Thursday, March 28, 2024

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Says He’s Happy to Lose Racist Customers Over His Support of Black Lives Matter

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*Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed in an Instagram post that he’s been receiving “sickening but not surprising” emails since his company took a stance in support of Black Lives Matter amid the protests over racism and police brutality.

The trolls and haters are giving him heat after he responded to a customer complaint about the “Black Lives Matter” banner that greets shoppers on Amazon’s site.

Bezos clapped back at the customer’s  “All Lives Matter” message by noting in an Instagram post that Black Lives Matter “doesn’t mean other lives don’t matter.”

He added, “Black lives matter speaks to the racism and the disproportionate risk that Black people face in our law enforcement and justice system.”

Bezos continued, “I have a 20-year-old son, and I simply don’t worry that he might be choked to death while being detained one day. It’s not something I worry about. Black parents can’t say that the same.”

Check out his IG post below. 

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I got this email from a customer and wanted to share my response.

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His message continued, “None of this is intended to dismiss or minimize the very real worries you or anyone else might have in their own life, but I want you to know I support this movement that we see happening all around us, and my stance won’t change.”

When a customer named Dave called him an “assh*le” for supporting Black lives, while also noting that  he’s looking forward to watching “your profits decline and laugh about it,” Bezos made clear that he is more than happy to lose bitter, racist customers like Dave

“There have been a number of sickening but not surprising responses in my inbox since my last post. This sort of hate shouldn’t be allowed to hide in the shadows. It’s important to make it visible. This is just one example of the problem,” he wrote.

Bezos concluded with,  “And, Dave, you’re the kind of customer I’m happy to lose.”

Meanwhile, Amazon has vowed to donate $10 million to organizations that fight for equality, such as the NAACP and the National Urban League.

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