CrossFit founder quits after backlash to George Floyd tweet

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The founder and CEO of CrossFit is stepping down after his tweet about George Floyd sparked a social media backlash and a wave of affiliated gyms cut ties with the company.

Greg Glassman said on CrossFit Inc.'s website late Tuesday

Glassman's exit may have been sealed after Buzzfeed posted a Zoom call he held with some CrossFit affiliates in which Glassman reportedly said: "We're not mourning for George Floyd -- I don't think me or any of my staff are." Buzzfeed said it received the recording through its anonymous tip line. Some 1,250 gyms have now severed links with CrossFit, according to industry blog Morning Chalk Up. An anonymously-curated Google spreadsheet lists hundreds of CrossFit affiliates with links to their social media accounts, with most saying they have cut ties, or are considering doing so.

The speed at which companies and affiliates have distanced themselves from CrossFit was accelerated by social media, and to some degree, the coronavirus pandemic, said marketing and branding expert Allen Adamson.

 

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CTVAtlantic Just the beginning of another Stalinist Purge. Start with intimidation on anyone who doesn't tow the line of intimidation and your finished. Apologies no longer accepted unless it's one of their own. Dangerous situation this is for anybody who values freedom regardless of race.

womp womp

Can people not have their own opinion anymore? I agree with Glassman. We should not be celebrating his life. He was a criminal who assaulted a pregnant woman. I will no longer be supporting Reebok or the other companies

because he refereed to the PROTESTS and violence as 'Floyd-19' He spoke against the cult of the lefts ideas, so he must be punished for speaking against anything the left wing cults of CO2 and BLM does.

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