Gabby Douglas was bullied by other Gymnasts, called slave during trials

[the next guy]

Oh No They Didn't! - Gabby Douglas Tells Oprah: "I Was Bullied," Called "Slave" by Gymnasts in Virginia During Early Trai

 

[Ohene]

*popcorn gif*

 

[Assata Shakur]

CACS

 

[Family Man]

Need another source before I go in on whitey.

 

[Kings County]

 

[marcuz]

Gabby Douglas tells Oprah Winfrey of bullying, racism [Video] - latimes.com

Need another source before I go in on whitey.

 

[Family Man]

Gabby Douglas tells Oprah Winfrey of bullying, racism [Video] - latimes.com

Thanks breh.

 

[beenz]

U should have just copied pasted the article cuz that site taking a long time to load up.

She's one of the most celebrated athletes to come out of the recently concluded London Olympics, but Gabby Douglas languished and suffered as a young gymnast in her native Virginia Beach, Virginia -- where she was taunted by fellow gymnasts, sometimes even with racial slurs.

Now 16 and in possession of two gold medals, Douglas (with mom Natalie Hawkins) told Oprah Winfrey on Sunday's Oprah's Next Chapter about the less-than-ideal atmosphere at a local gym. "One of my teammates was like, 'Can you scrape the bar?' And they were like, 'Why doesn't Gabby do it, she's our slave?'

"I definitely felt isolated, I felt why am I deserving this? Is it because I'm black? Those thoughts would go through my mind," said the champ, who became the first-ever African-American to win the coveted All-Around trophy. The teasing got so bad that, at age 14, Douglas threatened to quit the sport altogether if they couldn't move away and find a new coach.

"I felt like I was bullied and isolated from the group, and they treated me not how they would treat the other teammates," Douglas admitted.

Indeed, Douglas eventually did move to Des Moines, Iowa, in order to train at Liang Chow's gym, where fellow Olympic champ Shawn Johnson trained.

Winfrey visited with Douglas at the famed facility -- and tried out the balance beam routine!

Read more at ONTD: Oh No They Didn't! - Gabby Douglas Tells Oprah: "I Was Bullied," Called "Slave" by Gymnasts in Virginia During Early Trai

 

[MikelArteta]

And she will still prob marry a cac

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

the hate made her stronger. i admire her persistence through adversity. it's just a shame it had to happen that way, with racial slurs and all...

 

[Marciano]

I wish she woulda dropped names lol

 

[NYC Rebel]

This girl's backbone is remarkable....at such a young age.

Folks need to answer for this.

 

[marcuz]

that image is so stupid, word to lil mama

 

[acri1]

cacs gonna cac

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

I wish she woulda dropped names lol

eh, that ain't important. i'm sure who ever did it feels like an idiot now...