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• 181. I find it funny that there are so many comments now on how people are whinning about tmz calling Shawn a rat, but when tmz posted her picture everybody was asking tmz to put it down, I wonder whos writting all the "leave it up" messages, I'm pretty sure its the staff of tmz themselves. I honestly felt disgust when I saw what u guys called shawn..Do u guys actually have any idea of what the girl went through to win that medal???? she worked her a** off, and for what???? to be made fun of by her own people???? and it seems like u guys never went to high school either, cuz now if people from her school saw what u posted they are going to make fun of her at school too....so "good job" btw I think the girl is adorable!!!

  Posted at 11:03PM on 21st 2008 by lara

• 182. Shawn has accomplished something that many Americans will never even come close to accomplishing and she is only sixteen. It defintely is unpatriotic to make a fool of someone so innocent and strong. She has done nothing wrong to you people and anyone who agrees with you for putting this up are purely evil and hate themselves because when she won we all won. When Shawn judged unfairly in her performance we all felt cheated.To say she looks like a rat well your calling us all that too. You guys are a bunch of savages.

  Posted at 10:58PM on 21st 2008 by Zebo

• 183. There is nothing to joke or even assimilate some form of humor about an olympic gymnist who won gold silver and bronze. She has accomplished something that many of these so called TMZ reporters will ever do in a lifetime.

  Posted at 10:57PM on 21st 2008 by Vanessa

• 184. I am a huge fan of Shawn Johnson and think she is the greatest thing to happen to US Women's Gymnastics in a decade. But she does look like a little mouse. Sorry guys and gals. I look like a lion and I'm well aware of this fact. Calling her a rat was a bit extreme, TMZ, but there's no shame in saying the obvious: the girl looks like a cute little mouse. She's adorable, beautiful, and an amazing athlete.

  Posted at 10:44PM on 21st 2008 by Lisa

• 185. Wow TMZ, got your butts chewed out good on this one - huh?. Foot in mouth big time! Wouldn't want any of your stock right now! Moral is - DON'T GO MESSING WITH AMERICA'S LITTLE DARLINS !Lesson learned ??

  Posted at 10:40PM on 21st 2008 by dav

• 186. Your group is really pathetic...you think your to cooooollllll to credit an athlete...discredit someone to TRY to make yourselves super-cool...and long hair blonde trying to look like a girl (a little more make-up), Le Cage, here you come....Always belittling others, back to 5th grade...your show is off my list and we will convince others...your demographics will drop to 5th graders....congratulations, losers

  Posted at 10:39PM on 21st 2008 by thomas

• 187. I read TMZ.com every morning but after reading this crap I will never visit your website again or ever buy anything from a company that would lower themselves to advertise or your scumbag of a website.

  Posted at 10:24PM on 21st 2008 by Eric

• 188. LEAVE IT UP!!! It's damn hilarious!!! Idiots... Get over it. Again... LEAVE IT UP!!!

  Posted at 10:20PM on 21st 2008 by Dylan Martin

• 189. We need people like her representing America because otherwise we have baboons like Bush and Cheney. I have not been proud to be an American in many years. And get over it, the rat is cute.

  Posted at 10:19PM on 21st 2008 by heather

• 190. You people need to relax... they are not saying she is a rat, the fact that she looks like one is not their fault lol.. take a chill pill and sit your asses down... if you find it so offensive then dont watch them no more... leave more room for us, the ones that can take a joke

  Posted at 10:17PM on 21st 2008 by nere

• 191. Also out of ALL the comments and comparisons TMZ has made regarding race,peoples weight etc. This is the one thing that get's people rattled? And now you fools are all on blast with all your names out there idiots! Oh she's a great American - OH SHUT IT UP! You Americans make me sick!

  Posted at 10:07PM on 21st 2008 by LOL-IN-BDA

• 192. You guys act like topo whatever is really ugly or something. I think both the rat and Shawn Johnson are adorable. I really think you guys are freaking out about nothing. I've actually been comparing her to Minnie mouse myself. They only reason you guys care in the first place is cuz she's adorable and to me TMZ was only clarifiying that so quit whining. Ugh get a life

  Posted at 10:06PM on 21st 2008 by Annoyed

• 193. Well I would have to disagree with the Miley comparison. This girl actually has talent but age wise I agree. We can make fun of Miley but not this girl? Who doesn't have nearly as much media attention as Miley Cyrus.

  Posted at 10:04PM on 21st 2008 by LOL-IN-BDA

• 194. TAKE IT DOWN WHAAAAAAAA TMZ TAKE IT DOWN!

  Posted at 10:03PM on 21st 2008 by MANPIG

• 195. You people need to lighten up! It's a JOKE!!! If it were anybody else no one would have a problem why is she any different? And Michael Phelps looks like an ape but so what?!

  Posted at 10:01PM on 21st 2008 by LOL-IN-BDA