Simone Biles Responds To Hair-Shaming Bullies

HOUSTON, TX — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles couldn't wait for her debut as an honorary cheerleader for the Houston Texans last Sunday. She was so excited she tweeted once she got to the sideline early Sunday morning at NRG Stadium before the Texans-49ers game.

The Houstonian who captured the heart of America while winning the all-around gymnastics gold medal in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro sent a simple tweet at 5:27 a.m. Sunday wearing a Texans sweatshirt while holding pom poms.

"can’t wait to cheer at my first game. GO HOUSTON TEXANS." And afterward, folks started making fun of, of all things, her hair?

can’t wait to cheer at my first game
GO HOUSTON TEXANS pic.twitter.com/K4ijVE86ud
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) December" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/Simone_Bil... 10, 2017

Then the jabs started going at Biles, who was actually on the field at the time and rocking it like no one's business.

ily but sis your hair
— ya$ (@ThatsSymphoni) December" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/ThatsSymph... 11, 2017

Is that all you could bring to the table. HER HAIR? REALLY
— Cassandra (@CassandraArtist) December" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/CassandraA... 13, 2017

And of course, Biles responded to a couple of them, saying she'd been working out.

just came straight from a 4 hour practice w/ my hair in a bun excuse my hair ... hahah
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) December" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/Simone_Bil... 11, 2017

Image: Honorary Houston Texans cheerleader and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles performs with the cheerleaders during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at NRG Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)