Janet Jackson’s nephew TJ addresses backlash after criticising her sexy performances...

It is totally okay to love your family but not like their actions. We can voice our disdain on social media and not be bullied over our opinion because those family members are not famous. Neither do they have die-hard fanbases. So when TJ Jackson said he wasn't a fan of his auntie Janet's sexually-charged performances, her fanbase came down on him like a tonne of bricks. Janet is positively hailed by many as the blueprint for sexual expression for Black women in music, and of course this is fiercely protected by her admirers. As a result, TJ spent hours having to defend himself, even going on Twitter Spaces to clarify his remarks. The bullying and insults hurled his way were totally uncalled for! So much that even his brother Taj had to weigh in. 

If you are over the age of 12, then it was easy to comprehend that he was saying Black women do not need to degrade themselves to get ahead in the industry and as a father of young daughters, this was his moral standpoint. Today he stands firm on his views and praises his aunt for being the legend that she is. 

I wish Twitter wasn’t such a toxic place. It’s filled with hidden land mines, bots, tabloid media accounts and gotcha keyboard warriors ready to pounce on every single word you tweet.
If gossip, chaos and bullying are the only thing you use Twitter for, maybe you need to… https://t.co/sMZB0JAw8J

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) March 2, 2023

I’ve been dealing with this for months. That is why I stopped tweeting. If you think this tweet is only about the last 48 hours, maybe you are putting your own context, views and spin on my tweet.

— Taj Jackson (@tajjackson3) March 2, 2023

I decided to delete my entire twitter thread because people either weren’t reading the entire thread or were making wrong inferences and some of the original posts I was responding to were deleted making my replies harder to understand in full context. 1/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

This all started with my belief that we should do a better job protecting our girls and I don’t think many of our music videos today (that are aimed at our kids) empower our girls in the right way. 2/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

I used WAP and the “there’s some hoes in the house” repetitiveness and it’s over glamorization of being a hoe as an example. 3/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

Yes I believe women can be sexy and sensual but I do feel there is a line that can be crossed when the message becomes something different and it affects our youth in a different way than you or me can understand. 4/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

As a father I will always protect girls and speak my mind when it comes to kids. They are impressionable and often defenseless that I feel we as adults (and artists) have a responsibility to remind them of their worth and potential. 5/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

Now on to my aunt… There will never be another Janet Jackson. She is irreplaceable. She is to me the greatest female artist, period. No other female artist influenced me more. Not even close. 6/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023

I would never diminish my aunt or any family member. I respect them, look up to them and love them too much. To you they are legends and global icons. To me they are that and more. They are my family. 7/7

— TJ Jackson (@tjjackson) March 1, 2023