Now, the 2016 Summer Olympics are in full swing,
which means sports fans have lots to celebrate
and argue about online. So here to fill us in
on who deserves gold and groans this week
is
with another installment of Hash It Out.
-♪ ♪ -(bird tweets)
Thanks, Larry.
This year's U.S. women's gymnastics team
made us all proud by taking home the gold for team all-around.
(cheering and applause)
But before we could even start celebrating this epic win,
Twitter had a meltdown because Gabby Douglas
didn't put her hand over her heart
during the national anthem.
Take a look at some of these tweets.
"If Gabby Douglas is not patriotic enough
"to honor her country then she needs to find another sponsor
and go home with them."
Not patriotic enough?
Homegirl literally did backflips wearing
our nation's flag covered in rhinestones.
And I don't care what you say, sir,
there is nothing more patriotic
than a choreographed tribute to the Bedazzler.
"How dare Gabby Douglas not put her hand on her heart
"for the American national anthem!
#KickGabbyOutOfTheOlympics."
(groaning, laughter)
Kick her out of the Olympics?
Ugh, there's no way this guy could get any worse.
Or so I thought until I saw his Twitter profile.
(groaning, laughter)
But I guess I'm not surprised that a Trump supporter wants
to deport a brown person doing work he's not qualified to do.
(cheering and applause)
Look, she's completely showing respect
by standing there proudly during the national anthem.
How 'bout you show some respect
for somebody who made it possible
for the national anthem to be playing in the first place?
(cheering and applause)
And maybe, maybe Gabby's arms were tired.
Do you know how much energy you expend
doing (bleep) Olympic-level gymnastics?
Hell, this is me after walking up four flights of stairs.
(applause)
But the national anthem backlash wasn't even the worst of it.
Twitter took the gold medal in petty
when people started dragging Gabby for her hair.
"I just want a black girl to do Gabby Douglas' hair, bro.
That's it." Guess what, bro,
a black girl did Gabby's hair, Gabby.
"How does Gabby Douglas' mother even let her be
on national television with those edges looking like that?"
"Gabby Douglas got money and them edges horrible!"
No, what's horrible is them grammar you got.
(cheering and applause)
Okay.
Let me just explain edges.
"Edges" is another word for "hairline."
And when it comes to black women and hair, edges are a big deal.
Do you have them? Did Beyonchés...
Beyoncé snatch them with her fierceness?
It's pretty serious stuff.
So why are people criticizing Gabby's edges?
Well, according to Twitter,
they don't look nice enough for the Olympics.
Gabby's competing in the Olympics, not a hair show.
You try doing the uneven bars routine
with a helicopter on your head.
(laughter, applause)
It's nearly impossible.
If Gabby...
If Gabby was worried about keeping her edges laid,
she wouldn't be at the Olympics.
She'd be on the couch talking (bleep) with you.
(laughter)
(cheers and applause)
You at home, she at the Olympics.
Plus, your hairline's bound to get a little fuzzy
when you're breaking a sweat and breaking world records.
WILMORE: All right.
Franchesca Ramsey, everybody.
-We'll be right back. -(cheers and applause)