SZA Was In Tears When Profiled As A Rioter While Shopping For Dog Food

SZA Details Being Almost Kicked Out Of Store By A White Man When Shopping For Dog Food

R&B singer SZA, had earlier detailed her experience with a racist sometimes last year. She was racially profiled at Sephora when a white employee called mall security because she believed SZA was stealing.

Amid the ongoing protests which has now been overrun with riots and looters, SZA shared that she had a similar experience in California trying to do some shopping.

The Top Dawg Entertainment singer revealed that she was asked to leave the store by a White man who thought she was a rioter while shopping for dog food.  “I’ve had the WEEIRDDESSST EXPERIENCES TODAY. another random ass man tried to remove me from a plaza In palisades while attempting to buy dog food for fear I was a ‘rioter’,” she tweeted.

“Lol He asked the grocery employee if he was ‘okay’ after watching him speak with me then told me 2 leave” A fan then asked if the man who confronted her was “you know,” meaning white, and SZA confirmed that he was.

“Between the ‘lock and load’ rhetoric on my neighborhood app + being rushed out of a public space for being considered a rioter …I was in tears. Couldn’t even jump up and down how I wanted cause I didn’t wanna look like a ‘rioter’ to the legion of cops across the street.”

She continued, “Smh. And in that moment I realized I cared more about the white gaze than my own humanity. I was sad for me . I don’t wanna live like that no more . I wanna cry and yell if I need to .. no guilt trip.” Peep her tweets below :

I’ve had the WEEIRDDESSST EXPERIENCES TODAY. 🥴 another random ass man tried to remove me from a plaza In palisades while attempting to buy dog food for fear I was a “rioter”. Lol He asked the grocery employee if he was “okay” after watching him speak w me then told me 2 leave👌🏾

— SZA (@sza) June 1, 2020

Yes sir . Yes he was . https://t.co/M5g6SlG6Er

— SZA (@sza) June 1, 2020

Between the “lock and load” rhetoric on my neighborhood app + being rushed out of a public space for being considered a rioter …I was in tears. couldn’t even jump up and down how I wanted cause I didn’t wanna look like a “rioter” to the legion of cops across the street. Smh

— SZA (@sza) June 1, 2020

And in that moment I realized I cared more about the white gaze than my own humanity .. I was sad for me . I don’t wanna live like that no more . I wanna cry and yell if I need to .. no guilt trip

— SZA (@sza) June 1, 2020

THIS SHIT NOT FAIR !!!!UUUGGHHHHHY VERY IMMATURE RESPONSE VERY MUCH HOW IT IS .

— SZA (@sza) June 1, 2020