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Olympic gymnast describes abuse

The stories being told as part of the #MeToo hashtag have been gut wrenching and should be an embarrassment to any man.

London Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women
U.S. silver medallist gymnast McKayla Maroney gestures during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's vault finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The hastag started in the wake of the allegations of sexual abuse and harassment by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, partly in response to the suggestion that workplace abuse in particular is a "Hollywood thing."

Few stories so far have been as horrifying as the one posted on Twitter today by Olympic medalist McKayla Maroney.

She also provided the proper road map for stopping the abuse.

https://twitter.com/McKaylaMaroney/status/920548528870400001

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