Get the latest gossip

MyKayla Skinner Called Out Simone Biles For Fueling A “Wave Of Hateful Comments” By Retaliating To Her Critical Remarks About The US Gymnastics Team, And People Are Annoyed


MyKayla’s latest video has sparked a discussion around white victimhood and prompted renewed backlash to her offensive past posts shared about Olympic athlete Gabby Douglas.

Prior to this, MyKayla faced backlash in 2016 when she reposted a photo of herself edited over Gabby Douglas, who became the first Black Olympic all-around champion in 2012. “If Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent, and if that’s really how she feels, I am really heartbroken over it,” she said, sounding as if she was on the brink of tears. @mykaylaskinner / Twitter: @mmfuentes31/ Via instagram.com Pointing out that MyKayla seemingly “didn’t care” about the mental health of the athletes she’s criticized or trolled, fans branded her recent video as “performative.”

Get the Android app

Or read this on BuzzFeed

Read more on:

Photo of skinner

skinner

Photo of playing the victim

playing the victim

Related news:

News photo

MyKayla Skinner Says She's Getting Death Threats, Asks Simone Biles to Put a Stop to It

News photo

MyKayla Skinner Reacts to Simone Biles Dissing Her 'Work Ethic' Comments

News photo

MyKayla Skinner Asks Simone Biles To “Put A Stop” To Cyberbullying After Dissing U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team