Posted on 08/08/2012 4:23:12 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
As of yesterday, 16-year-old Gabby Douglas is officially an Olympic gold medalist. But some people watching her compete weren't focusing on her floor exercise --they were distracted by her hair.
Monisha Randolph, who runs a blog called Sporty Afros, has been dismayed with what she's seen:
So what's the big deal about Gabby's hair? From what I am reading on Facebook and Twitter, many African American women who are SITTING and WATCHING Gabby compete believe her hair is not "kept."
She needs some gel and a brush…
Someone needs to give her a hair intervention…
She has to "represent"…
(Excerpt) Read more at m.xojane.com ...
Gabby’s teammates tied their hair back in similar fashion as a sign of their solidarity against her critics. Good for them!
Pretty much. What I have seen is black women criticizing her because it wasn’t done up properly...whatever the hell that means...
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