'Contrast this with our selfish, childish national embarrassment, Simone Biles,' tweeted Aaron Reitz in response to a post about 1996 Olympian Kerri Strug.
His tweet gained significant outrage, as commenters struck back in support of Biles, and some called for him to publicly apologize for his comments.
Kerri Strug, who now has two children and has a master's degree in Sociology, tweeted her support for Biles on Tuesday, saying,"Sending love to you" with a goat emoji and a heart.Others on social media have compared Strug to Biles, but not in the way Reitz did. Both gymnasts have been celebrated for their strength and bravery on social media.
Teammates and Olympic athletes have expressed their support for Biles. Michael Phelps, in an interview on Tuesday night, said,"The easiest way for me to say it is I think athletes, and Olympic athletes in general, we need someone who we can trust. Somebody who can let us be ourselves, listen and allow us to become vulnerable. Somebody who is not gonna come try to fix us.
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