Gabby Douglas doesn’t care what you think about her hair
Olympic darling Gabrielle Douglas isn’t bothered by ignorant comments about her hair. She knows that people who talk negatively about others are hurting inside.
In an interview Sunday, the 16-year-old said she read some of the comments on the Internet after winning her 2nd gold medal in the London Olympics.
“I don’t know where this is coming from. What’s wrong with my hair?” said Douglas, the first U.S. gymnast to win gold in team and all-around competition. “I’m like, ‘I just made history and people are focused on my hair?’”
Douglas says she uses gel, clips and a ponytail holder to keep her hair in place while she competes in the Olympic gymnast competition. She’s worn her hairstyle — a combination of synthetic sew-ins mixed with her real hair — for years.
Gabby had a message for those haters who are fixated on her hair:
“Nothing is going to change,” she said. “I’m going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well just stop talking about it.”
Gabby’s mother, Natalie Hawkins (pictured above left), is also in the news. Hawkins filed for bankruptcy after using all of her life savings to pay for her daughter’s Olympics aspirations.
According to the Huffington Post, Hawkins filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy documents in Virginia in January.
A Chapter 13 filing allows debtors to pay down their debts over several years, rather than wiping out all debts and starting over.
Hawkins will have a little help paying down her debts. Gabby Douglas reportedly stands to cash in on $10 million dollars in endorsements after the Olympics is over.
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Keep doing you Gabby! History in the Making!!! #TEAMGABBY #TEAMUSA
Sandy- Somethings are not newsworthy, yes other outlets reported on her mom’s financial issues, let’s not dwell on that. Maybe it shows the sacrifice her mom went through. The local news channel here is getting a lot of flack from reporting on it.
Gabby…Gabby…Gabby!!
She could be bald headed with 3 strands of hair and I wouldn’t care!
God Bless her whole family!!
Gm ev1
Hell wit the haters Gabby! You keep making us proud!
#chittedonem
I hate ppl!
Hawkins filed for bankruptcy after using all of her life savings to pay for her daughter’s Olympics aspirations.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ DA FVK DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY GAT DAMN THING??????????
man we love you gabby! dont acknowledge the foolishness! keep tellin em’!
I love the way Gabby handles herself. Her mom has taught her a great deal about self-confidence. Many, MANY will never accomplish what she has done, but yet here we are STILL discussing her hair.
Gabby’s mother, Natalie Hawkins (pictured above left), is also in the news. Hawkins filed for bankruptcy after using all of her life savings to pay for her daughter’s Olympics aspirations.
She could be bald headed with 3 strands of hair and I wouldn’t care
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And furthermore, why are they saying that she filed bankruptcy like it’s a crime or some sh!t? Donald Trump files bankrupt for a LIVING!
Her parents raised her with confidence and she’s very intelligent…kudos to them…train up a child in the way they should go and when they grow, they will not depart
MZWHANG
hey luv…got them shackles off huh
*Riddle me why these gospel singers on Sunday’s Best feel they need to yell…Leandra was on it last night though, but I turned after her*
Booooogieeeeeeee (spoke in tha otha post too!)
Pryn
Candi
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I LOVE her nonchalant, intelligent response.
Looks like whats IN her head is more important than whats ON her head.
Tell em to kiss ya medals Gabby
Naija- I agree. She seems to be a well-rounded young lady. I love that her host family and her family were sitting together. It takes a lot to send your child off thousands of miles away for them to go their dream.
What you eat don’t make me shyt
everybodies
It’s amazing. The only place I have seen report Lochte family house being foreclosed on is TMZ and a brief spot on Today, yet Gabby mama all over the news. SMH. ALL Olympians should be praised for doing something what few do.
Good for her.
@Lovezoe now if only more parents encouraged their children the way gabby’s parents did…not necessarily spend thousands on them but just show and intrest and support them. we would have a lot less kids on the streets doing what ever non sense that theyre doing.
Lovezoe says:
I have seen report Lochte family house being foreclosed on
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….and that he pee’s in the pool during warm-ups and I bet folks think that NASTY sh!t is cute.
Me no like his nasty self no more.
Go Gabby!!!!
Donchew listen to those fyolks yo! They re just jealous of who you are!
We are very proud of you
Razzle Dazzle Boo says:
@Lovezoe now if only more parents encouraged their children the way gabby’s parents did…not necessarily spend thousands on them but just show and intrest and support them. we would have a lot less kids on the streets doing what ever non sense that theyre doing.
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they support them…you haven’t seen the youtube videos of the 2 year olds p-popping and booty dropping with their mommas encouraging them? Pole sliding can be a come up
*So is Trey Songs going to get the rapture as Meek Mills for Hail Mary?*
Her mother took a gamble and now she’s going to reap since her daughter has 2 gold medals to her name, and I don’t see how her filing for Chapter 13 has any relevance to this story. At all.
Gabby is very well spoken and reeks of class. Her parents taught her well.
And since we’re on her mothers financial status, lets mention the fact that she is paying back her creditors instead of letting them take the L a la Toni Braxton
YALLCRAY
where you been 
I done missed-ed your font all my life
Pardon my phone posting errors yall
Yo on WGCI in chicago on the morning riot they just said Aubrey Graham is going back to school to get his high school dipoloma and that he didnt get it be cause he stopped to film Degrassi….
lol i thought he was at least home school or tutored
….and that he pee’s in the pool during warm-ups and I bet folks think that NASTY sh!t is cute.
someone came out with this story?! That is gross. This is exactly why I don’t swim in public pools anymore. I am freaked out about the level of bacteria 
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O’an mornin n’chit.
they support them…you haven’t seen the youtube videos of the 2 year olds p-popping and booty dropping with their mommas encouraging them? Pole sliding can be a come up
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Razzle Dazzle Boo says:
Yo on WGCI in chicago on the morning riot they just said Aubrey Graham is going back to school to get his high school dipoloma and that he didnt get it be cause he stopped to film Degrassi…. lol i thought he was at least home school or tutored
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so who’s gonna call out his white momma for letting this happen
Good morning errbody
Gabby is looking just like a 16 year old should….that girl is humble and God has her covered!!! Amen
*home schooled
Naija, Iwas with you in spirit yo
But if anybody asks Imma let them know how I was fixing hairbows in underdeveloped countries
Now gimme a cheer
*pops Yallcrazy upside da head*
LOL @ Naij, @ shakles…cheddup heffa!
O/T: If anything, the fact that her mom filed for bankruptcy should be seen as just part of great story of triumph over tragedy. At least the woman had VALID reasons for doing so…not designer purses and million dollar mansions with 43 bathrooms.
Chile boo!
Gigi says:
someone came out with this story?!
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See THAT’S exactly my point. They want to point out folks finances n’chit, but they ain’t said NOTHING about this fukka pissin in the pool. Yes he told Ryan Seacrest that nasty chit. Tambout “it’s something about getting into chlorine water that makes you have to go”…or some nasty
ass excuse for being disgusting! 
Naija- Or what about the kids rapping to all the latest songs and cursing as well.
I asked downstairs if anyone saw that clip Tatayana did. Spoofing the Wives’ shows.
@boistop..interesting blog!
Maybe if we just don’t comment on these type of stories, they will just go away…
Somebody throw out a great
S/N: #GOGOGABBY!!
i hadnt seen it @lovezoe what’s she talking about?
YALLCRAY
ready..ok…to da left, to da left… to da right, to da right…thought you were gone out my life…happy to have you back…tears of joy commence, but if you ever leave again I’m a have to lay the smack…now you’re here let’s have some fun, yay yallcray is back…everybody come on 
*somersault, 3 backhands and chinese split on deez nuts*
And I have a question for folks who had something to say about her hair……what was her hair suppose to look like?
I guess they wanted it to “pop” like those hairstyles folks rockin on “Ms. Willa World” FB page.
MOrning family!!!!
Why is it even necessary to report her mothers financial woes?? Anything to overshadow this childs accomplishments!!!!! There is so much self-hatred in our community that we cant even support one another on ANYTHING!!!!
LOVEZOE – I saw that…Mona O’Neal (she meant that shade
)…Tatyana has 0 sense to give and that girl killed me with ‘that’s what happens when they go to college’ but she was right though…I’ll give it to Mona for being honest in letting folks know ish was a set up when she did HH NY reunion
MSDIVA
hey beautiful…how was your weekend
i’m over this. now what were they sayin bout that lil mckayla girl havin a stank attitude after she fell on her butt in the vault? <– ain't get to see it
lovezoe says:
Naija- Or what about the kids rapping to all the latest songs and cursing as well.
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makes me remember an episode of First 48 where dude who invented some dance in Kansas or whatever state was murdered…at the end they were showing his two sons, one had to be about 4, rapping and doing the dance cause they were gonna be just like daddy…ummmm yeah I’m gonna need yall to want better for these babies *le weep*
-.- @ MzWhang
MsDiva
@lovezoe
Thanks
NaijaGal says:
MSDIVA hey beautiful…how was your weekend
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It was great! Hubby and I did a little celebrating for his birfday! I made him do some twisted rattlesnake shotz! He loved them so it’s back to specs this weekend to get some MO! How was your’s lovely?
Soo I seen pics of the Bonner Bros hair show…and the OMG Girlz had about 20 lbs of Remy in their heads collectively
Fixing hairbows and thangs in Nicaragua
@MsDiva
MSDIVA – it was cool…went to my bootleg high school reunion…went bowling Friday (big fun)
Pryn: or how about the fact that Ryan’s mom came out and said that he’s a whore! But they want to throw out this girl’s moom financial status. FOH she’s a winner!!
I tried to look for a box of cornflakes with her name on it but I couldn’t find any. Only the boxes with the yt’s on them were on the shelves
OH Yeah: USAIN TO DI WORRRRRRRLLLLLLLLD!!!!
yallcrazy says:
Fixing hairbows and thangs in Nicaragua
@MsDiva
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I missed yo font
I’m gonna need some receipts missy
Twin
where z hail you been yo??? *beats you to the punch*
Yallcray…*in Misters voice from Color Purple* “I’ll getcha!!”
Gigi26 says:
Soo I seen pics of the Bonner Bros hair show…and the OMG Girlz had about 20 lbs of Remy in their heads collectively
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Ree-dam-dik-u-luss!!!
NaijaGal says:
MSDIVA – it was cool…went to my bootleg high school reunion
did you have fun though
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Bootleg….lawd have mercy
@ Naija-
@ Yall- Hey Stranger!
candibfly says:
i’m over this. now what were they sayin bout that lil mckayla girl havin a stank attitude after she fell on her butt in the vault?
Yup. I seent it! On one hand, I understood why she was upset. But on the other, BISH YOU GOT A SILVER AT THE FRIGGIN’ OLYMPICS!!!
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*begins creating receipts*
Naija my 20th is next yr and I cant wait agane!!! *whispers* I look the same…#theydont #aintmyfault
It’s a spoof about the wives show. She is funny! She tell the girl skin is in and does the Will Smith mind ya business thing. Its really funny.
I saw an interview with ole girl and I liked how she brushed off the reporters question with ” I still just won a silver at London2012″
I remember that First 48 hours episode. I admit my kids have listened to ratchet music, but I have stopped that.
According to the Huffington Post, Hawkins filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy documents in Virginia in January.
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Oh well, do what you have to do! White people do it all the time! #teamgabby
Yup. I seent it! On one hand, I understood why she was upset. But on the other, BISH YOU GOT A SILVER AT THE FRIGGIN’ OLYMPICS!!!
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better be glad she got that far!
I remember that First 48 hours episode. I admit my kids have listened to ratchet music, but I have stopped that.
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how long ago was this? cause i dont remember this and i’m from kansas (sadly to say):ashamed:
Good morning! Do you Gabby, hair and all thing about hair is not going to stop your rise to superstardom!!
Big Up Usain Bolt to di werl!!
Razzle- it’s been a few years. Hold on I will find it.
Um….I just took my bankruptcy class last semester and for the record the only people who think bankruptcy is bad are creditors! And that’s because they don’t get paid! Lol…do y’all know how many white folks file bankruptcy? They outnumber any other group of people. We are taught that it is bad, that there is a stigma, and that we can’t pay our debts when in reality LIFE happens! People lose jobs, chase dreams, everything and they go completely broke trying to do it. Now Ms. Hawkins will be able to pay off all of her debts and get a fresh start while others will still be struggling to stay afloat. Don’t listen to these people, if you are seriously in over your head, do something about it. In about a year you’ll be getting offers to rebuild your credit….
I love law school man, can’t wait til I take tax this semester so I can find out how to be like Mitt Romney
What’s so frustrating to me is because of some idiots on twitter decided to talk about her hair the media ran with it, they refuse to let this young woman be great. I am not condoning the behavior of the ignorant ppl on twitter, but damn let Gabby live and now they talking about her mom’s bankruptcy. They are really trying to shade Gabby’s greatness but it don’t matter because this young woman is Blessed. Gabby keep doing your thing boo, there are so many more of us that are proud of you and don’t care nathan’ bout your hair.
P.S. as a girl who sweats like there is no tomorrow when I work out, Gabby looks fine to me
Sandra says:
…She knows that people who talk negatively about others are hurting inside.
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Couldn’t get past this sentence for
#lovemylogin
Does this apply to bloggers as well b/c……
All is fair when it comes to public information. They reported all of the Lochte family business too. At least Gabby’s mom went broke for a good cause.