{"id":404,"date":"2012-08-16T03:09:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T03:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maneedits.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2015-06-13T01:06:44","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T01:06:44","slug":"gabby-douglas-makes-history-and-people-criticize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maneedits.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Gabby Douglas Makes History and People Criticize"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maneedits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-405\" title=\"Gabby Douglas - 2012 Olympics\" alt=\"Gabby Douglas - 2012 Olympics\" src=\"https:\/\/maneedits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maneedits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maneedits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disclaimer: This image is not owned by mane.ediTS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A piece of African American history was created when Gabby Douglas was named first African American woman to win the 2012 Olympic Gymnastics Individual All-Around gold medal.\u00a0 It was a pleasure to witness such a young woman grounded in faith and humbled in her success as she walked away from the 2012 Olympic games putting her mark in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>During what should have been a time of celebration, like many others, I was disappointed to hear of the critiques regarding Gabby&#8217;s hair during her competition routines.\u00a0 The level of intensity that goes into just one of Gabby&#8217;s performances far exceeds that of an average persons daily workout.\u00a0 So if you don&#8217;t walk out of the gym looking just as polished as you did when you walked in, why should Gabby?<\/p>\n<p>As an African American woman, I know too well that when you sweat from working out your hair will react!\u00a0 We as a people must focus on what is important and lift one another up and not tear each other down.\u00a0 Our hair is a part of our natural beauty and is a part of what makes us unique.\u00a0 How you style your hair is a form of your own self expression.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that regardless of what anyone accomplishes, people are always going to have an opinion.\u00a0 If you have an opinion make it worth the time to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about what is being said regarding the Gabby Douglas hair controversy see link to <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a title=\"URBAN BELLE\" href=\"http:\/\/urbanbellemag.com\/2012\/08\/gabby-douglas-hair.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">URBAN BELLE<\/span><\/a><\/span> online magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of African American history was created when Gabby Douglas was named first African American woman to win the 2012 Olympic Gymnastics Individual All-Around gold medal.\u00a0 It was a pleasure to witness such a young woman grounded in faith and humbled in her success as she walked away from the 2012 Olympic games putting&hellip; 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