Ok see.........people don't learn and have to be taught a lesson: This is not a CrossFit gym but another franchise gym owner in Wisconsin who though this was funny to make a workout called "I Can't Breath"
They are. This is just one example (need to be subscriber to wsj); but there are other news clips clearly showing that protesters are not aligned with looters/rioters. You made the allegation; where is your evidence that they are not "against such actions?" [Emphasis added] At George Floyd Protests, Police and Protesters Try to Stop Looting https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-geo...nd-protesters-try-to-stop-looting-11591377543
It's one thing to be a racist in your home. It says quite another thing about a community when a business feels fine with doing this. Apparently sure enough about the mentality of their customers to not be worried about blow back. Wonder what he'd say if his gym were to be firebombed? Not that that would be the proper answer, of course...just wondering how he'd square that circle.
Ok here is a great opportunity for a cop to use some force that we would all applaud but apparently that would not be white... https://www.comicsands.com/wisconsi...OKx3dGhknwHHYpVUC6AqzREh2uRhr0c6SvElaJmql_p1A
I'm not sure you can just leap to the racism tag here. Poor taste, yes. But he's just picking up a popular saying now (in completely the wrong light, of course), but does this make him racist? He might be racist, he might not. Is there anything other than this as evidence? Because I'm not sure you can immediately play the race card. I'd like to present this as evidence. Here is a crossfit workout that actually lead to this gym advertised workout. Please note that I still think it is in bad taste. But the Black Fitness Community below doesn't think it is racism. https://wodwell.com/wod/i-cant-breathe/ “I CAN’T BREATHE” MEMORIAL WOD FOR GEORGE FLOYD For Time 1,600 meter Run 30 Burpees 800 meter Run 20 Burpees 400 meter Run 10 Burpees 400 meter Run 20 Burpees 800 meter Run 30 Burpees 1,600 meter Run With a running clock, as fast as possible perform the prescribed work in the order written. Score is the time on the clock when the last round of the 1,600 meter Run is completed. Editor’s Note: We understand that without context the title of this workout can come across as tone deaf or hurtful. This is not the intent of the workout’s creator, Angelo Rogers, nor WODwell. Please see Angelo’s post about his inspiration and intent behind the workout he designed in George Floyd’s memory – it inspired us to share: From Angelo’s post: “I think the name “I Can’t Breathe” is an important reminder of the injustice that has sparked the need for change in all of us. The times we are experiencing humble us and remind us how much we can really push ourselves even when life seems to be crushing down on top of us. The message is not meant to offend anyone. The title is not meant to be a play on words. It’s meant to be a reminder of the injustice, to accept the challenge of change and adversity head on.” He also posted the following in response to individuals no social media who said they were offended by the title of the workout: “…you have that right to disagree. In my opinion there is no correlation between the pain of a man’s last moments and the strenuous capacity of the workout. Metaphorically speaking I can’t breathe indicates I can’t breathe I can’t catch my breath because of all the injustices that continue to happen. I can’t breathe because we keep seeing the same incidents occurring with the same end results. I can’t breathe because when is there going to be change. A metaphor carried out by millions of people, including strong, powerful African American leaders such as Jesse Jackson, Lebron James, Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon, Kobe Bryant-RIP, etc. We are asking for a breath. We are crying for a breath. The message is largely a rally cry. It’s a reminder. Symbols can be painful. Hard to hear or look at but they are the cause for emotion inside you to motivate you to rise. It’s directed towards social change…” We were moved by Angelo’s words and actions. When he reached out to us and asked us to share his workout, we agreed. Since then the feedback we received from the black fitness community has been overwhelmingly positive. Some not. We will continue to listen.
Dominic Frisby . . I am a white man and I’m sorry Cos everything is all my fault The list of wrongs will never end Must spend my life in recompense Just being born a white man is assault. So even though I didn’t do them I am the one who you should blame. For any kind of injury At any time in history Even if in antiquity The fault so clearly lies with me. I should be lynched, discredited and shamed I've googled what I'm to blame for. And there is ... Poverty, injustice, global warming, house prices Rape gangs, homelessness, Communism, drug addiction Terrorism, populism, chauvinism, fascism Population growth and plastic in the ocean. Bias in the media, religious fundamentalism Knife crime, gun crime, corporate crime & hate crime Obesity, inflation, bad traffic, unemployment Floods, teen depression, income inequality Anything bad that happens in Africa Misogyny, tsunamis, slavery and ISIS Covid 19, homophobia Animal abuse, mosquito-born diseases Famine, melting ice caps, lack of opportunity Suicide, racism, teenage pregnancy Erosion of the family, CO2 levels Meteor strikes, mass movement of people Corruption in the Third Word, Looting and riots The failures of socialism, wars, pedophilia. It’s hard to know what’s more offensive My being male or being white What’s more I went to public school I’m over 50. That ain’t cool We all know well that none of this is right. I am a privileged oppressor If I’d known, I’d have not been born I should be fined, pay extra tax Be mugged or looted and attacked Have all my property ransacked No-platformed if I dare speak back My just desert is to be left forlorn. I’m a white man and I’m sorry. For things like... The internet, the smartphone, Modern medicine, motor cars Steam engines, jet engines, petrol engines, railways Refrigeration, television, running water, space travel Radio, computers, the satellite, GPS Nuclear fission, electricity Photography, plastics, central heating, sewage systems The toilet, the light bulb, eye glasses, anaesthesia Aeroplanes, the printing press, The piano, the bicycle Video games, the telescope, the microscope, The training shoe, guitars, laser, microchips, nylon Amplified sound, vaccination, the battery The electric motor, antibiotics DEEP BREATH He is a white man and he’s sorry His role on earth is now complete Like dodos, landlines or the fax Cassettes, steam engines, betamax And now the white man is obsolete