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| Zendaya blasts ‘Fashion Police’ host Giuliana Rancic’s ‘ignorant’ red carpet dis | Zendaya blasts ‘Fashion Police’ host Giuliana Rancic’s ‘ignorant’ red carpet dis |
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| E!’s acerbic fashion review show “Fashion Police” may have finally crossed a red line. | E!’s acerbic fashion review show “Fashion Police” may have finally crossed a red line. |
| Host Giuliana Rancic employed not one but two racially tinged stereotypes to criticize Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman’s red carpet look: a sleek Vivienne Westwood gown and dreadlocks. | Host Giuliana Rancic employed not one but two racially tinged stereotypes to criticize Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman’s red carpet look: a sleek Vivienne Westwood gown and dreadlocks. |
| “I feel that she smells like patchouli oil . . . or weed,” Rancic said during Monday night’s show. “Yeah, maybe weed.” | “I feel that she smells like patchouli oil . . . or weed,” Rancic said during Monday night’s show. “Yeah, maybe weed.” |
| Chuckles all around. | Chuckles all around. |
| [Oscars not diverse enough? Vanity Fair after-party had beautiful people of all colors] | [Oscars not diverse enough? Vanity Fair after-party had beautiful people of all colors] |
| Zendaya, whose father is black, immediately zeroed in the not-so-subtle racial subtext of Rancic’s comments. | |
| In response, the 18-year-old star issued a rather lengthy takedown of Rancic’s comments — noting that despite the stereotype of dreadlocks being associated with weed smokers and Rastafarians, they are a symbol of “strength and beauty.” | In response, the 18-year-old star issued a rather lengthy takedown of Rancic’s comments — noting that despite the stereotype of dreadlocks being associated with weed smokers and Rastafarians, they are a symbol of “strength and beauty.” |
| “There’s a fine line between funny and disrespectful,” she wrote in the missive on Twitter. | “There’s a fine line between funny and disrespectful,” she wrote in the missive on Twitter. |
| Zendaya noted that Ava DuVernay, who directed the Oscar-nominated film “Selma,” Harvard professor Vincent Brown, author Terry McMillan and Grammy-nominated soul singer Ledisi all have dreadlocks. | Zendaya noted that Ava DuVernay, who directed the Oscar-nominated film “Selma,” Harvard professor Vincent Brown, author Terry McMillan and Grammy-nominated soul singer Ledisi all have dreadlocks. |
| “There is already a harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair,” she added. “My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough.” | “There is already a harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair,” she added. “My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough.” |
| pic.twitter.com/q0fOYrv3gc — Zendaya (@Zendaya) February 24, 2015 | pic.twitter.com/q0fOYrv3gc — Zendaya (@Zendaya) February 24, 2015 |
| pic.twitter.com/q0fOYrv3gc | pic.twitter.com/q0fOYrv3gc |
| — Zendaya (@Zendaya) February 24, 2015 | — Zendaya (@Zendaya) February 24, 2015 |
| [For some, Sean Penn’s ‘green card’ moment served as confirmation of #OscarsSoWhite] | [For some, Sean Penn’s ‘green card’ moment served as confirmation of #OscarsSoWhite] |
| Rancic later apologized, saying that her comments were referring to her “bohemian chic” look and had nothing to do with race. | Rancic later apologized, saying that her comments were referring to her “bohemian chic” look and had nothing to do with race. |
| Dear @Zendaya, I'm sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had NOTHING to do with race and NEVER would!!! — Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) February 24, 2015 | Dear @Zendaya, I'm sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had NOTHING to do with race and NEVER would!!! — Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) February 24, 2015 |
| Dear @Zendaya, I'm sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had NOTHING to do with race and NEVER would!!! | Dear @Zendaya, I'm sorry I offended you and others. I was referring to a bohemian chic look. Had NOTHING to do with race and NEVER would!!! |
| — Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) February 24, 2015 | — Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) February 24, 2015 |
| On Twitter, there was no shortage of people coming to Zendaya’s defense. | On Twitter, there was no shortage of people coming to Zendaya’s defense. |
| Maybe #guilianarancic smells like cultural stereotyping and a touch of racism. Zendaya looked gorgeous. @e_FashionPolice — Hannah Lynch (@HannahMMLynch) February 24, 2015 | Maybe #guilianarancic smells like cultural stereotyping and a touch of racism. Zendaya looked gorgeous. @e_FashionPolice — Hannah Lynch (@HannahMMLynch) February 24, 2015 |
| Maybe #guilianarancic smells like cultural stereotyping and a touch of racism. Zendaya looked gorgeous. @e_FashionPolice | Maybe #guilianarancic smells like cultural stereotyping and a touch of racism. Zendaya looked gorgeous. @e_FashionPolice |
| — Hannah Lynch (@HannahMMLynch) February 24, 2015 | — Hannah Lynch (@HannahMMLynch) February 24, 2015 |
| Look I understand who Joan Rivers was & what #FashionPolice is, but that joke was aimed at a stereotype of a culture of a people. #Zendaya — David Johns (@Dreams_on_Paper) February 24, 2015 | Look I understand who Joan Rivers was & what #FashionPolice is, but that joke was aimed at a stereotype of a culture of a people. #Zendaya — David Johns (@Dreams_on_Paper) February 24, 2015 |
| Look I understand who Joan Rivers was & what #FashionPolice is, but that joke was aimed at a stereotype of a culture of a people. #Zendaya | Look I understand who Joan Rivers was & what #FashionPolice is, but that joke was aimed at a stereotype of a culture of a people. #Zendaya |
| — David Johns (@Dreams_on_Paper) February 24, 2015 | — David Johns (@Dreams_on_Paper) February 24, 2015 |
| But so also did Vogue, which labeled Zendaya the “Breakout Star” of the Academy Awards in a post Sunday night: | But so also did Vogue, which labeled Zendaya the “Breakout Star” of the Academy Awards in a post Sunday night: |
| Oh, what a difference a serious red-carpet moment can make! If you didn’t know who Zendaya was before tuning in to the 87th Annual Academy Awards tonight, well, you will now: The lissome and lovely Disney actress and pop singer caused a stir on the red carpet in a figure-hugging ivory-toned Vivienne Westwood slip of a goddess gown, replete with flowing dreadlocks: one part Lisa Bonet, one part Venus de Milo, and all very grown up (which is to say, all very un-Disney). We’ll be keeping our eye on you, Zendaya. | Oh, what a difference a serious red-carpet moment can make! If you didn’t know who Zendaya was before tuning in to the 87th Annual Academy Awards tonight, well, you will now: The lissome and lovely Disney actress and pop singer caused a stir on the red carpet in a figure-hugging ivory-toned Vivienne Westwood slip of a goddess gown, replete with flowing dreadlocks: one part Lisa Bonet, one part Venus de Milo, and all very grown up (which is to say, all very un-Disney). We’ll be keeping our eye on you, Zendaya. |
| Oh, what a difference a serious red-carpet moment can make! If you didn’t know who Zendaya was before tuning in to the 87th Annual Academy Awards tonight, well, you will now: The lissome and lovely Disney actress and pop singer caused a stir on the red carpet in a figure-hugging ivory-toned Vivienne Westwood slip of a goddess gown, replete with flowing dreadlocks: one part Lisa Bonet, one part Venus de Milo, and all very grown up (which is to say, all very un-Disney). We’ll be keeping our eye on you, Zendaya. | Oh, what a difference a serious red-carpet moment can make! If you didn’t know who Zendaya was before tuning in to the 87th Annual Academy Awards tonight, well, you will now: The lissome and lovely Disney actress and pop singer caused a stir on the red carpet in a figure-hugging ivory-toned Vivienne Westwood slip of a goddess gown, replete with flowing dreadlocks: one part Lisa Bonet, one part Venus de Milo, and all very grown up (which is to say, all very un-Disney). We’ll be keeping our eye on you, Zendaya. |
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| [This post has been updated to correct the spelling of Giuliana Rancic's first name.] | [This post has been updated to correct the spelling of Giuliana Rancic's first name.] |