View the full article here: Monisha’s Minute: The Gabby Douglas Hair Controversy…Unwrapped
Read more on the topic here: The Huffington Post: Black Voices
Excerpt:
After reading comments on Facebook and Twitter such as:
"She needs some gel and a brush…,"
"Someone needs to give her a hair intervention…"
"She has to “represent”…"
Monisha from sportyafros.com expressed her feelings that the comments really touch on 3 key issues:
1) A large number of Black women do not work out because of their beloved hairstyle. This is so sad and this is why Sporty Afros was created. We are here to help women with their workout hair care solutions and crush excuses such as “I can’t workout because of my hair.”
2) Many of us, Black women, have acquired the horrible habit of criticizing each other from head to toe with no regards of its repercussions. It’s almost like a sport to see how many laughs or likes one’s criticisms can get on Facebook or retweets on Twitter. Once again criticism has trumped compliments. And as a Black woman, this saddens me.
3) Putting more focus on Gabby’s hair and not her athleticism proves many of us are still missing the point on where true beauty, strength, and health lies. Some of us are sitting up right now with our hair done but suffering from high blood pressure, borderline diabetes, obesity, and/or a lack of energy. Oh, but the hair is on point. As mentioned earlier, I don’t know Gabby Douglas personally and I would never try to speak on her behalf. However, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that she considers her health and fitness level to be a little more important than her hair staying in place.
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