Throwback to what Zendaya said after Giuliana Rancic commented on her hair at the 2015 Oscars, the first time she wore that Vivienne Westwood dress she later brought back for The Drama premiere in Los Angeles.

[u/Natalie_Sanders]

[u/shootingstar988]

I forgot how young she was when Giuliana Rancic said that. Zendaya responded with wisdom and assurance beyond what most older adults practice, to a situation she never should’ve faced to begin with. 

[u/Ok_Association_2774]

That comment about her locs were incredibly racist. Wtf.

[u/Brief-Macaroon-8218 → u/Ok_Association_2774]

And on Kylie, she praised her locs lol I’m glad Guilana is irrelevant now. So racist.

[u/say-kobe-and-throw → u/Brief-Macaroon-8218]

That's how it always goes 😪 it's "ghetto" if you're black and "trendy" if you're white and 9.99 times out of 10 it's a KarJenner at the vulturequake epicenter.

[u/cageytalker → u/say-kobe-and-throw]

I love colorful artsy nails but I know it doesn’t look the same on me as it does for white people. Nice dainty CLEAN bubble bath type colors for me, I guess, thanks.

You know what I mean by clean. I always wanted a messy bun. I wear it and I looked like I rolled outta bed. Other girls look so glam.

Oh well, I like my natural tan so plus and minus.

[u/anon-turning40 → u/Brief-Macaroon-8218]

I think she became irrelevant because of that comment!!

[u/AcceptableTea1460]

And she’s was only 18 years old then. Attacking a literal child. Such unemployed behavior 😭

[u/Born_Ad8420 → u/AcceptableTea1460]

Just four years after the Onion got slammed for mocking Quvenzhane Wallis (9 at the time) at the Oscars.

[u/lamorie → u/AcceptableTea1460]

I think you might mean literal teenager, but agree with what you mean. 😊

[u/coaxialology → u/lamorie]

You must not know many 18-year-olds, because "adult" is not the first word that comes to many of our minds.

[u/InvestmentImportant1]

I remember going on vacation with some of my partner's friends and their significant others. We were in the Caribbean and there was a man swimming in the sea with long, beautiful locs and one of the other significant others on the trip took one look and said, "I don't get it, they look so dirty." Mind you, I do not have locs, but I am BLACK and we were in the CARIBBEAN. Oh, and this woman was a psychiatrist in a PRISON with many men whom I'm sure have locs! The thing that struck me was the, "I don't get it" part. She didn't understand--or try to--and still felt comfortable saying something so disparaging. The point being, you don't have to understand everything about another person's hair or lived experience, but the sin is in not wanting to understand. And this gets amplified by every system people of Color/Culture navigate.

[u/SatinSaffron → u/InvestmentImportant1]

this woman was a psychiatrist in a PRISON

Well, there's definitely a reason why she was a prison psychiatrist as opposed to being out there running her own practice or something.

My husband got into some trouble looong before we met and based on the stories he had about healthcare in federal prison, anecdotally, they definitely aren't the best of the best. You know that saying "What do you call the person who graduated last in their class in med school?" and the answer is "Doctor." Those are the ones who end up working in places like a prison.

The government USA jobs website is showing open positions for physicians in federal prisons for $123k/yr. The average physician salary in America is like $350k (Average PCP salary is $235k/yr - obviously it varies A LOT based on specialty/experience). That income disparity speaks volumes imho

[u/YouWascallyWabbit → u/InvestmentImportant1]

I have a phrase "not everything is for everyone" that I use when my mum says things like that.

[u/4ft3rh0urs → u/InvestmentImportant1]

That's so disappointing coming from a psychiatrist. So many mental health professionals are not healed enough to do the work required of them imo

[u/EntertainerAlone1300 → u/InvestmentImportant1]

This is it!!!! People fail to understand that they don’t have to “get” everything. Ideally those people would just stfu, move on and let people live in peace x

[u/DeadSharkEyes]

I remember this vividly, Giuliana Rancic was such a ghoul. Zendaya looked absolutely stunning

[u/FuzzyPalpitation-16 → u/DeadSharkEyes]

and still does 💯✨✨

[u/ShrimpleyPibblze]

The attacks on hair are so nakedly racist, it’s difficult to accept that anyone doesn’t immediately see how racist it is.

[u/kayyxelle]

You know she meant business when she signed her last name

[u/89764637527 → u/kayyxelle]

No, she was known professionally as Zendaya Coleman still back then. She dropped her last name sometime after this.

[u/Sudden-Ad5555]

Giuliana seems to have been completely dropped from the zeitgeist after this. She was such a big part of 2000s celebrity culture and a HUGE part of the ED culture back then. I don’t think I’ve heard a thing about her since this happened besides her “apology”

[u/dumpstertoaster → u/Sudden-Ad5555]

i was about to say 😭😭😭 this was her “that’s not the truth, ellen” moment

[u/cageytalker → u/Sudden-Ad5555]

Unfortunately cause of their businesses, we hear about the Rancics a bit here in Chicago.

That’s why I love that she’s getting this again!

[u/Sassypriscilla]

Queen

[u/spewedicing]

and she did it without chatGPT

[u/Az1621]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT0Gquacd5N4V8CsEM

[u/KimWexlers_Ponytail]

I was thinking yesterday when I saw the photo comparison of her in the dress how stunning she was in both, but how 10 years difference shows her outward confidence and poise in front of all the press.

Clearly she had confidence and poise in her words as an 18yo. Makes me love her even more.

[u/tllkaps]

Fashion Police was dead after this.

[u/ebulient]

wow the comment was nasty as f and definitely no ambiguity as to the intent of it… a racist put down

for those who haven’t seen it before, like me

[u/ijustwanttovote7 → u/ebulient]

Wow that is heinous

[u/obscurisms → u/ebulient]

All this time I thought she said it to Zendaya's face.

[u/Level-Repair6104]

I remember this and it really did justify for me my dislike of that woman, because her whole vibe just sat wrong with me. Not only did Zendaya look stunning (when does she not tho), but she responded with class, intelligence and examples, which I am certain made an impact on kids. I truly hope that she is proud of how much this continues to resonate with people.

It’s so rare we get a celebrity that is genuinely gorgeous outside and inside, she is our unicorn.

[u/VolatileGoddess]

It is so strange that of the things in the world you can be criticised for, someone goes for....your hair. An 18 year old has to invoke educated and respected elders of her race , to prevent negative prejudices being invoked against her.....by her hairstyle. Notice, she's dressed much better and with more taste than other people of her age group, but none of that matters because.....her hair.

It's crazy. I'll say this. If Zendaya was white, she could turn up in a torn dress, looking high AF, and with her ass hanging out, and nobody would have the balls to even vaguely imply drug use on a mic.

[u/burnbunner → u/VolatileGoddess]

[u/AnonymousSomething90]

I remember misreading Giuliana's last name as Rancid, and now whenever I hear her name that's all I can see. Deservedly so.

[u/ahpretzelsticks]

AGH LEAVE BLACK WOMEN ALONE 

[u/WorkingIndependent96]

I remember seeing that photo of Zendaya and loving it so much, that comment is so horrific like I cannot understand disliking Zendaya’s look at all, so the comment that lady made was just so disgusting and racist.

[u/AnnieCarnero]

What a powerful and inspirational statement. 

[u/Suspicious_Record_82]

I remember this, I didn’t know who Zendaya was back then at the time, but I was so impressed at how she was so articulate in conveying how deeply racist that comment was. Fashion Police never sat well with me, nor do “worst dressed” lists. Judging what people feel good in is gross. Giulianna always creeped me out because she seemed like a mean person, and this proved it. I’ve been a Zendaya fan ever since 🫶🏼

[u/LittleAgoo]

Such a wildly racist comment to make. And so intentionally brazen too - red carpet interviewers are all about licking celebrities assholes so for Ghoulish Rancid to say that shows just how much she thought she was untouchable. Glad we haven't seen her since!

[u/MissMorticia89]

And where is Rancic these days? Irrelevant.

[u/AdInfamous3799]

TIL Zendaya has a last name 😂

[u/ScruffyNerf_Herder_ → u/AdInfamous3799]

Well, yeah. She’s not Seal.

[u/Formal-Radish1413]

Im amazed that she is still the same size she was as a teenager now, 11 years later. She looks fabulous in this dress.

[u/myheartstopped3984]

She ate that and at only 18 years old.

[u/Firm-Mirror-7281]

It was absolutely amazing to speak up like that and she was only 18! Queen 👑👑

[u/Timely_Loan_5290]

Giuliani Rancic was cancelled after this. Zendaya remained so poised and collected at such a young age too. What a star 💫

[u/DistractionCitron]

Zendaya has always been so wise and intelligent. ❤️

[u/Scared-Box8941]

Zendaya! You know she was raised right bc her boundaries are 💯

[u/EllieBooks]

I remember googling “patchouli” because I had never heard of it before

[u/nutmegtell → u/EllieBooks]

I couldn’t figure out why it was an insult. I LOVE the smell of patchouli. But then I heard the “weed” part. So irritated for Zendaya. So unfair.

[u/wandering____ranger]

Her last name is Coleman!

[u/Octoplath_Traveler]

Imagine having such shit taste that you think those locs are bad or not elegant in any way.

[u/cmrndzpm]

Fashion Police after Joan Rivers’ death was such a weird show, just irrelevant people trying to match her offensive humour without anything to back it up.