“I’m like, “I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’ It can be bald or short, it doesn’t matter about (my) hair.”
- Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas wants to let everyone know loud and clears she doesn’t care what people think about her hair.
Douglas logged onto her computer to Google her name following her amazing Olympic performance and was surprised to find a lot of negative comments discussing her hair.
Where were all the positive congratulatory comments? She did, after all, make history.
Douglas won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. The 16-year-old Virginia Beach native became the first African American woman to win an Olympic all-around title and fourth American woman to do so.
Douglas told The Associated Press she doesn’t know where all the hoopla about her hair is coming from.
“What’s wrong with my hair,” she said in an interview with AP. “I’m like, “I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’ It can be bald or short, it doesn’t matter about (my) hair.”
Douglas said she would not change anything about her hairstyle. Douglas plans to wear her hair the same during the beam and bar final, AP reports.
“I don’t think people should be worried about that,” she said. “We’re all champions and we’re all winners. I just say that it’s kind of, a stupid and crazy thought to think about my hair.”
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Black folks are hateful to even bring up her hair. But it’s even more hateful for white media to do a story on it. Since when does Associated Press look on Twitter to see what people are talking about? If that’s the case, they should have gotten comments on Ryan Lochte’s grill. I support Gabby. All this is a plot to get her mind of her next Olympics events. Hopefully, she stays focused
She do need to something about her hair. I’m pretty sure she wears her hair cute when she is not training. So chill out pplz
Shake dem haterz off gurl. U got my lil nieces saying they want to try gymnastics!! Do yo thang in the Olympics!
Please just stay focused baby girl. You are making history
Virginia Beach loves you Gabby!
Funnu shit
I’m confused?!? What is wrong with her hair? She is competing in the Olympics and people are worried about her hairstyle.
Do you Gabby! Haters gonna hate, but at the end of the day you are on their cereal boxes and tv screens. Tell your broke ass haters thank you
yea she on cereal boxes. haters can see her hair every morning now
Congrats Gabby. Your hair is beautiful. Keep your eyes on the prize!