Gabby Douglas Responds to People Who Criticized Her on Social Media During Rio Olympics

Celebrities should always be skeptical about the things they see and read on social media. Just because a small sliver of the world thinks something about them doesn't mean that everyone does. Trolls troll, and they do it to try and get under celebrities' skin, so celebrities shouldn't pay them too much mind. But with that being said, we understand that it's a lot easier to say that than it is to live by it when dumbasses are raining 140 characters of anger down on celebrities and criticizing every little thing they do.

Enter gymnast Gabby Douglas, who pocketed the third gold medal of her illustrious career at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In theory, the last week should have been one of the best weeks of her life, but unfortunately, she was subjected to so much hate on social media that it ruined some of the experience for her. She was picked apart over issues like her hair, her decision not to put her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem, and her disappointment about not qualifying for the women's gymnastics all-around final despite finishing third because of a dumb rule that only allows two competitors per country. These things were hardly deserving of much criticism, but that didn't stop people from going in on Gabby.

Douglas finally decided that enough was enough following her last competition in Rio on Sunday and responded to her online critics. She talked about how tough it's been to deal with them in recent days: