Zendaya Responds To Criticism Over Her Comments On Being Biracial

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“But to literally be two races, it’s really hard to see color because I’m the gray area…”—Zendaya

Zendaya Responds To Criticism Over Her Comments On Being Biracial

Zendaya recently got BLASTED on Twitter after Complex ran their story on the 18-year-old they’ve lauded as one of their “Women Of Next Year.”

After the mag’s Twitter account pulled a quote from the interview where she spoke on the “gray area” that comes with being biracial…

.@Zendaya on race: "To literally be two races, it’s hard to see color—I’m the gray area." https://t.co/i78rdokSSn pic.twitter.com/8NI5B15igJ

— Complex (@ComplexMag) December 2, 2015

fans went IN on the actress/songstress for seemingly disowning her black heritage.

@ComplexMag @Zendaya once you have any black in you you're automatically black in the eyes of everyone around you

— Isaac (@Isaac__Collins) December 2, 2015

bitch @Zendaya you black and that's it https://t.co/2Mfuszj0r0

— jerry (@headhvncho) December 2, 2015

I wanted Zendaya to be better than this, but alas, she's been brainwashed by the new black ideology. They got another one. Damn.

— lost in wonderland; (@bookworm_radio) December 2, 2015

Though Zendaya has light skin privilege due to colorism. She's still a black girl in the eyes of the white supremacist society we live in.

— JB (@JBlackson) December 2, 2015

If it's 'hard for you to see color' how can you be a Black activist @Zendaya?

— Sensei Aishitemasu (@seren_sensei) December 2, 2015

Zendaya has since clapped back and noted that while she sees a “gray area” because of her biracial heritage, she also explained in the article that she considers herself African-American.