It's the hypocritical nature of the skating fandom. Some skaters (male or female) are allowed to say whatever they want how ever they want and fans praise them for going against the norm. Others get a good thrashing if they even think about going off script.
It's funny, Meryl is getting trashed over the fact that she was "too scripted" regarding her statement on the Russian law and now Ashley is getting trashed for being "too outspoken."
I guess the lesson is "Say what I want you to say."