Photo: Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images CrossFit’s founder and CEO Greg Glassman resigned on Tuesday after going on a lengthy tirade in a Zoom call with employees and affiliates of the company, in which he expressed doubt that systemic racism exists, insisted that no one on his staff was mourning for George Floyd, and shared wild conspiracy theories about Floyd’s killing and the spread of the coronavirus.
According to BuzzFeed News, hours before the tweet was posted, Glassman had already upset affiliated gym owners on a private 75-minute-long conference call in which he declared, “We’re not mourning for George Floyd — I don’t think me or any of my staff are.” Glassman went on, “Can you tell me why I should mourn for him? Other than that it’s the ‘white’ thing to do? Other than that, give me another reason.
The Times reports that Glassman had been hosting calls with a handful of affiliated gyms for the past few months to check in on businesses that had been temporarily closed amid the pandemic. More than a dozen people, including employees of CrossFit’s corporate office and gym owners, were on the call Saturday.
Resigned but with a shitload of money
I'm sure he was forced to sell his ownership shares and taken off the payroll?
Damn dude.
It was his views, and what's wrong. Everyone should have a right to express their views and say what they believe in. It was not his son or family member that he mourns, he has his own problems to deal with. Accusing and pressuring him was wrong. benshapiro foxandfriends
It's a knee jerk reaction for ppl who are very aware of the relationship between law enforcement and white supremacy. They get what Mr. Floyd's unlawful death means for that union.
“Unhinged” means something different today, I guess...
Read about this. Good riddance, nasty boomer.
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