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Doja Cat<\/strong><\/a> is letting fans know she does not approve of their unofficial nickname, \u201cKittenz.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy fans don\u2019t name themselves s\u2014t,\u201d Doja, 27, wrote in a since-deleted Threads post<\/a> on Sunday, July 23. \u201cIf you call yourself a \u2018kitten\u2019 or f\u2014king \u2018kittenz\u2019 that means you need to get off your phone and get a job and help your parents with the house.\u201d<\/p>\n In another since-deleted thread, Doja clarified that while she may have given her fans the \u201cKittenz\u201d nickname in the past, she did so \u201cwhen i was an alcoholic teen.\u201d<\/p>\n After one user asked the Grammy winner<\/a>, \u201cWhat should i change my name to since you dont [sic] like the term kitten,\u201d Doja responded by writing, \u201cJust delete the entire account and rethink everything it\u2019s never too late.\u201d<\/p>\n That same day, Doja called out another fan account for using her real name, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, as their Threads username. \u201cYou making my government name ur sn is creepy as f\u2014k,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n When a third fan wrote to the star on Sunday, asking, \u201cI wanna hear you say (I do love you guys) As usual you say to your fans,\u201d Doja quipped<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t though cuz i don\u2019t even know yall.\u201d<\/p>\n The comments sparked backlash from some fans, with one Threads user noting they \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d her. \u201cBut we have supported you through thick and thin,\u201d the user continued. \u201cMind you you\u2019d be NOTHING without us.\u201d<\/p>\n In response to Doja\u2019s fan feud, several of the \u201cKiss Me More\u201d singer\u2019s top fan pages deactivated their social media accounts.<\/p>\n The social media drama comes days after Doja shared her excitement to see her listeners on her upcoming tour. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to go on tour! Love you guys! Feeling blessed. <3,\u201d she wrote via Twitter<\/a> \u2014 which has since rebranded to X \u2014 on July 20.<\/p>\n Doja is no stranger to making headlines for social media activity. One year ago, she found herself in another social media feud after slamming actor Noah Schnapp<\/strong><\/a> for sharing their private DMs, in which they discussed her crush on his Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> costar Joseph Quinn<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s like borderline snake s\u2013t. That\u2019s like weasel s\u2013t,\u201d Doja stated in a July 2022 Instagram Live video<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not saying that encapsulates his entire personality. I wouldn\u2019t imagine he is. Maybe he is, like, a whole snake. But I didn\u2019t see him that way. I made an assumption that he was gonna be chill about it and he went and shared information that I didn\u2019t feel comfortable with him sharing.\u201d<\/p>\n Schnapp, 18, later clarified that he apologized and that there were \u201cno hard feelings\u201d<\/a> between him and Doja. However, Doja allegedly lost over 200,000 Instagram followers<\/a> amid her and Schnapp\u2019s feud, dropping from 24.34 million to 24.14 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Doja](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Doja-Cat-Slams-Fans-for-Dubbing-Fan-Base-as-Kittenz-Without-Her-Approval-Get-Off-Your-Phone2.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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