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So, my friend @NicolaPhillips4 was assaulted by a woman outside @blinkfitness.
Nicola, who is Black, politely asked the (white) woman to wear a mask, and the woman responded by physically attacking her.
@blinkfitness responded by... permanently banning Nicola from their gym.
Nicola, who is Black, politely asked the (white) woman to wear a mask, and the woman responded by physically attacking her.
@blinkfitness responded by... permanently banning Nicola from their gym.
"Maybe they got mixed up?"
Nah.
Nicola has reached out to @blinkfitness repeatedly by both email and written complaint, and even filed a report with the Better Business Bureau seeking some kind of intervention.
Nah.
Nicola has reached out to @blinkfitness repeatedly by both email and written complaint, and even filed a report with the Better Business Bureau seeking some kind of intervention.
So: a white anti-masker put one of @blinkfitness's Black clients at risk.
Her reaction to a polite confrontation was outright physical assault.
And, instead of taking responsibility for the unsafe situation they had created, Blink punished the Black woman.
Her reaction to a polite confrontation was outright physical assault.
And, instead of taking responsibility for the unsafe situation they had created, Blink punished the Black woman.
Nicola does not work a high wage job, she already paid her gym dues, she doesn't have a lot of affordable options in the area, she's explained this situation *at length* and *repeatedly* to @blinkfitness, and they've just shoved the problem under the rug.
Nicola is the victim of a racist street assault, and she's being punished for it.
It appears that because she's Black, a woman, and an immigrant, @blinkfitness thinks they can walk all over her, ignore the circumstances, and get away with it.
It appears that because she's Black, a woman, and an immigrant, @blinkfitness thinks they can walk all over her, ignore the circumstances, and get away with it.
Help hold @blinkfitness accountable.
Their DMs are open, and their Village West location's phone number is (718) 704-1600.
Call/DM (bonus for both) and tell them to stop punishing Black women for standing up for their health.
Let us know their response in the replies.
Their DMs are open, and their Village West location's phone number is (718) 704-1600.
Call/DM (bonus for both) and tell them to stop punishing Black women for standing up for their health.
Let us know their response in the replies.
