Did Zendaya's Fans Misunderstand The Word ‘Upset’? Netizens Say It's A 'Poor Choice Of Wording'

Zendaya's fans and the New York Post's disagreement continues after the latter published another report claiming the former misunderstood the meaning of the word "upset" in the story it published about the actress’ Emmy win.

The New York Post recently ran a report in which it called Zendaya's Emmy win the "biggest upset" at the recently concluded awards ceremony. It was quickly flooded with various reactions from the netizens who did not like the use of the word “upset” in the story.

In response, the media outlet published another report with a headline that read, “Zendaya fans mistake the meaning of ‘upset’ after historic win.” In the article, the outlet claimed that Zendaya's fans were "apparently confused by the meaning of ‘upset.’" The fans reacted again saying they understood the word well but still disapproved of its use. Some even said it was a "poor choice of wording.”

"Zendaya's fans aren't mistaking the meaning. We understand the subtext of the term. We are not upset that she won the Emmy award because we saw her performance. You are using the word to mean that she was the underdog. We always viewed our Queen as the front runner in the race," one commented.

"It was a poor choice of wording you really can’t blame the people who misunderstood. Plus she deserved the win so I can understand why people was angry," another added.

"Wow, so not only did y’all use a poor choice of wording, in this social climate. But, now you’re gaslighting people because of your negligence too? Yikes," another Twitter user wrote.

Another netizen stated that the word "upset" may refer to Zendaya's "unexpected" win, but for those who followed her and watched her performance, it wasn't unexpected as they were always rooting for her.

Meanwhile, several defended the New York Post saying that the outlet wasn't the first one to use the term. They also said that the word "upset" is a common adjective used by various tabloids when reporting about award shows.

"Its not a poor choice, its a really common term and a lot of people have misunderstood the meaning in this context," one commented.

"It's not a poor choice of wording. It's exactly the right word for the situation. Zendaya wasn't expected to win, so it's an upset victory," Stephen Toro added.

"These are people who have never watched an award show in their life. Why not google things before opening your trap. This is term used all the time on awards shows," another wrote.

Zendaya has not reacted to the commotion, but she shared a photo of her holding her Emmy trophy on the microblogging site with a huge smile on her face. "Still don't really have any words...feeling so much love right now, thank you," she wrote in the caption.