For parents who have young children, there’s a strong possibility you’ve heard of Jojo Siwa. The 17-year-old has become a household name for young girls everywhere after her rise to fame with youthful songs, dances, style, and products.
Originally appearing on the show “Dance Moms”, the singer gained popularity on YouTube.
She became a hit sensation for her side-pony and her colorful and rainbow style. Young kids love her energy and the music and dances she does.
With her popularity, a lot of companies collaborate with her on things such as games, products, and activities for kids.
Jojo Siwa has a ton of kid-targeted products such as clothing, accessories, and games. Of course, parents love Siwa usually because she’s so “kid-friendly.” She embraces being young and many parents like that kind of influence for their children.
Recently, however, Siwa got a lot of backlash after one mom posted on TikTok about a game she created for young girls.
Mom Heather Watson posted on TikTok about the game called Jojo’s Juice. The game comes with cards and different variations of how to play the game.
The reason that Watson and other parents were outraged is because the game is targeted for kids aged six and over.
The game in itself seems pretty innocent—as truth or dare can be appropriate. But, once reading the cards and questions, the mom was disturbed.
One question asks kids if they’ve ever stolen from a store.
For six-year-olds, asking this kind of question can lead to some negative consequences, as many parents opt to teach children honesty.
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Another talks about invasion of privacy.
One card asks if the kids have ever walked in on someone naked, or if anyone has ever walked in on them naked, which raised a number of red flags.
Another question asks about wearing underwear.
Another card asks the question if the kids have ever gone outside without underwear, stating that bathing suits don’t count. The question definitely seems rather inappropriate for young children.
Another card asks if players have, “learned the art of twerking.”
With the game marketed at kids so young, many parents were not happy to see that the game brought up twerking at all.
Parents were not happy to see that this game was circulating at all.
Many parents said that the questions are “too much” for young kids and they don’t want their children thinking that these things are acceptable or okay.
Others said six-years-old is way too young for some of the concepts.
No parent wants their six-year-old talking about stealing or seeing people naked. So, parents were unhappy to see it was marketed at kids so young.
However, after the video went viral, Jojo Siwa spoke out on TikTok about pulling the game.
Jojo said that she “had it pulled from shelves” and asked the company to stop production immediately. She said she was “unaware” of the questions involved in the making.
The maker of the game, Spin Master, also confirmed that it would be pulled from store shelves.
