Gabrielle Douglas — It was mystifying and mortifying to view the overstuffed dumpster of trash talk about Gabby Douglas’ hair while she was achieving something never before accomplished in the long annals of Olympic sports: become the only black gymnast to win the all-around gold medal and win two gold medals overall.
While the world marveled over her feats, a herd of un-achieving blacks stampeded onto Twitter to blister the teenager over a few out-of-place strands of hair — which happens when you perform spectacular ariel acrobatics with awe-inspiring precision.
Most of her critics, if not all of them, however, will never sit in proximity to Oprah, which is what happens when you change history.
