Olympic Champion Aly Raisman Accuses TSA Agent Of Making 'Sexist' Comments

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is accusing a pair of TSA agents of making unprofessional comments about her appearance.

Raisman tweeted about her encounter with a male and female TSA agent.

Lady at TSA: "Gymnast? I recognized u by ur biceps"
Man at TSA: "I don't see any muscles" & continues 2 stare at me
How rude & uncomfortable
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) May 24, 2017

Raisman, a winner of six Olympic medals, has been an advocate for positive body image and anti-bullying campaigns.

She continued to vent her frustration at the stares and comments about her figure.

I work very hard to be healthy & fit. The fact that a man thinks he judge my arms pisses me off I am so sick of this judgmental generation.
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) May 24, 2017

The three-time gold medalist called the incident "rude," "uncomfortable" and "sexist."

Raisman slammed the male TSA agent for his alleged body shaming remarks.

If u are a man who can't compliment a girls ???????? you are sexist. Get over yourself. Are u kidding me? It's 2017. When will this change?
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) May 24, 2017

He was very rude. Staring at me shaking his head like it couldn't be me because I didn't look "strong enough" to him? Not cool.
— Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) May 24, 2017

Shortly after her tweets, TSA officials apologized to her on Twitter.

We're sorry to hear this, Aly. We expect our officers to treat everyone with courtesy and respect. Pls DM us more details. https://t.co/wLxp0Wphg9
— AskTSA (@AskTSA) May 24, 2017