Glassman’s inflammatory comment came in response to a tweet from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which deemed racism “a public health issue.” The businessman replied, “It’s FLOYD-19.”
In his retort, the CEO was referencing the worldwide protests that began after Floyd, 46, died when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee down on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Glassman’s tweet was invoking theIn another tweet, Glassman wrote: “George Floyd’s brutal murder sparked riots nationally. Quarantine alone is ‘accompanied in every age and under all political regimes by an undercurrent of suspicion, distrust, and riots.
Glassman’s messages were met with almost instantaneous backlash from thousands of CrossFit gym members, owners and professional athletes, many of whom have since denounced and dropped the Washington, D.C.-based business., for example, said it would end its affiliation with CrossFit once its contract ends later this year.
and that's what happens when you're so stuck on color you forget about green
Good .. stupid tweets lead to boycotts!!
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