A video recently went viral on Twitter of a gym owner who told a disabled man to leave the gym because the equipment was “unsafe” for him.
Photo via Twitter (@afqazmann)
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The incident, believed to have happened in Penang, shows a woman, who is apparently the gym owner telling two men with disabilities to leave the facility because… “The equipment is not safe for you folks.”
She also said that the equipment is not suitable for them and that any accidents or injuries could potentially ruin the gym’s reputation.
The woman even refuses to let the two men continue with their workouts even though both of them had paid to use the gym’s amenities.
Dah beberapa bulan aku dok mai gym tiba2 hari nie aku diberitahu lepas nie aku x boleh masuk gym dengan alasan keadaan aku yg berkerusi roda & faktor keselamatan. Bila ditanya tentang rules & policy dia dok pusing cakap bahaya la apa laa…. pic.twitter.com/W9EXDBpfij
— Jason King (@afqazmann) March 1, 2023
The video has since garnered over 980,000 views at the time of writing. Many took to the comment section to stand up for the two men.
“I’ve never heard of such ridiculous regulations. What’s the reason that disabled people are not allowed in gyms?” one person asked.
Many also pointed out that sports is for everyone and that there are many disabled athletes in Malaysia, such as our paralympic athletes.
Hopefully our gov @hannahyeoh @scheekeong can concern about this OKU discrimination issue in our country
— Jason King (@afqazmann) March 2, 2023
two of my staff are paralympian. They always inspired me in so many ways
— Shahrizal Denci 🇲🇾 (@DenciShahrizal) March 2, 2023
first time dengar OKU tak dibenarkan masuk gym ..giler betul..
— Symxx (@SyhmxIfwt) March 2, 2023
Rather than saying it's dangerous bla², why not put a staff to monitor them. Show you care n in turn inviting more people to come. Now dah name, bad review sure kena.
— Fizal (@fizal_buggerz) March 2, 2023
Athlete paralympic rilek je pergi gym. Celah mana yang bahaya. Boikot je la gym ni.
— Nazmi (@NazmiAzman) March 2, 2023
What do you guys think of this?
