Christian athlete, Gabby Douglas, who has had to deal with her share of bullying, has signed on to be the first Change Ambassador for Hack Harassment, an initiative among media and tech companies and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
“I just want to say that you are not alone,” Douglas said in an interview that aired Friday on “Good Morning America. “And even though it may seem the world’s against you—and I definitely felt like the world was definitely against me in Rio—I’m here today to tell you that’s not the case. I am encouraging everyone to take a pledge. It’s called the hackharassment.com/pledge and you read it and you follow it,” she stressed.
She added:
“It’s pretty simple. You take the pledge and you don’t be mean online anymore.“
Gabby also stressed that parents also have a role to play.
“It starts at home. If you’re a good example to your kid, your kid’s going to follow that example. If the kid sees you nasty, he/she’s going to take over that role.“
