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Gold Medal Gymnast McKayla Maroney Posts 'Thong' Video and Let's Everyone Know She 'Didn't Get Hacked'

And people were there for it.

Gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney took to her Instagram account over the weekend and posted a racy video of herself in a thong.

Immediately, the internet declared that the 21-year-old's account had been hacked, but McKayla wasn't having it.

The confident Maroney, who won a gold medal during the 2012 Olympics, let everyone know, "I didn't get hacked" and "unfollow if you need to." 

And she was just warming up, letting it be known that if she wants to show off her backside, then that's exactly what she'll do.

"Hey, I'm just doing me," she tweeted. "If you want me to be a role model so bad, get inspired by how I give zeo f**** and go do you."

Sheesh! And people were there for McKayla standing her ground. Just peep below.

  • This is How McKayla Broke The Internet

    People lost their minds.

  • The Racy Video led to rumors that she was hacked

    But Maroney shot those down quickly.

  • And she gives 'zero f****' about being your role model

    We can't say we're mad, either.

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  • People were there for all of it

    We concur.

  • The combination of the thong clip and her clapback to hacker haters had Twitter Like ...

    Boom!

  • And they had to bring LeBron's barbershop reaction into this

    Even King James had to bow down in awe.

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  • She even got a 5-star salute from Gucci

    Brr ...

  • Women Appreciated the fact that McKayla wasn't about to let anyone try to shame her

    Not on her watch.

  • There's Something Cool About Not Caring what people think

    Do you?

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  • Respect

    Salute.

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