As I’ve noted several times, no one will just let Zendaya live. So many people try to start beefs with this young woman, and it irritates me to no end. Zendaya is, for the most part, just doing her thing and being a young woman of color, and that bothers so many people. Anyway, here’s a new chapter to the No One Can Let Zendaya Live book. Zendaya was trying to buy some gift cards at a store last night and the clerk was really rude to her.
Zendaya has alleged she was the victim of racism at a supermarket – with the clerk allegedly refusing to serve her and throwing her wallet back at her when she tried to buy $400 in gift cards.
“The lady that was helping us… I don’t think she was a huge fan of our skin tone,” the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress told fans on Snapchat Tuesday night. Zendaya alleged the clerk told her she couldn’t afford the gift cards before throwing her wallet, causing her cards to fall out.
“I can’t make this s— up!” she told the camera.
The 20-year-old star said, “This is what we deal with…” – before her male friend added, “Because we’re black.”
I’m including the compilation of Zendaya’s Snapchats below. There’s only one explanation that I can think of where this wouldn’t be a racial thing, which is that some stores have weird rules about people paying cash for their gift cards. Like, you can’t pay for a gift card on your debit or credit in some stores, at least where I live. But that explanation doesn’t make much sense when you hear Zendaya’s story. It sounded like the clerk just didn’t believe that a young woman of color would have the money to buy $400 worth of gift cards. Which is awful.
Update: TMZ got a statement/additional info from Vons. According to TMZ, a rep from Vons says “the interaction between Zendaya and the checkout clerk did not involve race. The store has a policy limiting the amount that can be charged on a customer’s credit card for gift cards. We’re told the limit is $200, and that was the basis of Zendaya’s discussion. The store adds the manager made an accommodation and allowed the singer to get $400 worth of gift cards.”
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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