Zendaya Defends Herself from Body-Shaming Twitter Tirade
This is what taking the high road looks like.
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Just when you thought we were done with women randomly criticizing other women's bodies, Difficult People creator Julie Klausner decided to go after Zendaya…the night of her Kids' Choice Award win. Nice.
The young actress' *thing* (besides acting and singing and schooling racist commenters) is body positivity, so after retweeting Klausner, she went in, referencing the essay she wrote after Giuliana Rancic joked about her dreadlocks at last year's Oscars.
Do you find this funny? I will write another paragraph to educate you aswell #youreallywannabenext? https://t.co/z6dXOJ3TaiMarch 13, 2016
Now....everyone go look in the mirror at their beautiful body, and love that shit😘 #thickgirlswinning #skinnygirlswinning #weallwinningMarch 13, 2016
What followed: multitudes of Zendaya fans trying to show Klausner why her way of thinking is problematic, Klausner escalating the situation by comparing Zendaya to Kim Jong Un, and finally, an uneasy truce.
SMDH.
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at Marie Claire. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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