05 March 2023 , 21:13
555
0
Janet Jackson's nephew TJ Jackson has attempted to "clarify" his take on his famous aunt's 'oversexualized' performances after he appeared to criticise her in a string of tweets.
The 3T star took to Twitter to clear up any confusion over his judgement of Janet's career after he stressed the importance of helping to "protect girls."
TJ, 44, - the son of Tito Jackson - explained that he had deleted his original tweets "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."
He wrote: "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."
TJ has clarified his stance on sexualised music
Janet is known for her sexual performances (KMazur/WireImage)However, he stood by his stance on modern music and "overtly sexualized" songs using Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's hit song WAP as an example of what he doesn't agree with.
Strictly's Molly Rainford and Tyler West fuel romance rumours while on tour
He explained: "I used WAP and the 'there’s some hoes in the house' repetitiveness and its over-glamorization of being a hoe as an example.
"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."
TJ blasted her 'overly sexualised' performances (Twitter)
Janet has been a sex symbol over many decades (AFP)TJ then referenced being a father as a reason for his strong feelings on why people should strive to protect impressionable children, claiming, "I feel we as adults (and artists) have a responsibility to remind them of their worth and potential."
He then returned to the subject of Janet, 56, as he praised his aunt for her incredible career in music.
He said: "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.
TJ blasts 'overly sexualised' performances as 'degrading to women' (Twitter)"I would never diminish my aunt or any family member. I respect them, look up to them and love them too much,' concluding with, 'To you, they are legends and global icons. To me, they are that and more. They are my family."
The furore surrounding TJ's comments began when he responded to a tweet from a fan of a clip of Janet on stage dancing seductively to her track Would You.
At the time he replied: "I never liked when she did this in concerts either. I don't like when females are overly sexualized in art... it degrades and objectifies's women in a way that's not healthy. I prefer the That's The Way Love Goes Janet."