Zendaya Turns 19: 'Replay' Singer Defends Parents Against Cyber Bully
The young star recently wowed people with her defense against a cyber-bully who called her parents so ugly that they "would cry."
Zendaya replied to @DARRI_MINNIE7 saying that she would first pray for them.
"While you're so concerned about what my parents look like, please know that these are two of the most selfless people in the world," the Disney star tweeted.
"They have chosen to spend their entire life, not worried about trivial things such as looks and insulting people's parents on Twitter, but instead became educators who have dedicated their lives to teaching, cultivating and filling young shallow minds. (One of the most important yet underpaid jobs we have)," the tweet continued.
The "K.C. Undercover" actress went on to call the cyber-bully beautiful despite their hateful words about her parents.
"So please, log out, go to school, hug a teacher and read a textbook...and while you're at it, go look in the mirror and know that you too are beautiful, because such hateful things only stem from internal struggles," Zendaya finished.
This is not the first time the young star has replied to hateful comments with love and kindness.
As "Fashion Police" returns to E!, new co-hosts made fun of the time when Giuliana Rancic caused public outrage when she said Zendaya probably smells like "weed" after sporting dreadlocks to the Oscars, The Hollywood Reporter notes.
Rancic issued a public apology while Zendaya stood up for herself.
"To say that an 18-year-old young woman with locs must smell of patchouli oil or 'weed' is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive," Zendaya said following Rancic's comments, according to People.
The young star later accepted Rancic's apology and quoted the late Martin Luther King Jr. who once said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
Happy Birthday with love, Zendaya!
@DARRI_MINNIE7 @bxxzy @pullupifubad pic.twitter.com/4VyF1PDIGa
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) August 22, 2015
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