Article about black USA gymnast Gabby Douglas and the criticism she is getting

[Prodigital]

Smh at this retarded shyt. Her hair is perfectly fine, what did ppl expect her to be doing moon saults with some 500 dollar salon shyt on her head? I'm proud of this girl and our black women's hair, naturally done pull that shyt back ain't nothing wrong with it

 

[Yinny]

Smh at this retarded shyt. Her hair is perfectly fine, what did ppl expect her to be doing moon saults with some 500 dollar salon shyt on her head? I'm proud of this girl and our black women's hair, naturally done pull that shyt back ain't nothing wrong with it

I'm sure Blue Ivy Carter will in 15 years

lol

 

[606onit]

The Gabby Douglas Twitter slander about her hair is indicative of an insurmountable pain in the souls of Black women.

You wasn't with Gabby, tumbling in the gym.

Fixed. No one hates being Black more that a black AMERICAN woman.

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

nothing was wrong with it to me is wrong with people

 

[50CentStan]

Her hair looks fine how it is.

 

[Bolzmark]

I'm still missing what was wrong with her hair. Not that you could really see it past the glare of that GOLD MEDAL around her neck. Idiots.

 

[Sierra Mist]

I see tons of white people walking around with shirts "Kiss Me, I'm Irish". "Proud to be Italian". "Italian" Mob. "German-American", Mexican or Mexican American...all that stuff. Nobody uses "European-American" because whites weren't enslaved, and they still have a more precise understanding of where their ancestors came from. They can narrow their ethnicity down a bit more than an entire continent.

I don't often use "African American" in colloquial instances...but it is the name of our ethnic group, and any problem that arises by using the term would just as easily arise if we used another term. A lot of the time, people just use this argument to be petty. "Charlize Theron is more of an African American than you because she is actually from Africa"...no. She is South African, and probably of Dutch or English heritage. You might technically call her "African American" but you would only be purposefully muddying things up out of cynicism towards Black/African Americans.

I don't see any other term that can better label the descendents of African slaves in this country. I use the term black folks interchangeably a lot, but a lot of the time, I'm speaking of Afro-Americans, Jamaicans, Nigerians, etc...when I say African American I'm talking about an organic African American, who shares my specific heritage.

I've seen you're argument before, I do understand it, but I actually think it's more disrespectful to NOT acknowledge that a certain group of black people in this country share a common history and heritage. If "African American" as a term is bad because it "distances us from America" or something than that is just nomenclature...the idea is sound however.

We can't "just be American" because American is a nationality, not an ethnicity. Not even the Native Americans can claim to be "just American" because they were composed of separate nations themselves.

In the future, it's possible that a more unified, American Ethnicity may emerge....but I feel that we are a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG ways away from that, and even longer before black people are included in this ethnicity.

OTHER people don't call them Irish American and shyt. They just call them AMERICAN. When the news talks about a white man, they just call him a man. When they talk about a black man they ALWAYS have to denote he is African American. It's alienating. White people get the benefit of being seen as people first and race second. Other countries like Brasil, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana are mixed. ALL those people in those countries come from other countries and some of them were sent here as slaves too. NO COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IS HOMOGENOUS AS A PEOPLE. But they still call themselves whatever country they are from. I don't see why America can't do the same thing.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

If her hair is fukked up I didn't even notice. She's a fukking athlete not a model FOH!

 

[Anothergirl]

these miserable bytches. and why is this thread so long?? didn't read a word. meh.

 

[thelonious21]

This is a tactic that the CACs and some bytch ass c00ns are using to divide and conquer. fukk you feeble minded c00ns for eating that shyt up. Damn I hate CACs and sellout negros.

STOP IT!!!

this aint got shyt to do with Cac's BLACK WOMEN ARE GOING HARD ON HER HAIR

 

[thelonious21]

This a ruse, a red herring. Dont fall for the pump fake.

White Media Rule #3902 - Take away the glory of Black achievement by diverting the audience's attention elsewhere, usually towards the negative.

.....and we fall for it.

SMH ..


Doggy... ask 10 black girls about shorty .. 7 out da 10 goin mention her hair

 

[T'Kuvma Da Unforgettable]

I haven't read each and every post in here but seriously guys? I'm actually part of a natural hair forum and ALL the black ladies in there couldn't believe this topic was trending. You guys need to stop saying most of us are ''baldheaded'' and we all wear wigs. Maybe the girls in YOUR area are baldheaded. Black women have BEAUTIFUL hair, it's just unfortunate that most of them don't know how to take care of it properly.

Gabby is a beautiful little girl.. & from what I know she lived with a white family for 2yrs, so obvs she doesn't know what to do with her hair. It's partly natural, relaxed, and then she stuck on a fake pony. In our community, hair is a big issue & sets off a lot of insecurities inside some people. Oh, and YOU guys don't help by telling most females you like that sleek hair & long hair look. So most females are out here running around gluing 4 bundles of Yaki to their head.. trying to please you!!! I'm part of the natural hair movement but I don't discriminate against my sisters who have not yet found how to take care of their natural hair. I'm sure with the right guidance & encouragement they will.

POWER to my natural sistas out there

she stayed with them to train for the Olympics u moron..they didnt raise her

 

[feelosofer]

Black women always cut each other down, this girl just created history and we're worried about her hair.

 

[unit321]

That was shine.yahoo.com, not important_news_f_real_f_real.yahoo.com so I wouldn't put a lot into it.

 

[Box Cutta]

OTHER people don't call the Irish American and shyt. They just call them AMERICAN.

You've never heard of John F. Kennedy referred to as "First Irish Catholic President"?

People acknowledge ethnicity all the time. Larry David ain't a Jew? Robert Dinero ain't an Italian? George Lopez ain't a Mexican?

What do you prefer to call organic black Americans?

When the news talks about a white man, they just call him a man. When they talk about a black man they ALWAYS have to denote he is African American. It's alienating. White people get the benefit of being seen as people first and race second.

I definitely agree with this point, and I understand what you're getting at....but this doesn't have as much to do with "African American" being an alienating term as much as it has to do with white contempt of black people. It's just racism."African American" just denotes a heritage, nothing more and nothing less. I promise you that it wouldn't matter what we were called, we'd still get cynical treatment in this country. We've been colored, we've been negro, we've been Black and African-American...doesn't matter, white resentment has never faded.

Other countries like Brasil, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana are mixed. ALL those people in those countries come from other countries and some of them were sent here as slaves too. But they still call themselves whatever country they are from. I don't see why America can't do the same thing.

There is a distinction made between different groups of people in all of these countries. Brazil uses all sorts of racial and ethnic classification. I know for a fact that Jamaicans call Indian people "Coolie's".