[Gabby has] had to deal with people criticizing her hair, or people accusing her of bleaching her skin. They said she had breast enhancements, they said she wasn’t smiling enough, she’s unpatriotic… You name it and she got trampled. What did she ever do to anyone?
Haters have tried time and time again to criticize groundbreaking Olympian Gabby Douglas in regards to her appearance. This is getting old. Even after a heartfelt plea from Gabby’s mother, Natalie, the negativity continued to flood via social media.
Gabby’s mom told Reuters that the young olympian has “had to deal with people criticizing her hair, or people accusing her of bleaching her skin. They said she had breast enhancements, they said she wasn’t smiling enough, she’s unpatriotic… You name it and she got trampled. What did she ever do to anyone?”
The Best Twitter Clapbacks to Gabby Douglas’ Hair
Much love to the Twitter users who snapped back at trolls with hilarious clap back and memes. Here are some of our faves so far:
If you think internet trolling has gotten the best of Gabby, think again. While she admits that the pressure gets heavy on her, she addressed the haters in a recent statement to Yahoo!:
“For me, it’s been a lot. I still love them, still love the people who love me and the people who hate me.”