Gabby Douglas is one of the Olympic athletes that are victims of sexual assault
⭐️Trigger Warning! This article discusses physical and emotional abuse. If you or you know someone who is struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts, rape and assault please feel free to talk to someone, a friend, a family member, guidance counselor. And if you are in need to feel safe please contact the phone number(s) below. Remember you are loved.⭐️
US Helplines:
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
As days move forward, a lot more voices come forward of the wake of the sexual allegation scandals in entertainment industry. Gabby Douglas, Virginia-native, an gold-medalist Olympic gymnast, initially came under fire for her response to Aly Raisman confession of being sexually assaulted during the Olympics. After Aly tweeted an essay about the importance of ending victim shaming in instances of abuse, Gabby responded by writing on Twitter that it is "our responsibility to dress modestly and be classy," because "dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd." After the controversy, Gabby did her own confession of being a victim of sexual assault by Larry Nassar. Gabby Douglas, is now one of more than 140 women who have alleged that Larry Nassar abused her. Gymnast Aly Raisman tweeted in support of her USA Gymnastics teammate Gabby Douglas on Twitter. The pair's teammates — including Simone Biles — jumped to Aly's defense. Less than 24 hours later Gabby issued an apology of her own, which implied that she, too, had been abused. "I didn’t correctly word my reply & i am deeply sorry for coming off like i don’t stand alongside my teammates," she tweeted. "regardless of what you wear, abuse under any circumstance is never acceptable. i am WITH you. #metoo." "I didn't view my comments as victim shaming because I know that no matter what you wear, it NEVER gives anyone the right to harass or abuse you," Gabby wrote in a post on Instagram and Twitter. "It would be like saying that because of the leotards we wore, it was our fault that we were abused by Larry Nassar. I didn't publicly share my experiences as well as many other things because for years we were conditioned to stay silent and honestly some things were extremely painful. I wholeheartedly support my teammates for coming forward with what happened to them."
Beyond sports and entertainment, no one has to sacrifice a basic right of their safety to protect someone else's wrongdoings. However, the person that is a victim gets a right to choose to share their experience on a situation of abuse. Reminder: If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can seek help by calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673) in the list provided above. For more resources on sexual assault, visit /react-text react-text: 262 RAINN /react-text react-text: 263 , /react-text react-text: 268 Know Your IX /react-text react-text: 269 , and the /react-text react-text: 271 National Sexual Violence Resource Center. /react-text
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"Feminism is having the freedom to do whatever you want with your body-as long as its not destructive or hateful towards others-Gabrielle Richardson @fridacashflow
