<p>Young Olympian, Gabby Douglas, received some heavy backlash because of something she didn&#8217;t do while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance today. After #TeamUSA women&#8217;s gymnastics team snagged gold at this year&#8217;s #OlympicGames, Gabby Douglas and her four teammates lined up to recite the pledge &#8230; the only problem was, Gabby&#8217;s hands remained at her side.</p>
<p>For those who don&#8217;t know, normally the Pledge of Allegiance has always been recited with your hand being placed over your heart as a sign of patriotism and respect. Well, of course many fans were unhappy to see her doing just the opposite calling the gesture &#8220;un-Olympic.&#8221; The fact that Gabby is also a military kid may have added fuel to the fire.</p>
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<p>As classy as Gabby is, she decided to address the trolls in a statement and explained that she didn&#8217;t mean to offend anyone.</p>
<p>&#8220;In response to a few tweets I saw tonight, I always stand at attention out of respect for our country whenever the national anthem is played,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I never meant any disrespect and apologize if I offended anyone. I&#8217;m so overwhelmed at what our team accomplished today and overjoyed that we were able to bring home another gold for our country!&#8221;</p>
<p>Roomies lets chat below, do you think Gabby was throwing shade or was it just a simple mistake?</p>
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Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/gabby-douglas-draws-ire-not-pledging-allegiance-flag-article-1.2744804</p>
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