YouTube just wanted to give a shoutout, but it ended up entangling the singer-rapper into a controversy about her skin tone. On Tuesday (March 10), the video streaming network shared its “#WCE” playlist 81 tracks from a number female artists. “Get introduced to these women who are rising in the ranks hip hop. Feat. Doja Cat,” YouTube wrote. As the cover image, YouTube used a photo Doja Cat wearing a pink headset and a matching bra. , but the public had quite a bit to say about her skin color.

Thousands comments poured in accusing Doja bleaching her skin or criticizing YouTube for making the Hot Pink artist lighter. She was made aware the backlash and took to her Instagram Story to set the record straight and deny allegations that she was somehow altering her image. “Hey,under this picture talking about this,” she said in a video as she showed some remarks from the public.

“Hey, how about I’m half white, not entirely black,” she continued. ” I was staying indoors a lot before that shoot. New f*ckin’ subject! Dumbasses.” Check out Doja Cat explain herself below.