Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles Slams Haters Talking Negatively About Her Hair: ‘Just Don’t’

Simone Biles pinch a message! The Olympic gymnast slammed haters who had antagonistic things to opportunity astir really she wore her hairsbreadth during nan July 28 women’s gymnastics events.

“Don’t travel for maine astir my hair. IT WAS DONE but autobus has NO AC & it’s for illustration 9,000 degrees,” Simone, 27, wrote via her Instagram Story connected Tuesday, July 30. In nan video clip, nan Ohio autochthonal sat connected a autobus while she utilized a battery-operated instrumentality to cool off.

“Oh & a 45 min ride,” she continued. In an further slide, Simone added, “Gonna clasp your manus erstwhile I opportunity this, adjacent clip you wanna remark connected a achromatic girls hair. JUST DON’T.”

Simone’s sassy clapback follows a bombardment of comments online during nan Sunday, July 28, creator gymnastics women’s qualification event, wherever online users criticized her loosely knotted “messy” bun. Simone styled her acheronian hairsbreadth successful a slicked-back bun pinch loose ends poking retired and completed nan look pinch Team U.S.A.’s iconic navy bluish leotard, adorned pinch bedazzled stars and sheer sleeves.

“I’m conscionable trying to fig retired why Simone Biles hairsbreadth ne'er done ? Like girllll travel on. STILL LOVE HER AND HOPE SHE DOES GREAT!” nan hater wrote. Meanwhile, different societal media personification added, “Simone Biles hairsbreadth ne'er being done decently beryllium pissing maine off. Everybody other connected nan squad is put together, past she looks for illustration she conscionable rolled retired of bed.”

“Simone Biles is simply a fable to opportunity nan least, but why is sis hairsbreadth ne'er done?” a 3rd quipped.

However, fans of nan Olympic jock were speedy to take sides her, writing, “Simone Biles is nan top gymnast of each time, yet immoderate Black women would alternatively attraction connected criticizing her hair.”

Simone wore her hairsbreadth successful a akin style for nan events connected Tuesday, July 30, wherever she capped disconnected an unthinkable level regular to clinch nan golden badge for Team U.S.A. Her first golden badge since adding 3 to her postulation during nan 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

The eight-time Olympic medalist addressed comments astir her quality passim her profession successful her caller documentary, Simone Biles Rising, which premiered connected Netflix connected July 17.

“People dislike my hairsbreadth for meet days. ‘Her hairsbreadth is each complete nan place! Look astatine it! It’s crazy,’” she explained. “But past again, we do it by ourselves. We’re not professionals. You conscionable can’t win.”

In different scene, nan master jock called 2016 an particularly trying time, telling cameras that group were “way excessively comfortable commenting things.”

“So I effort to soundlessness nan noise,” Simone continued. “I deliberation nan beauty modular … everything is conscionable excessively much.

This isn’t nan first clip Simone has straight addressed nan haters who had comments astir really she styled her hair. The Courage to Soar: A Body successful Motion writer opened up earlier this period aft learning to “love” her hair.

“I utilized to interest astir [my hairsbreadth being considered] not master but I’m not embarrassed astir it anymore,” she told Elle connected July 17. “Most of nan backlash we get is from our ain community, which is unfortunate. I don’t really attraction if my edges aren’t smooth.”