cowboypack02 said:I'm pretty sure that she has competed in at least one Olympics since the sexual abuse that the experienced.Civilized said:
Are you guys intentionally ignoring her past, protracted sexual abuse by Larry Nassar?
Or do you not know that she was molested for multiple childhood and teenage years by a trusted gymnastics authority figure?
You think the resulting PTSD/trauma that I'm sure impacts her and others on a daily basis played a key role in her withdrawing from this comp?
It's so gross that anyone would know what she went through, and how she has still crushed it in her sport including as an gold medal-winning Olympian, and blast her for having ch|nks in her mental health armor.
I'm really hoping people taking that stance, and/or comparing her to other athletes that weren't sexually abused for years as children while playing their sport, just don't know about her history.
Here is my question to you and to anyone that says that she stopped competing because of mental issues....do you think that she would of quit if she had of finished first instead of last in the event that she competed in before she dropped out? I think if we are being honest with each other the answer to that question is no
What does her competing in an Olympics since the abuse ended have to do with anything?
She's the best gymnast on the planet right now and has been for years. She overcame world-class competition and sexual abuse by a trusted team doctor to dominate her sport. She's won four Olympic gold medals and nearly 30 World Championship golds. She didn't get there by being a wilting flower in the face of adversity.
More importantly, she said she's struggling with her mental health during these Olympics. And her social media posts today intimate that her past sexual trauma is playing a role.
Why aren't we just thankful for her accomplishments and her pouring it out for our country for years on the international stage; gracious and sensitive about her history of sex abuse by a trusted figure in her sport; and simply taking her words about her struggling with her mental health right now at face value?
