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From left: Simone Biles, Gabrielle Douglas, Lauren Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Alexandra Raisman
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Something that gives me the heeby jeebies is watching the interaction between gymnasts who are women and their coaches who always seem to be men after a routine. If you lean on your empathetic observations, you'll see varying levels of comfort from the women, and often times I feel like there's waaaaaay more touching than necessary for a professional relationship. And there are times where there's visible discomfort from the women. This is a glimpse into the world of US Gymnastics and Michigan State University, where the dynamic of men in power combined with the silence and shaming of survivors of sexual violence produces one of the most terrifying sexual predators of my lifetime.
