Zendaya happy for her stance against 2015 distasteful remarks on her hairstyle
Entertainment
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Zendaya expressed her satisfaction that she stood up for herself vis-a-vis a controversy that was kicked up after a showbiz programme host made an obnoxious comment about her African-styled hairdo.
“That’s how change happens and it made me think, ‘How could I always have a lasting impact on what people saw and associated with people of colour?’” Zendaya told John David Washington in the interview with her Malcolm and Marie co-star.
Giuliana Rancic had said the traditional African hairstyle made Zendaya look like she "smells like patchouli oil or weed." It was the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood Highland Center that took place on February 22, 2015.