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Teen star Zendaya has condemned Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic for suggesting she reeks of marijuana because she wore her hair in dreadlocks.
The K.C. Undercover actress wore the hairstyle as she walked the Academy Awards red carpet on Sunday and during an Oscars special episode of Fashion Police, which aired on Monday, Rancic analyzed Colemans look and said, I feel like she smells of patchouli oil
maybe weed.
Zendaya has since fired back on Instagram.com, writing, There is a fine line between what is funny and disrespectful. Someone sad (sic) something about my hair at the Oscars that left me in awe. Not because I was relishing in rave outfit reviews, but because I was hit with ignorant slurs and pure disrespect. To say that an 18 year old young woman with locs must smell of patchouli oil or weed is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive.
Rancic has since apologized, writing on Twitter.com, Dear @Zendaya, Im sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had nothing to do with race and never would!!!
JustAnotherGen
(31,681 posts)Versus someplace I frequent where people actually know who Zendaya is.
She's such a button though!
ETA - and Guiliana is getting dragged for looking so AnaMia right now . . . neither is right.
BeyondGeography
(39,278 posts)I thought this was another Giuliani thread.