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uponit7771

(90,339 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2020, 10:50 AM Jun 2020

CrossFit CEO Steps Down; Racism gets expensive

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman resigns after offensive George Floyd and coronavirus tweets

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/10/greg-glassman-crossfit-ceo-resigns-george-floyd-protest-coronavirus-tweets-conspiracy-theories

The founder of the US fitness brand CrossFit will step down from his position as CEO following a disastrous few days that have seen the fitness program lose key partnerships, endorsements and the business of hundreds of affiliated gyms around the world.

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CrossFit CEO Steps Down; Racism gets expensive (Original Post) uponit7771 Jun 2020 OP

I cancelled my Crossfit membership already over his CV-19 hoax comments obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #1

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2020 #2

Didn't Nike drop them the next day? Whatever the reason, that's death to any CEO. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #3

+1, I'm so proud of Nike ... they have been doing the right thing before everyone else has uponit7771 Jun 2020 #4

obamanut2012

(26,076 posts)

1. I cancelled my Crossfit membership already over his CV-19 hoax comments

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 10:57 AM

Jun 2020

But, if he hadn't said that garbage, this would have done it.

And, I made sure corporate and the owner of my box knew why I cancelled.

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)

2. +1,

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 10:58 AM

Jun 2020

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Didn't Nike drop them the next day? Whatever the reason, that's death to any CEO.

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 11:05 AM

Jun 2020

uponit7771

(90,339 posts)

4. +1, I'm so proud of Nike ... they have been doing the right thing before everyone else has

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 11:21 AM

Jun 2020

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