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Gymnast Aly Raisman clapped back after being body-shamed at an airport

Raisman recounted via Twitter how a woman at the security check asked Raisman if she was a gymnast.

Going through airport security is never a pleasant experience. So being body-shamed while going through airport security must be infuriating. Olympic gymnast, Aly Raisman, clapped back after being body-shamed while going through TSA, and we’re giving her so many virtual high-fives.

Raisman recounted via Twitter how a woman at the security check asked Raisman if she was a gymnast. Upon hearing this, a male bystander looked at Raisman, noted how he didn’t “see any biceps”, and continued to stare at her body for an uncomfortably long amount of time.

The fact that this man was under the impression that he could judge Raisman based on her appearance is what justifiably got under her skin and spurred her to take to Twitter.

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