Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, confusing! - Page 2

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

On 2/25/2015 ashleigh dupray said:
Here is the gist of it:

Giuliana: "I love Zendaya's style, and I love when she has the little hair—she just had it," She has just such a tiny frame that this hair, to me, overwhelms her. I feel like she smells like patchouli oil."

Kathy Griffin:"Or weed!"

Giuliana "Yeah, maybe weed?"

KG : "Weed is legal now".

I didn't see this, but I watched Zendaya on DWTS. How on earth is this RACIST?? I think, once again, things are being blown up. I also read that Giuliana was trying to be Joan Rivers, and no one can do that. I agree. There was only one Joan Rivers. Giuliana should stick to her own style and not try to imitate her and be snarky or funny!

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

Zendaya's father is AfroAmerican. Zendaya was wearing an ethnic hairstyle. Why would you say it smells like patchouli oil?

I do not not think Giuliana Rancic is a racist, rather I think she is ignorant. The posted conversation is her second apology. Her first apology only reinforced her ignorance (and arrogance)

colliegirls · ‎05-13-2012

I don't even know what patchouli oil is, what is it???

Lotus · ‎03-09-2010

On 2/25/2015 colliegirls said:
I don't even know what patchouli oil is, what is it???

An oil that hippies wore in the 70's associated with drug use.

eta....just found this on Urban Dictionary:

Patchouli Oil

Hippie perfume.

An oil worn as perfume by dirty hippies in lieu of showering or bathing in any way. Used to mask the scent of marijuana and week old body odor, but usually it merely mixes with the scent to form a new, BO/Patchouli combo that can repulse even those who are olfactorally challenged, except for hippies, who love it.

"People with closed hearts will always feel as though they are at war with the world." ~My friend Nancy

Marianne1 · ‎04-16-2013

This was part of the original response from Zendaya: There is more, it is out there everywhere. Since this statement, Guiliana has apologized and said this has been a learning process for her. Zendaya has VERY graciously accepted the apology. She is a very well spoken young woman.

"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."

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"There is a fine line between what is funny and disrespectful," and Fashion Police clearly hasn't learned what that is. Comments like these are not only offensive to a large group of people, but borderline racist and largely wrong generalizations that only help to further reinforce a stereotype that has a deeply rooted negative history.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

On 2/25/2015 beach-mom said:
On 2/25/2015 ashleigh dupray said:
Here is the gist of it:

Giuliana: "I love Zendaya's style, and I love when she has the little hair—she just had it," She has just such a tiny frame that <em>this</em> hair, to me, overwhelms her. I feel like she smells like patchouli oil."

Kathy Griffin:"Or weed!"

Giuliana "Yeah, maybe weed?"

KG : "Weed is legal now".

I didn't see this, but I watched Zendaya on DWTS. How on earth is this RACIST?? I think, once again, things are being blown up. I also read that Giuliana was trying to be Joan Rivers, and no one can do that. I agree. There was only one Joan Rivers. Giuliana should stick to her own style and not try to imitate her and be snarky or funny!

idk but there is a major uproar now about FP being reaired with the "offending" segment intact.

the young woman in question has extensions - in other words these aren't her own dreads she developed over the years

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

ii have a small bottle of patchouli, it has never turned or went bad and i have worn over the years. it had a distinctive scent but i would never associate it with dirty hippies. it is actually the base of many perfumes

brii · ‎06-20-2010

I don't think G meant it to be racist. I think she was trying to be funny and it isn't working out for her

CANDLEQUEEN · ‎03-09-2010

I don't think Guiliana is a racist, but it was a very ignorant comment and hurtful as a lot of the comments are on that show. I think Guiliana realized how ignorant and disrespectful she actually sounded and her 2nd apology seemed very sincere, and Zendaya(a very talented young lady) has accepted...Time to move on.......Who knows how much longer FP will actually last, but I still enjoy it, obviously not as much as when Joan was on, but it is an OK show!!!!!!