Impressed with Zendaya and her response to having her hair style associated with drug culture

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https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/singer-zendaya-calls-out-giuliana-rancic-for-111954684778.html

Impressive and refined way to stand up for what is right. I am very, very impressed with this girl's (she is 18 so still really a girl IMO) statement which you can read at the end of the article. She is both well spoken and yet clearly offended and rightly so. My DD (11) loves her from TV and its refreshing to see that a Disney-esque televison personality and popstar is actually to be admired. Finally, a role model worthy of my DD's admiration!

My DD is blonde and blue-eyed and I have pointed out to her stereo types on these tweeny-bopper TV shows many times: from the all too common and long-standing racists ones to the less discussed "pretty blonde girl" always cast as the dumb girl or the mean-girl. I love that a female celebrity from one of these shows (shows that all to often perpetuate these stereotypes) has stepped up to tear a nasty stereotype down!

[Anonymous]

she was a fabulous dancer on DWTS. I thought she would win the whole thing. she deserved to win it.

[Anonymous]

The main issue is hygiene

[Anonymous]

I loved her statement. She could have said some mean spirited things in response (and I wouldn't blame her if she did) but she handled it in a very classy manner. Giuliani should be very embarrassed.

[Anonymous]

Don't know her, but she is beautiful. And love that she stood up to that comment about her hair. Good for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The main issue is hygiene

Ah, NO, it isnt. Giuliani Rancic said that Zendaya's hair brought to mind patchouli or weed - NOT that Zendaya actually smelled like either!

-OP

[Anonymous]

Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

Why was it unnecessary? You view it one way and Zendaya viewed it another way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

I disagree. Dreadlocks are most commonly associated with Rastafarian culture and black people. Sure, some white folks have dreads, I even work with one, but its just not that common. Dreds (or locs as Zendaya calls them) are also not nearly as closely related to hippies as they are to black Rastafarians and Bob Marley fans. Now, if she had said "makes me think of the Grateful Dead, patchouli and ankle bracelets" it would have been okay but, she didn't.

I will concede that Guliana may not have meant it as racists but she should have thought about it a LOT more before she said it. Just dumb to say something like that. To me it makes it clear that Guliana should not be talking on live tv, she isn't thoughtful or intelligent enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

I disagree. Dreadlocks are most commonly associated with Rastafarian culture and black people. Sure, some white folks have dreads, I even work with one, but its just not that common. Dreds (or locs as Zendaya calls them) are also not nearly as closely related to hippies as they are to black Rastafarians and Bob Marley fans. Now, if she had said "makes me think of the Grateful Dead, patchouli and ankle bracelets" it would have been okay but, she didn't.

I will concede that Guliana may not have meant it as racists but she should have thought about it a LOT more before she said it. Just dumb to say something like that. To me it makes it clear that Guliana should not be talking on live tv, she isn't thoughtful or intelligent enough.

There is a STRONG weed culture for Rastafarians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:she was a fabulous dancer on DWTS. I thought she would win the whole thing. she deserved to win it.

+1! I agree wholeheartedly and thought she showed the same grace and class on DWTS as well.

[Anonymous]

But that's not even her real hair. Those are "weave dreads". Yeah, the comment was not well thought out, but it's just a hairstyle she chose for the time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

I disagree. Dreadlocks are most commonly associated with Rastafarian culture and black people. Sure, some white folks have dreads, I even work with one, but its just not that common. Dreds (or locs as Zendaya calls them) are also not nearly as closely related to hippies as they are to black Rastafarians and Bob Marley fans. Now, if she had said "makes me think of the Grateful Dead, patchouli and ankle bracelets" it would have been okay but, she didn't.

I will concede that Guliana may not have meant it as racists but she should have thought about it a LOT more before she said it. Just dumb to say something like that. To me it makes it clear that Guliana should not be talking on live tv, she isn't thoughtful or intelligent enough.

There is a STRONG weed culture for Rastafarians.

There's a STRONG alcohol culture for Irish, but you would never hear someone say of a celebrity with straight red hair "I think she smells of booze."

[Anonymous]

I've had locs for over 10 years and no one has ever thought I was a weed head. I think that notion is outdated if you live within a 100 mile radius of a diverse city.

GR just talked out of her ass, it's hard to fill airtime. I'd never want to do it.

- 40+ y.o. loc wearer

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but tying it to race was unnecessary. I think Giuliana meant it in a "dreads, like hippies and weed ha ha" type of way. She didn't mean it in a "you're black so.... Weed." Way.

As a black person I'm so over the race card being played at the wrong time.

I will concede that Guliana may not have meant it as racists but she should have thought about it a LOT more before she said it. Just dumb to say something like that. To me it makes it clear that Guliana should not be talking on live tv, she isn't thoughtful or intelligent enough.

G may not have "meant to" have said something racist, but her comments certainly illuminate what she was thinking in an unfiltered way.