Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman recently said she wassexually abused by a team doctor.Her former teammate McKayla Maroney has also said she was abused by the same doctor.On Friday, she shared an Instagram post reminding followers that victims of sexual abuse should never be blamed for what happened to them.Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman recently added her voice to the chorus of women coming forward with stories of sexual abuse.In an interview with"60 Minutes" on November 12 ' and in her new memoir, "Fierce"' Raisman said that she was abused byLarry Nassar, a doctor who spent more than two decades working with the US Gymnastics team. (Last month, Raisman's former teammate, McKayla Maroney, said she was also abused by Nassar.)On Friday, Raisman spoke out again on the topic of sexual abuse, this time via Instagram. She shared a photo of a short note that urges others to stop blaming victims of sexual assault."Just because a woman does a sexy photoshoot or wears a sexy outfit does not give a man the right to shame her or not believe her when she comes forward about sexual abuse. What is wrong with some of you'" the note reads. "STOP VICTIM SHAMING. It is because of you that so many survivors live in fear."It's not clear if anything specific prompted the post. INSIDERreached out to Raisman's representative for comment but did not hear back immediately. We are all in this together. If we are going to create change I need all your help. A post shared by Alexandra Raisman (@alyraisman) on Nov 17, 2017 at 7:17am PSTon Nov 17, 2017 at 7:17am PST Unfortunately, some people commenting on the post missed Raisman's point entirely. A few continued to argue that women have a responsibility to change their behavior in order to fend off assault or harassment."It is also the responsibility of the woman to protect herself from foolish men by being modest and not flaunting her body and inviting creeps to make a move on her," one person wrote."You can't dress like a s--- and expect respect," another wrote.But the majority ofcomments on the post expressed support for Raisman and other victims."Thank you," another commenter wrote."You always stand up and speak out for what is right and I'm SO happy that I have you to look up to!!"Here's the text ofRaisman's post, transcribed in full:"Just to be clear ... Just because a woman does a sexy photoshoot or wears a sexy outfit does not give a man the right to shame her or not believe her when she comes forward about sexual abuse. What is wrong with some of you' AND when a woman dresses sexy it does not give a man the right to sexually abuse her EVER. Woman [sic] are allowed to feel sexy and comfortable in their own skin, in fact I encourage you all to wear what you feel good in. I will not put up with any woman or girl being shamed for wanting to wear a skirt, dress, etc. I do not tolerate it. Are we clear' Oh and one more thing. STOP VICTIM SHAMING. It is because of you that so many survivors live in fear."If you are a victim of sexual assault, you can visitRAINNor call its hotline at 1-800-656-4673 to receive confidential support from a trained staff member.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: The lesson Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman's parents taught her that led to her Olympic success
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