Doja Cat Regrets Her Clapback To Timothee Chalamet's Opera Comments

"I took it upon myself yesterday to 'give it to the man' because there is a culture based around outrage. What I was doing yesterday was virtue signaling because... I knew Timothée's goof-up was something that I could leverage in order for people to connect with me and f*ck with me. And it's easy. It's a modern way to garner clicks, likes, approval, all kinds of things."

"I wanted to feel like I was part of something bigger than myself. I wanted to be pat[ted] on the back the way everybody else is patting each other on the back in the comments sections. And I wanted to look like a hero, and that's what happened."

"Dancers show up [at] 8 a.m., 6 a.m. whatever the f*** [time] they show up, and they break, and they bleed every single day just because they have respect for it."

Doja Cat deleted a TikTok video where she criticized Timothée Chalamet's comments suggesting opera and ballet are dying art forms. She later posted a clarification explaining her initial response was virtue signaling motivated by a desire for social approval and clicks. Despite taking ballet as a child, she acknowledged never attending opera or ballet performances. Doja admitted she leveraged Chalamet's controversial statement to connect with audiences and gain validation, recognizing this as part of modern outrage culture. She reflected that her initial impulse was to feel part of something larger and appear heroic, rather than stemming from genuine conviction about the art forms.

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