Aly Raisman had zero tolerance for a body-shaming airport encounter
Olympic gymnasts have to put up with some ridiculous stuff from strangers.
But Aly Raisman would not stay silent after a body-shaming encounter while going through airport security.
The three-time gold medal winner took to Twitter on Wednesday to share her story.
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Raisman has been outspoken before about body-image issues, as has her Team USA partner Simone Biles, who posted this tweet in December.
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Just goes to show that even women of unfathomable accomplishment still have to put up with unfair societal pressures in 2017.
Good on Raisman for speaking out.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
