Casual Racism

[Asclepias]

Disney actress Zendaya rocks dreads at the Oscars and Guiliana Rancic assumes they smell like weed?

"Giuliana Rancic commented on actress and singer Zendaya's dreadlocks hairstyle she wore on the Oscars red carpet Sunday night, saying that they make her look like she "smells like patchouli oil. Or, weed."

Casual racism is still in style. I love Zendayas response to the silly ignorance.

"There is already 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. 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."




Tangled in Knots Zendaya and The Politics of Casual Racism - NBC News

 

[Ravi]

Racist or jealousy?

 

[Porker]

What were those black people even doing at the Oscars? Didn't they get the word?

 

[Pogo]

Wait ---- weed is "racist"?

 

[Mad Scientist]

She probably smells like weed.

 

[koshergrl]

I've never met a dredlocked person who didn't reek of patchouli.

 

[squeeze berry]

 

[depotoo]

Her hair looks beautiful.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Whatever happened to ribbons to show you were better than the rubes watching.

 

[S.J.]

Racism. He can't talk about anything else.

 

[mudwhistle]

Her hair looks beautiful.

I don't think it's her real hair.

 

[mudwhistle]

Wait ---- weed is "racist"?

Do they make tie-dye evening dresses???

 

[Nutz]

I'd do her.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

<---dreadlocks smell like weed.

 

[Asclepias]

Her hair looks beautiful.

I don't think it's her real hair.

Most of the women wear extensions.

 

[depotoo]

More than likely, it includes extensions. Doesn't make it any less beautiful.

Her hair looks beautiful.

I don't think it's her real hair.

 

[mudwhistle]

<---dreadlocks smell like weed.

And armpits.

 

[depotoo]

I have a good friend with beautiful, long dreadlocks, and he doesn't smoke weed.

 

[boedicca]

Patchouli oil and weed are Hippie stereotypes, not racial ones.

Another case of manufactured outrage by the Race Baiting Industry.

 

[squeeze berry]

Racism. He can't talk about anything else.

casual racism, racist overtones

everything is racism to him, but he is hardly unique. The author of the opinion piece is the same way. It's in their genetics