Zendaya + Natural Hair + Stereotypes

Reading about what Giulana Rancic from 'E' entertainment said about Zendaya's hairdo at the Oscars didn't phase me in the slightest, because this isn't the first time something like this has happened.. racist outbursts are said but done in the most subtle way, and just slip in between the cracks-- the comment although, was completely unacceptable.
Saying that her hair:  “smells like patchouli oils….and weed.”

Hold up, wait a minute!

Do you not see how racist that comment is? Sadly enough I was just thinking about this the other day that racism is still very much evident, even in this time and age. As much as her comment  got laughed off by her fellow colleagues on the 'Fashion police', it definitely was not-- in any shape or form- a laughing matter.

LOOK at this gorgeous-ness! Why would such a stereotypical ignorant view be said? It's like to say that all black people smell-- which I have heard being said before!
I mean, a lot of the time in the media, when things like this are being said, they are just shrugged off, when really it is a big deal and it does need to be addressed.

But Zendaya responded beautifully and maturely to such a childish slur:

Even if she (Giulana) said it for comedic purposes... it wasn't funny. At all. In the slightest. 

Flip it around, if something was said about Giulana, I bet the media would have a lot to say on it.

It just saddens me that people still have this stereotypical view of black people-- we are all meant to be equal, but some people-- I guess do not feel that way, and this is why such things like what was said about Zendaya, still happen.

I mean, I love how Zendaya embraced such a style, it represents beauty, versatility and uniqueness-- and for it to be made so small and to be put in a box by just a couple of words.

Ridiculous.

But each to their own. Zendaya pwned Giulana. End of.

Rock on, girl.

Who am I?

There's something that my spiritual father always says.. And I tend to think about it and then push it to the back of my mind..
He says 'The reason why a lot of people are suffering is because they do not know who they are'
And my first thought was 'Well, I know who I am.. I'm Diana' and that's when I push it back.

But really.
Who am I? I'm a person who is very in tune.. Or i'd like to believe I have a level of intuition, I am really passionate, emotional, loving, caring-- I can be possessive, jealous, passive aggressive..
But in all these things, is this who I am, or am I just recycling this from what people have told me? Because you know sometimes people can tell you how you are and you take it on board..

I definitely do think about it.. And I do analyze myself on a daily basis..

It's I still have issues about myself that I need to deal with, but are those issues the result of not knowing who I am?
Like, someone can say to me I'm a great person, but I instantly shut it down.. I don't believe I am.. And I guess this is where the issue lies..

It's a lot.. But I will get there.