Raisman: Altering Gymnastics Leotard Won't Stem Abuse

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Aly Raisman, the decorated Olympian who stated last year that women don't need to cover up their bodies to be respected, unsurprisingly came out this week against altering what has become the standard leotard used in gymnastics competition at all levels.

The mere suggestion that banning the formfitting gymnastics uniform might possibly stem sexual abuse in the sport prompted Raisman, who like hundreds of gymnasts was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, to take to Twitter with her rebuttal. â€śLeotards [are] not the problem," Raisman tweeted Sunday, as reported by Huffington Post. "The problem is the many pedophiles out there & the adults who enable them. By saying clothing is part of the issue, [you] are victim shaming/implying survivors should feel it’s their fault.”

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