","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"Douglas, a fellow member of the gold medal-winning 2016 Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team, The Final Five, contested Raisman’s statement in a now-deleted tweet.","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"“It is our responsibility as women to dress modestly and be classy,” she quote-tweeted Aly, “dressing in a provocative/sexual way entices the wrong crowd.” She also responded to one upset Twitter user by arguing that sexual assault “goes both ways.”","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"}],"displayType":"section"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"https://twitter.com/gabrielledoug/status/931650065944346624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","displayType":"twitter"},{"elements":[{"text":"","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"}],"displayType":"section"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"https://twitter.com/gabrielledoug/status/931650775268278272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","displayType":"twitter"},{"elements":[{"text":"","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"Teammate Simone Biles was decidedly not here for it, and she responded with screenshot of Douglas’ deleted comment.","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"“Shocks me that I’m seeing this but it doesn’t surprise me,” she wrote. “Honesty seeing this brings me to tears bc as your teammate I expected more from you & to support her. I support you Aly & all the other women out there! STAY STRONG.”","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"Biles’ response went viral, drawing over 60,000 likes and 22,000 retweets — and, unsurprisingly, no small amount of ire directed at her teammate.","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"}],"displayType":"section"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles/status/931655875227475968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","displayType":"twitter"},{"elements":[{"text":"","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"A few hours later, Douglas took to Twitter to respond to the outrage.","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"“I Didn’t correctly word my reply,” she wrote. “I am deeply sorry for coming off like I don’t stand alongside my teammates. Regardless of what you wear, abuse under any circumstance is never acceptable. I am WITH you. #metoo.”","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"}],"displayType":"section"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"https://twitter.com/gabrielledoug/status/931683416453496832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw","displayType":"twitter"},{"elements":[{"text":"","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"},{"text":"Perhaps the backlash will inspire Gabby to examine her own words and actions with a stronger lens, and to recognize how her deep-rooted societal assumptions about assault are both harmful to individuals and perpetuate rape culture as a whole. Regardless of how “provocative” a woman may be dressed, an assault is never her fault, and to suggest that it is promotes a false narrative that our world is already hard-pressed to overcome.","level":0,"displayType":"paragraph"}],"displayType":"section"},{"text":"McKayla Maroney, Dr Larry Nassar: Full Story & Details","level":3,"displayType":"header"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"Finn Wolfhard Fires His Agent In Light Of Sexual Abuse Claims","level":3,"displayType":"header"}]},{"elements":[{"text":"Ellen, Katy Perry Birthday Tweet: Full Story & Reacitions","level":3,"displayType":"header"}]}];
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