Say what you will about pageants—that they’re frivolous, or anti-feminist, or that in the early, pre-EPA years, the aerosol hairspray necessary to get through a single show probably wore a tiara-shaped hole in the ozone layer. But once you’ve run out of of complaints (we’ll wait) consider this: In most spheres of culture, we’ve long…
Read moreFollowing the sentencing on Wednesday of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics’ entire board of directors is resigning, according to an ESPN story published Saturday. Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct and admitting he abused his position as a…
Read moreOn Monday, the 2016 Rio Olympics four-time gold medalist Simone Biles alleged on Twitter that she too was sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar, a USA Gymnastics team doctor who allegedly attacked more than 130 women, including Team USA Olympian McKayla Maroney and Biles’ fellow “Final Five” Rio teammates Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas. In a…
Read moreOn Wednesday, Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual assault, six of which applied to girls 15 or younger. He’s also been accused of sexual abuse by more than 130 other women, including Olympic medalists Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, and McKayla Maroney. Nassar admitted in…
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