Twitter slams TIME article for calling exercise racist: ‘So goofy, I consider it satire’

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Fitness influencers and Twitter users blasted a TIME interview for portraying exercise as an activity with its roots in white supremacy.

“How did exercise trends in the United States shift from reinforcing white supremacy to celebrating Richard Simmons?” asked the TIME article, titled “The Origins of White Supremacy Exercise and 6 Other Surprising Facts About the History of Fitness in the United States.”

The article was heavily mocked on Twitter, with critics saying it destroyed media credibility.

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“Honestly I want them to keep posting stuff like this to eviscerate whatever is left of their credibility and perceived legitimacy,” British rapper Zuby tweeted. “It doesn’t make me angry at all. It’s so goofy that I consider it satire.”

Ed Latimore, a former heavyweight boxer, tweeted: “Early math was a tool of white supremacy. Now it’s exercise. Soon food will be a tool to continue the systemic oppression of racism. “

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Other users on Twitter also dismissed TIME’s framing of the exercise’s debut in the United States as “totally part of a white supremacy project.” Petrzela, who was interviewed for the article, is the author of the new book “Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of Americas Exercise Obsession.”

Artificial intelligence expert and founder of DeepCube, Dr. Eli David, scoffed at the apparent implications of the TIME article on fitness and white supremacy. “If you exercise, you are a white supremacist.”

Dr. Gad Saad, professor of marketing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, also joined in the fun.

“Precisely. The only way to fight the white supremacist roots of exercise is to live a sedentary lifestyle. Say no to exercise as a way to be an ally to people of color.”

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The TIME History post sharing the article on the origins of exercising “white supremacy” was heavily spread across Twitter, with hundreds of comments responding to the article and only a few likes in comparison.

Many of the comments were negative, with one user predicting “the ratio on this tweet will be huge”.

Social media stars and YouTubers the Hodgetwins joked that the article was ridiculous enough to qualify as satire. “Paging .@TheBabylonBee, they’re stealing your content.”

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Jeffrey Clark is associate editor of Fox News Digital. He previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.

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