At a glance, Gabby Thomas is nearly untouchable. An Olympic gold medalist, Harvard graduate, and a rising star in track and field, she commands international respect with poise. Yet even in 2025, excellence is not enough. When Thomas posted a simple courtside photo from the WNBA’s 3×3 Unrivaled league, it triggered an alarming surge of racist attacks.

Online critics flooded her Twitter replies, questioning her Ivy League credentials and alleging she had not earned her place at Harvard. “Is this real life??” she wrote in disbelief, responding to the avalanche of comments that insisted her diploma was undeserved because she is black.

Thomas did not retreat. Instead, she addressed the incident head-on, using her platform to expose the casual cruelty of online discourse. It was n

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