Lester: Digging at the roots while going for gold -- Gabby Douglas’ hair
London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. gymnasts, from left to right, Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber and McKayla Maroney watch the screen moments before the results were declared during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. Team U.S. won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Neal A. Lester, PhD, is a Foundation Professor of English, Associated Vice President of Arts and Humanities and Director of Project Humanities at Arizona State University.
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VofReason posted at 12:55 pm on Mon, Aug 13, 2012.
More time then I would normally committ to anyone's hair, but the real answer here will be soon to come. Once she signs lucrative contracts, keep an eye on how many times she looks as she did here. Then you will have your answer.
Cerulean posted at 2:04 pm on Mon, Aug 13, 2012.
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mrconservative posted at 9:03 am on Tue, Aug 14, 2012.
I don't see why it's such a big deal. Her hair looks fine to me. She had to put her hair up anyway; you can't have it flying in your face when you perform gymnastics. Gabby has a million-dollar smile, as one commentator put it, and that's good enough for me. I really enjoyed watching her, and I'm not even a huge fan of gymnastics. But I watched it anyway.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 3:23 pm on Tue, Aug 14, 2012.
This is a black-on-black issue that has been around for decades. I remember my black friends at John C. Fremont High School in South-Central Los Angeles back in the early 1960's talking about "kind" hair. The guys were all getting their hair "conked" to look like the big singing group icons. The poor kids that had just moved to Los Angeles from the South were laughed at for looking "country" with their untreated hair. Then the San Francisco Hippie/Flower Children became the dominent fashionistas and the "Angela Davis Afro" became the rage. Now we are seeing "afro's" coming back for both men and women and women are back to wearing those ridiculous "platform 6-7" high heels.
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