Greg Glassman tweeted a racist remark about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement on Saturday, June 6, hundreds of gyms and other brands have ended their business relationships with the popular fitness company.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 the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as well, which has killed more than 113,000 Americans.In another.
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