Twitter flames TIME article for calling exercise racist: 'So goofy I consider it satire'
An TIME article argued exercise has roots in White supremacy
Fitness influencers and Twitter users blasted a TIME interview for portraying exercise as an activity with roots in White supremacy.
"How did U.S. exercise trends go from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating Richard Simmons?" the TIME article, titled "The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise, and 6 Other Surprising Facts about the History of U.S. Physical Fitness" asked.
The article was heavily mocked on Twitter, with critics saying it was destroying the media's credibility.
"Honestly, I want them to keep pumping articles like this out to eviscerate every remaining shred of their credibility and perceived legitimacy," British rapper Zuby tweeted. "It doesn't anger me at all. It's so goofy I consider it satire."
Ed Latimore, a former heavyweight boxer, tweeted, "First math was a tool of white supremacy. Now it's exercise. Pretty soon, food is gonna be a tool to continue systemic racism oppression."
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An TIME article argued exercise has roots in White supremacy
Fitness influencers and Twitter users blasted a TIME interview for portraying exercise as an activity with roots in White supremacy.
"How did U.S. exercise trends go from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating Richard Simmons?" the TIME article, titled "The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise, and 6 Other Surprising Facts about the History of U.S. Physical Fitness" asked.
The article was heavily mocked on Twitter, with critics saying it was destroying the media's credibility.
"Honestly, I want them to keep pumping articles like this out to eviscerate every remaining shred of their credibility and perceived legitimacy," British rapper Zuby tweeted. "It doesn't anger me at all. It's so goofy I consider it satire."
Ed Latimore, a former heavyweight boxer, tweeted, "First math was a tool of white supremacy. Now it's exercise. Pretty soon, food is gonna be a tool to continue systemic racism oppression."
Twitter flames TIME article for calling exercise racist: 'So goofy I consider it satire'
Fitness influencers and Twitter users blasted a TIME journalist for portraying exercise as an activity with "white supremacist origins."
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