Doja Cat Reveals Massive New Back Tattoo, Explains Its Meaning

Doja Cat is showing off her newest ink. On Thursday night (May 4th), the rapper/singer took to Instagram to share several photos of the detailed bat skeleton tattooed onto her upper back and shoulders. In addition to the images, Doja shared a screenshot of an article explaining the symbolism behind the tattoo.

She highlighted one section from the article that reads: "Bats often represent death in the sense of letting go of the old, and bringing in the new. They are symbols of transition, of initiation, and the start of a new beginning." (A quick Google search led me to the Pure-Spirit article Doja used for anyone interested.)

When Doja first posted the photos, her caption said, "'don't explain yourself' is so corny," but it was later edited to just show a single bat emoji. Doja's need to explain her new ink probably stems from the backlash she received in April over one of her other new tattoos of a mythological creature. People began flooding the post's comments with accusations that Doja was a Satanist and sold her soul to the devil. "No [sic.] a fan anymore. Used to love you but you clearly sold your soul to the devil. Unfollow,” one user commented to which Doja replied, "Whatever helps u sleep at night."

Later that month, Doja shared another post that explained the tattoo which came from Fortunio Liceti's influential 1665 edition of De Monstris, a book about deformities in nature. "Your fear is not my problem," she wrote in response to the mini Satanic Panic her tattoo sparked.