Did any of you read what she typed?
This isn't victim blaming and Gabs statement was in general and not specifically towards the Aly situation. Also she didn't state that it was ok for men to harass women dressed provocatively. Seems to me she is saying women should be more self aware. I don't see anything wrong with that.
I fux with Gabby's message. She shouldn't have used the word "responsibility" tho... that was wrong, but overall, I fux with Gabby's message.
It was just contextually insensitive considering the current social climate, and it runs a huge risk of being misapplied considered what Aly just revealed previously about the doc and the sexual misconduct.
For someone on her platform, she has to be more aware before she tweets.
But I do like that she is promoting exercising sound judgment. Never an excuse for men to infringe on the rights of woman and/or her body, (feminists would stop me right there) ... but Gabby is promoting pragmatism in a fallen world. She is giving some real, practical motherly advice for girls going out here in far less than ideal and fallen world ... and Aly outchea on some utopia shyt.
Gabby knew what she was doin... as another poster said, comment reeks of some
other shyt between them from behind the scenes that's bubbling up ...
And I hope y'all aren't tellin ya lil daughters to be on some "Aly carfree wear what you want utopia shyt"
...it's a very nuanced discussion that has to be done delicately with daughters in such a way that doesn't erode empowerment or confidence, but also emphasizes pragmatism and sound judgment.
Can't believe some of yall are parents.
A lot folks in here reeeeeeal suspect. Conveniently militant a$$ niccas.
Look..... I’m not a black women ( I don’t really care about WW problems), so I not sure how the sexual harassment culture is towards them. So if black women are telling me rape culture is rampant and what Gabby is saying is wrong then alright cool.
But as a black man I do know racism and remember how Gabby white teammates let her get roasted and destroyed by the media. Gabby seems to come from a “bytch please I know the real you” point of view. And this is something you have to respect as well. Gabby seems to carry some resentment towards aly and as a black men we shouldn’t just dismiss this so easily.
It has to be tough to a black woman in America for two reasons.
The moment you don’t go with the white female narrative they will kill you for it. Gabby may have put her race over her womanhood and because we live in this type of society that puts the most privileged group of people ( white women) vs the most maligned group of people ( black women) Gabby has no chance.
Right now we can find out that Aly put a noose in Gabby Douglas locker, called her a nappy headed ho, and say every racial epithet towards Gabby but it wouldn’t matter at all at this point because the white women is so protected by “race” and “ feminism” that it negates everything. It also doesn’t help that Simone took Aly side as well.
This may have the same similarities to Jordan ( the white journalist) and Cam Newton.
Just my opinion.
Real post. I see it went over people's heads who don't have the ability to juggle and process multiple perspectives and the multiple forces at play here...