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6. I know there's something I'm not "getting" about the hair to-do

Reply to GObamaGO (Original post)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 08:13 PM

Aug 2012

How she was wearing her hair looked to me like a very practical and comfortable way to wear your hair and keep it out of the way while doing intensely demanding gymnastics. Plus now she's a gold-medal winning Olympian - she can wear it however she wants and look great (well, being 16 is mostly the reason for that).

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They're Olympic Champions, Not Prey [View all] GObamaGO Aug 2012 OP

The problem with her hair is.........it's black thelordofhell Aug 2012 #1

It was mainly African American women criticizing her hair obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #3

finally understand the comments about the hair. kind of agree with it Fresh_Start Aug 2012 #2

This has been rife in tennis for decades obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #4

Sadly that does not surprise me GObamaGO Aug 2012 #5

here's a link to one story - the guy *allegedly* sounds like another Jerry Sandusky spooky3 Aug 2012 #11

and here's a link to a story about another alleged child abuser spooky3 Aug 2012 #12

Disgusting obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #14

and here's a link to a third spooky3 Aug 2012 #13

I know there's something I'm not "getting" about the hair to-do REP Aug 2012 #6

Because her hair wis considered "nappy" and "undone" obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #7

I know; but as a (very UNstylish) white woman, I just don't "get" it REP Aug 2012 #8

I don't get it either obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #9

Maybe this is, at least partly, a manifestation of the relentless Zorra Aug 2012 #10

I don't either Whisp Aug 2012 #15