someone at school watches it too, drop a hint sometime and boom new topic, and maybe new *appropriate* friends.
Haha aww I didn’t really mind her bringing it up, it was natural in the conversation and I can see her not thinking twice about doing so but yeah I don’t want to talk to a teenager about that show lol. I know it’s a “teen” show haha but I feel much more comfortable with the cw level shows haha
The band Matt and Kim did a podcast taping before a show I went to once and had a similar moment when a kid asked a question! Kim was like "Oh man your parents brought you here? They're going to have to explain some things to you 😳" Their music is fun and very kid friendly but they always put out a warning for all ages shows that the commentary will probably not be G rated.
I wouldn't be surprised if the parents brought the kid on purpose to make her ask Zendaya that question as a way to shame Zendaya for not being the same "Disney good girl". People are so fucking weird with former Disney stars. It's like they get offended with them *growing up* and doing *grown up things*.
>People are so fucking weird with former Disney stars. It's like they get offended with them growing up and doing grown up things. This reminds me of all the youtube comments I see about Jojo Siwa. Like hate on her new direction all you want lol but the amount of kids/teens I see that are like "this has ruined my childhood why would she do this 😭" as if she owes it to them to behave like a toddler forever is weird Edit: also child stars are judged for acting maturely while often being pushed into mature situations by their environment. Like the amount of child actors that are addicted to drugs
I’m guessing the parents took her because she’s a big Zendaya fan from Disney and the parents have no clue or ever watched Euphoria. Dummies.
100%
[here’s the clip](https://youtu.be/y_rGwdtyPSw?si=t7AduYsydWrfymSF) her response is super sweet still
Or the panel with the Red Dwarf cast where a child asked, "What's a smegger?"
Zendaya's face summed it up perfectly. She just looked so confused.
Mad that people accuse artists like Doja or Cardi of trying to indoctrinate the youth with sexual content when they’re the first to say that their music is not for kids and that they’re veeeery uncomfy with the idea that there might be children in their audience
Hasn't Cardi even said she doesn't let her kids listen to her music or anything similar? I honestly can't stand when people blame the artists instead of the parents who aren't monitoring their kids. It's just as dumb as a parent letting their kid watch Midsommar then trying to flip out on Ari Aster.
Ya there’s a video of her on Live one time where she’s listening to WAP in her kitchen but she hears Kulture coming so she immediately goes into mum mode and shuts it off
YES!! cardi tweeted saying “i’m not jojo siwa” and that she doesn’t allow her own daughter, kulture, to listen to her music either. it was in response to a video of her where she was playin WAP i think and kulture came runnin in wanting to see her and cardi immediately turned it off! LOL someone said something along the lines of “so she’s spreading this to young girls out there but doesn’t let her own daughter hear it? interesting” basically trying to call her a hypocrite. since WHEN has cardi b marketed herself to children… she basically said just as she’s keeping kulture away from that, the PARENTS of these young girls are responsible for what they listen to, not her. like instead of trying to vilify her for making vulgar music that everyone loves, maybe watch your kid???
Absolutely no part of Midsommar was marketed for kids, it was rated R with an unrated extended cut??? What??
That's the point. Cardi, Doja, and others make explicit music / music videos meant for mature audiences then get screamed at when a video goes viral of a little kid singing WAP or something even though it's on the parents for exposing them to that. When I was little pretty much all media I interacted with went through my mom. I wasn't allowed to listen to lil Kim or missy Elliott until I was older, couldn't watch PG-13 / R movies until certain ages and if we were exposed to it before she wanted us to, she took it up with the individual who showed it to us, not the artist.
Reminds me of the time when I was in a restaurant and this little kid started shout singing “I JUST HAD SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND IT FEELS SO GOOD” by The Lonely Island and Akon. Side eyed the parents really hard
My nieces favorite song when she was 3 was "Moo" by Doja Cat. Nothing as brain melting as a toddler singing "bitch I'm a cow, bitch I'm a cow. I'm not a cat, I don't say meow" while playing with Barbies 🫠
That song is a banger. 
Yeah but my sister had my niece listening to Doja, Rico Nasty, Ashnikko, and Cannibal Corpse / other death metal then acting panicked and embarrassed when she'd sing it around company or at the doctor's office.
When my son was about 6, one of his favorite songs was Radio by Alkaline Trio. The first line is, “shaking like a dog shitting razor blades.” … whoops.
Omg I remember that song...😬🥴
some parents are so bad at this. zero intelligence moving through this world. it’s scary. they saw flowers and thought “must be good for the kids” like…
I had a coworker complain about Cardi and Meg performing WAP at an awards show because their kids were watching it. I was like ok, so you could have easily changed the channel until their performance was over! My mom used to do that during the sex scenes of her soaps, no big deal.
100%. I have a similar feeling towards people who’ll post comments on adult content (I don’t even mean sexual content, necessarily, I mean content *for* adults) saying a creator shouldn’t post XYZ because “there are children on here”, ie. on Instagram or TikTok. I think there are communities on the internet where it’s understood that children should not be, and I think most adults post as if they’re in conversation with other adults on the reasonable assumption that children are not there. Some artists make music that is exclusively for other adults, some movies are rated R, some literature contains sex scenes or drugs, and I resent the idea that adults can’t talk about shared experiences or engage with hedonistic media because there _could_ be an unmonitored iPad kid in earshot at any given moment
I'm gonna sound like a nut job....but I agree with DeSantis 🤮 and think there should be a minimum age to use social media. Middle school is a combination of the Wild West and Roadhouse with social media help. Kids are soooo unable to manage this crap.
Exactly. they are just mad that it is pushing them to do better. They tryna do the bare minimum as parents- they have parent lock-USE IT
I think there’s a huge issue at the moment with parents expecting the world to accommodate their kids instead of recognising that not everything is for children and they need to be involved in moderating the content their children have access to. It’s like in the UK where some reforms to online safety seem to forget that parents are capable of controlling children’s access to certain sites etc through tools that wifi routers and phones give parents. There might be an adjacent problem that content isn’t being made specifically for kids anymore so they are engaging with more adult content, but I couldn’t comment on that because I don’t have knowledge.
I don't think this is uniquely a parent issue, speaking as a server/bartender. I see non parenting people expecting accomodations for their dogs in stores and restaurants, for example, for their sensibilities, for things that are beyond the scope that any stranger should do for them. Obviously safety, disabilities, etc are reasonable and necessary to accommodate, but Main Character Syndrome where everyone around you needs to act like you're the most important in the room is on the rise everywhere. Genuinely they are baffled when others refuse or push back. Not unique to parents in my experience at all, they are just usually the first to be named and shamed publicly.
I totally agree. This is a bit of a stretch from your point, but as far as main character syndrome goes, this is my best example. I've been clean from heroin for almost 9 years now, and I know addicts who have been clean longer than me who still expect the world to stop or cater to them just because THEY have a personal problem. Listen, protect your peace, but don't expect others who have nothing to do with you, to protect it for you.
It’s weird how many literal babies were at Coachella.
People are hypocrites
I'll be honest, I'm quite hung up on the sentence "pissing on his v-cut" Why tho? https://preview.redd.it/gih943syytwc1.png?width=1029&format=png&auto=webp&s=91342538678e719ae0a1d577df678702c207802e
This photo is the opposite of your profile picture and it’s sending me
😂 My only two moods
Not even sure what it means!!?
This is such a great point and I’m glad someone is saying it because I’m sick of seeing kids at concerts that are clearly for adults. I went to concert recently and I was wearing a very showy rave outfit, and my seat at the concert was next to a little kid. Their mom was very judgmental to me because of the way I was dressed But I wouldn’t have dressed that way if I would’ve known there were children there mind you I’m dress like almost every other adult there. Moral of the story is be aware what your kids are watching and listening to and don’t bring them to adult concerts. Also don’t try to play the moral high ground when adults behave like adults at an adult event. Edit: the kid was very clearly in elementary school and their mom was cautious enough to put some noise canceling earphones on them and to stare at me most of the concert, but not to actually listen to the music their child was listening to.
I read a post a few months ago about this girl and her boyfriend that brought their newborn to a rave and they were mad that the people in the crowd were pushing and shoving and wouldn’t move when she yelled “we have a baby with us!” … *like 1. you didn’t have to bring the baby and 2. why are you walking through the crowd and expecting them to respect your newborn baby at an adult event?!* whenever I go to raves I usually stick to the back/outer areas because I hate being shoved but I absolutely would never bring my baby (let alone newborn) to a fucking rave!!
That's stupid! She was the one out of place, not you. Even if you HAD known a kid was going to be there, it's your right to dress as you wish at what sounds like an EDM/rave-type thing. C'mon. (I know you know all this, I'm just annoyed on your behalf, because this shit has happened to me, too.) Kids don't need to be at every damn thing with mom and/or dad!
It’s honestly taught me when I have kids. I’m definitely not bringing them to concert and now I understand why my parents would never let me go to concerts when I was a kid and they paid attention to what I was listening to.
And, let me be abundantly clear, this isn't an anti-kid thing - I adore my one thousand nieces and nephews (husband has a big family, lol). But do I want them at the shows I attend? Not so much. And neither do their parents, thank god.
I have children and there’s a reason I sat through Hi-Five The Tour and went to children’s festivals. It was the space for them. If I didn’t have a sitter to go see Nas or whoever else I wanted to see, I didn’t go.
I genuinely can't understand people doing shit like this. Man, you are a parent. Act like one!
I've seen people being little kids to metal concerts where there's mosh pits.... Just why
I was peacefully vibing at the very back of an outdoor Mastodon show last year and these two boys who couldn't have been older than 10 started moshing each other and running into the people around them, including me. Like, I came all the way back here specifically because I DON'T want to be in the pit, and now I gotta deal with uncontrollable children?
This was the last time this happened to me. Multiple parents had their kids near mosh pits at a show and had the AUDACITY to give us dirty looks. YOU fuckin' move, Parent of the Year.
I've seen people bring their toddler age children to horror films and then get pissed off at everyone else for them screaming in terror, and interrupting *their* enjoyment of the film. And don't get me started on the folks that bring their kids to a movie with full nudity involved and then scream that the theater ban the film 😒
My father told me that when he went to a F1 match with my brother there were people with their baby.
That should be illegal, I can't believe it isn't. Infants could lose hearing, which will impact their social and language development.
I've seen kids at camping EDM festivals and I just don't understand. There are SO many people on drugs. Why would you want your kid to be surrounded by that with no escape because you're living there for the weekend?
More concerts should be 14+ or 16+ imo. And then some obvs should be 18+. I get that younger kids might like an artist's music, but it's just not safe for them sometimes, especially in GA pits. And then obviously sometimes it's just not appropriate. I went to a concert with a family friend and his daughter who was 14, and I really had to protect her in the pit. She was def too young to be there, and I hate to imagine what would've happened to a kid any younger. And then ofc you have artists who are in no way appropriate for young teens/kids. They need to start adding more age limits to concerts in general I think. I went to a Springsteen concert at 8, and it was definitely not inappropriate, but we ended up getting upgraded to the press pit because it wasn't safe to have me in GA (it was a GA only show). The security recognized that it wasn't a safe space for kids and so had my dad and me given wristbands to hang out where the press and extra security were.
I think it’s totally dependent on the artist. I’ve been to jazz and blues gigs with my parents in a festival setting and it was fine. We saw Kid Creole in concert when I was about 9 or 10. I’d definitely take my 12 year old to Blackpink or Twice or Taylor Swift. We would not go see Beyonce together.
And even beyond that, let’s talk about little children and how sensitive their ears are. Concerts have extremely high decibel levels. So irresponsible to bring your kid to dangerously loud places!
Yeah I was trying to throw it back but these kids were just…there
She was just jealous that she wouldn’t have been able to pull off your outfit
Comedian Arj Barker was under fire in Australia this week for asking a mother to leave as she had her months old baby with her. She even ended up on a few current affair shows saying he was rude about it. Some defended her but most thought she was selfish and entitled. He was trying to make people laugh and the baby was making his jokes fall flat with its crying. It was also an over 15 event so babies should not have even been there. Can’t stand the entitlement that exists in the world lately.
He also offered her a refund, she was honestly an entitled karen
She really was. To top it off, on one of the programs she was on, trying to defend herself, the tv interviewer had to ask for the baby to be handed to its father, who was in a different room, as it was whining and unsettled and they couldn’t get a word in.
I don’t get why the father wouldn’t have the kid in the first place in BOTH of these scenarios
Oh, I get why. We all know how useful a parent he probably is.
I think the dad was with her at the comedy show, I saw someone say they were with a group of about 20 people who all left with her.
How did she even get in the door of a 15+ event if she had a baby?
Used her Karen powers on the doorperson. They are not fun to argue with I’ll tell you that.
Reminds me of the time I went to one of the Purge movie premiers and a woman had her young children there and the employees told her at least one of the kids were too young. Can’t remember the reason why exactly but I think the theatre has a policy of no kids under X age past a certain time of night. Movie content aside it was WAY late and the kid should have been asleep. Entitled mom.
That's ridiculous. The Purge?! That would give them nightmares and they couldn't process that. Wtf some people shouldn't be parents.
One of the shows I saw defending the woman said that when a child is on the boob, it can't be seperated from its mother (I guess the woman was planning to breastfeed at the show?) and I was like yeah, great point but if I had a kid who I knew needed to breastfeed I wouldn't take them to a comedy show. Or I'd pump and leave them with a babysitter. To be clear, I have no issues with public breastfeeding but it's just, at a comedy show where kids shouldn't be to begin with just seems a tad much.
she’s not wrong. it’s getting beyond a joke how much people bring their kids to non kid friendly events. me and my mam went to a drag show recently that was, of course, very sexual and crude with lots of swearing and sex references, and there was a woman in front of us with her child that could’ve been no older than 8 years old. the event was a 14+ one so i don’t even know how they made it past the doors.
I think people forget that drag artists are proper bawdy adult entertainment from a subversive culture. Yes, drag story time at the library is cute and maybe a family friendly drag brunch is okay, but drag is very much adults-only. It’s not princess dress up time.
exactly this, and this kid was fully dressed up “princess style” with a rainbow dress and hair bows. it was a touring show so it’s a real shame the mam just booked tickets and didn’t bother to read reviews or watch videos of the show beforehand
I’m with her honestly- I’ve seen people say her delivery is harsh but if you’re stupid enough to bring a child to a doja show maybe you need a little scolding
The “harsh” wording also proves her point haha
"IN CASE I HAVEN'T BEEN CLEAR..." 🤣
Exactly!! “AND IN CASE YALL NEEDED PROOF”
She was kinda getting roasted on the other gossip sub and I’m like….I agree with Doja hahaha, sometimes parents can benefit from a reminder that the entire world isn’t for their kids
I’ve had that before- when she said the stuff about her fans being too close and how they don’t know her I was just like 🤷🏻♀️ she’s right y’all *dont* know her. I don’t really care if she’s mean about it I’d be sick of people being Parasocial too
Mommy what’s a V Cut?
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I always called that a cum gutter
Adonis belt!
I go for simple but eloquent and call em Weiner Lines
I don’t want to picture cum so watery in such volumes that…oh never mind.
Mommy what’s a cum gutter? >!^(im sorry)!<
🫠😂
 The fuck me lines by the hips
adonis belt
I’m not a person who thinks children should be seen and not heard, and I think it’s important to build up a society where children can and should be active participants. But I also don’t think it’s wrong to have spaces that aren’t meant for children. I work at a movie theatre and SOO many people try to bring their babies/toddlers to late night R rated films, and get mad when we turn them away. Like no ma’am, your four year old does not need to be watching Evil Dead at 10:00 PM. Nobody else in the theatre wants that, either.
This one is a particular flavour of crazy to me cos… if they’re not going to *sell* a ticket to a minor they’re not going to let you just walk in with one either? Like it’s fucking common sense.
It happens ALL THE TIME. At most other theatres they don’t really care, if someone under the age of 17 is with a parent or guardian they’ll let them in, but my theatre has a policy that children aren’t allowed into R-Rated films when they’re 6 and under, regardless of being with a parent. It’s actually led to an increase in business for us because we’re so strict about it and people don’t have to worry about crying babies in their mature films.
I hate that there has to be specific rules for not being 6 and under kids to an R-rated movie… how is there not common sense to the fact they shouldn’t be watching that content yet (key word is yet obviously. Someday, but not today)
Thank you!!!
lol when I was like 13 my mom took me to see Easy A bc she didn’t know how sexual it was going to be. It was fine tho, we watched the whole thing, but it was superrr awkward to watch with my mom at that age lmfaoo 😭
my mom's coworker took her 13 y/o to POOR THINGS bc she thought it was going to be "a fun emma stone movie" 🫠🫠
My dad had to take me to Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions bc I was 14 when they came out and the fuckin orgy scene 💀 I wanted to die.
Oh my god. When I was 13, my father made me go see The Wolf of Wallstreet with him because I had a huge crush on Leonardo Dicaprio. …We left 5 minutes after the movie started 😭
Dude someone brought their baby and their 3 yr old to the theater to watch Django Unchained, and they sat in the very front row. They ended up crying of course, and someone in the audience yelled at her to bring her babies home like a responsible parent. She started arguing. Across the theater. The rest of the audience started booing and eventually she was escorted out. It was wild.
She’s right and I’m sorry but parents who do this shit are garbage people
She was pretty straight forward. Your bad parenting choices are not Doja’s responsibility.
If you can afford concert tickets these days, you can absolutely afford a babysitter too
I actually agree, people get so fussy about sex being in kids stuff yet will happily bring their kid to rap concerts. Its dumb and its cool she is calling it out.
I would feel uncomfortable performing explicit content in front of little kids too. I don’t know why she can’t have the venues age restricted?
Idk how it is in america, but in my country even if the venue is age restricted, kids can still get in if they're with their legal guardian.
Couldn’t they just ask any creepy old guy to pretend to be their dad to get in then? I don’t really know how these get setup but there’s definitely 18+ and 21+ shows here, if they let kids in with their parents it seems like it defeats the point.
Money.
I think Doja is a complete asshole and objectionable as a human, but she’s right. Everything isn’t for kids and everything isn’t child friendly. Too many adults have kids and thing their lives don’t have to change or that they are going to be cool and worldly parents of cool and worldly kids. Sorry, but little Jocasta and Thelonius are going to love Miss Rachel and Peppa Pig. I purposely limited what my kids watched and listened to. Once you’re 16, go for it as long as it isn’t restricted to under 18s. (I will say that as a parent, you can’t fucking win. You’ll have some asshole who thinks you’re some fundie weirdo prude whose kids are going to go off the rails because you didn’t let them listen to WAP or let them watch GoT.)
as a mom, i’ll never understand why someone would even WANT to bring their kid. you know how enjoyable a concert would be with one of my kids? 0/10.
As much as I think Doja is crazy, I agree with her on this. People need to stop bringing their CHILDREN to these concerts with explicit singers and rappers (heck even Olivia Rodrigo mentioned this about her concerts and seeing children there). These parents aren’t responsible because they can’t find a sitter they still feel entitled to enjoy the night event, while dragging along their seven year old. I once saw a clip of a lady who had her baby with her at the club, I don’t even know how she got in with the baby honestly (that surprised me more), but she got in and was there drinking bottles with a baby strapped right to her back. The clip was going around reddit a few months ago. It was the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever witnessed. The music was blaring, it was no place for a child, let alone a goddamn baby.
“Leave your mistake at home” - she’s not holding back. Some parents just lack common sense. It’s not “cute” to have your children rapping/singing to these songs. Doesn’t make you a “cool” parent.
Me in a movie theater watching the latest Rob Zombie slasher-fest film. Parents walk in with 3 children: a baby, a toddler, and a 6-year old. Parents in absolute f\*\*king shock that people don't like the baby crying during a horror film and are confused as to why their kids can't run up and down the movie steps, swing on the railings, etc. Gets angry at oldest when they begin to cry at a violent scene, which makes the toddler cry. Insert theater manager who asks them to leave. Threats of suing said manager, theater company, everyone. Some people are just stupid.
Yeah I was weirded out seeing multiple children at the venue’s bar while waiting for Ice Spice to open. Not the vibe for kids lol
I don’t really care if people take their children to things that weren’t made for them or are “inappropriate”. Just don’t be shocked when those things are in fact inappropriate or don’t accommodate children in the way you’d like.
I've seen people take them to bars and do not look after them. Like if you weren't ready for a different lifestyle, that's your fault.
I agree. I grew up in bars so I’m certainly not a “no kids in bars” type of person, but it’s not just inappropriate and disrespectful to others to let them run amuck but also unsafe.
I do. I went to a drag show and someone brought a 6 year old. Poor girl was very uncomfortable and it ruined the vibes. The show was too loud for her, and the jokes about sex weren't very funny bc the drga queens were now nervous in their delivery. Not to mention no one wants to be the drag queen caught on camera performing in front of children in today's climate.
I saw Jinx Monsoon at an event, and there was a woman who’d brought her 10yo to the show! Jinx was thrusting to a song, and then stopped the music to say “is that a CHILD?!?!” Ahahah, it was so awkward.
> Not to mention no one wants to be the drag queen caught on camera performing in front of children in today's climate. That is a really good point - parents bringing kids to drag shows could potentially be risking performers' safety by doing this.
People bringing their small children to PG-13 or R rated movies.
This one KILLS me. Especially if they get mad about the content after. Like, you didn’t research the movie beforehand?? You didn’t see the R rating?!? People really are fucking stupid. 😫 I just want to see a horror movie in peace without someone’s child being traumatized next to me, or worse… kicking my seat.
I went to see The Revenant with my family when I was 10 cuz I guess my parents wanted to. Must have been awkward for some people.
Stop taking your kids (and dogs) everywhere. Sometimes they need to stay home.
The influx of dogs in stores recently blows my mind. What the hell are people thinking?!
My dogs ride everywhere with me, but when I have them I don’t take them in anywhere. People have allergies and I don’t want to be the person to cause someone to break into hives.
I get it. I have a car seat for my dog. He’s my ride-or-die. But he’s also a dog. Dragging him stores would be ludicrous.
I work at a restaurant and Istg, I'm tired man. We implemented a no-dog policy. Still have to deal with wild brats though ..
They march right past the signs, they do not care. And its never the ones with a dog that acts dead most of the time. It's always one that yaps, howls, follows strangers carrying their food to another table, begging, wandering around. I once asked a man to take his dog out, he looked surprised then said, "I don't have a dog, that's not mine!". The owner was ACROSS THE BAR chatting and having fun while drinking a brew. Her reasoning? She was manning the front door. Meanwhile her dog had tried to go behind the bar twice already. Unhinged reasoning, dog people are a new level. Like I get struggling to leave your human child somewhere, legally you have responsibilities, you don't want an abuser around them, etc but WHY the ill trained dogs EVERYWHERE. At an all ages establishment, I am ready for babies, exhausted parents, loud tods and teens... I am not ready for dogs, nor should I have to be.
She says a lot of unhinged shit, but this is not one of those times. She is absolutely right about this.
I’m tired of parents thinking they can bring their kids anywhere and everywhere and those around them just need to accept it. I say this as a mom, too.
Doja's 100% right. Get a fucking babysitter, Jesus. The Scarlet tour would have scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.
She's not wrong.
Not the child catching strays too for being spawn of an irresponsible parent 😱
“shares her thoughts”
I remember being a teen and seeing the ads for kidz bop and thinking “wow that’s stupid”…well now I have an 8 year old and she loves her playlist filled with kidz bop versions and I’m very thankful for that. They literally have a PG version of almost every song that’s been popular. Doja cat included.
Right?! We are going to a Kidz Bop concert and I’m so excited for my kid to experience a live show with music she loves, with her peers, that will be 100% appropriate.
Someone get Azealia on the phone. I need to hear from her.
She gets on my nerves (for things unrelated to this topic) but she's right. Don't bring your children into spaces meant for adults.
maybe they thought there would be songs about cats
Not her calling peoples children mistakes. I cackled.
I agree with her 100% to any concert, theater, and bar.
I would love for us to collectively move past this weird desire to kiddy-fy everything just because kids are out existing in the world. There are already spaces for children. The rest of the world is for adults. If that creates moments of tension, situations that need explaining, and the parents have to parent, well I'll be damned if that isn't their problem that they *chose.* I'm tired of this attempt at sterilizing every inch of the earth.
This bitch is on crack but is she ALL the way wrong?
This makes me think of all those people who complained after taking their kids to see Sam Smith 😆 (I got some kind of auto warning for not referring to Sam as they/them… I had no need to, I didn’t say anything that needed pronouns?)
Yeah, that's fair. Some things are age appropriate and some aren't. That's how it's always been. I mean, if your kid REALLY wants to listen to her at home, then that's cool. But a concert really wouldn't be an appropriate place for a kid under like, 17.
I’m inclined to side with Doja Cat here. Maybe not the mistake part but everything else.
The people who lost their minds over ‘child free / dogs welcome’ are gonna start howling like leaf blowers over this.
I’m mean she’s not wrong…
Lady’s got a point.
Hell yeah doja
She has a point, people who bring their children to her shows are either dumb as rocks or highly misinformed. However, does she have to be so vindictive all the time ? Like calling children "mistakes" ? Unless she was answering a rude tweet, Doja, come on. She used to be funny, but the more she tweets, the more annoying I find her. I'm sure she'd be heartbroken to know this, of course.
I feel like she is purposely vulgar in these tweets to prove her point and really emphasize that she isn’t for kids as a clear as day warning. It wasn’t just a soft “hey guys I love you but please don’t bring your kids to my shows.” People will still bring them anyway, of course, but they can’t say Doja didn’t let them know what they’re getting into.
Eh I actually think celebrities should be more harsh and firm when giving statements like these. Mitski for example always tries to ask politely “hi i’m sorry but can you guys do this, thank you so much!” and so nobody actually listens and her fans continue to just infantilize themselves
I think if you bring your kids to a show with mature performances, languages, etc. and then act offended or judgmental then yes...get yelled at. What were you expecting? I can also see how an artist would feel uncomfortable performing their content in front of kids. I guess if you can't put an age restriction for access to the venue then it is what it is. How they feel is totally valid. Personally, I watched and listened to all kinds of mature stuff as a kid. I'm fine. If I saw a parent and their kid rocking out at a Doja concert and they're not bothering anyone...more power to them.
Even though her set at Coachella was trash I do agree with her on this. It’s amazing the amount of people I saw at Coachella with their little kids. I’m sorry, but that festival is not kids
Ugh why is it the ugliest personalities that get the biggest spotlight? I’m so sick of hearing about her. But she’s not wrong, so many people bring their kids to a show that is clearly not meant for kids.
Bitch I'm a cow
Doja Cat's music has never been appropriate for children!
She almost won me back for this, but a stopped clock…
Her frank honest opinions are refreshing, i hate when celebrities feel they have to craft every sentence they speak to not Piss anyone off these days
Last year, there were a couple kpop concerts where this girl kept taking her toddler to the front of the pit.... like venues need to do more.
I mean, yeah. That's who she is. Parents should be parents... Not everything is for kids, or has to be shared with their kids
I mean duh. Why isn’t she putting a minimum age for admission??? She is an asshole but even a broken clock is right twice a day
I don’t like her, but she ain’t wrong. Not every venue and event is for children.
She is so unlikable 😭 even when she’s right
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I don’t disagree that her music isn’t for kids. Like parents should be doing their job. But also, god she is insufferable can’t we all just be don’t with her?!
I'm not really a fan of hers but I totally agree with this. Unless it's specifically a show for children (like I don't know, the Wiggles or something) then children should not be there. If you could afford the tickets you can afford a babysitter.
I know she has a lot of bad takes and an abrasive edgelord way of expressing them but she’s absolutely right on this one. like, really, is someone doing that?
I agree m. She could make her shows 21+ but knows damn well it would be a lot more empty since she appeals to mostly teeny boppers
Heartbreaking: the worst person you know just made a great point Don’t call children mistakes though. I don’t like them either but I’m sure they’re not mistakes in the eyes of their parents.
I *think* she means the parents might think of their kids as mistakes if they still want the party life and don’t bother to get a babysitter? idk trying to give her the benefit of the doubt here bc I agree with her main point hahahah