According to Merriam-Webster, the word "mulatto" means "the first-generation offspring of a Black person and a white person." They also consider the term "usually offensive" because of its muddy origin. As Latto's popularity increased, her namesake -- which represented her biracial roots -- became a more significant issue for her and her team.
"Mulatto was a negative term that I was trying to make positive," she relayed. "We're gonna start positive, and I feel like that's gonna bring that energy my way. I feel like, in a way, that could've been holding me back, and I don't want to attach that to myself anymore."