'We're not mourning for George Floyd': CrossFit CEO to step down after he reportedly downplayed protests condemning racial injustice, police brutality
announced he was stepping down as CEO of the popular fitness brand after facing backlash for his remarks in response to the Black Lives Matter protests and the death of George Floyd.
In response to a Minneapolis-area gym owner's question as to why the brand hadn't posted a message in solidarity with the Floyd protesters or the Black Lives Matter movement, he said, "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."
"I would prefer a trial of a murderer rather than burning the city down," Glassman continued. "I think that the law has a better response. I think burning your city to the ground and burning a police station to the ground because a cop killed what was very likely going to be a co-conspirator in a counterfeit ring — I just don't get the burning thing."
Glassman touted unfounded conspiracy theories about Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for several minutes while Floyd was in custody.
"My first thought was, I thought maybe I was being punked, but I knew how he was and I thought this is just batsh-- crazy," Young told Buzzfeed News. "I'm sitting there, like, my jaw is dropping. Is this happening? What is this guy saying?"Hours after Glassman's remarks in the meeting, he posted a controversial response to a tweet, stating "racism is a public health issue.
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