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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another reason why the comment was racists/ignorant:

Black folk of all different backgrounds, SES status, educational status and profession wear dreadlocks.  It's is a hairstyle choice one finds throughout all levels and types of black people, and especially women.  I know many black women and a few black men with dreadlocks in my personal life and work environment.  I am upper middle class, white and a lawyer.  Zendaya's hair seemed totally normal to me as its a hairstyle I see in the course of my typical DC life.  I didn't even think twice when I saw a picture of her on the red carpet.  Just thought she looked really pretty.  Her hairstyle was just a pretty hairstyle but not unusual in any way.

[b]One rarely sees white folk with dreadlocks anywhere but on a hippy commune.[/b]  It is just not a typical hairstyle for white people across all levels of society.

To me, therefore, it seems pretty clear that GR does not spend much time around white people if she felt this hairstyle was unusual enough to make a refer me to pot and patchouli.  That is why is sounded off, or racist, as it seemed like she lives in a world where "normal" peoe don't wear dreadlocks.

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Wasn't that her exact point???!!!![/quote]

No, you dont get it.... if your LIFE is DIVERSE and you live in the REAL WORLD (i.e. folks of all kinds of skin color, hair styles, SES levels and culture) Zendaya's hairstyle would not CAUSE a REACTION/COMMENT from you as you would be USED TO SEEING IT.  I see women with this hairstyle ALL THE TIME in my life. [b]Zendaya's cute look didn't seem "different" to me at all (e.g. "something I had rarely seen before that caused me to associate it with ONLY ONE STEREOTYPE)!!!!![/b]  So many of you are just clueless.  Really.  Get out in the real world folks.  It is a lot more interesting than just long straight Caucasian hair everywhere.[/quote]

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