Some are deeming the post racist, as it called the parlors 'smelly' and 'shady.' Others are just shocked, 'I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy. I don't know what decade he's living in or country he's living in, and this is not okay.'
A Fremont mom is speaking out exclusively to ABC7 News after she and her 10-year old daughter encountered a woman, multiple times in one day, going off on a racist rant in their very own neighborhood.
ABC7 news anchor Dion Lim went to the Alameda location to speak to the owner, Jason Wilson. He appeared amenable to a conversation and said he would step outside in-between personal training appointments. Lim stepped outside and Wilson poked his head outside to say"maybe later," and shut and locked the door.
Cynthia Choi is one of the founders of STOPAAPIHate and an executive director with Chinese for Affirmative Action. She says stereotypes that Asians are subpar stokes fears and directly cause the attacks we see so often today.. We're coming up on that anniversary where Asian women and Asian businesses were targeted," said Choi.
"This kind of racist rhetoric and commentary adds to the persistent stereotypes that are not only offensive but really put our communities in danger."After ABC7's visit to their Alameda location, the business' website appeared to be down. However, Island Personal Training's Redding location Facebook still shows posts from last May saying other massage parlors are"dirty" and"smell like Chinese food.
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