Ralek has released a 15 minute video explaining his sexist comments about women and Metamoris.
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Fifteen minutes, not a single apology. A ton of “This was taken out of context,” “Read the original article,” “We actually WANT women at Metamoris,” and “That was not my intention,” but not a single “sorry.”
My favorite was him saying that he was glad that he created this sexist problems because the #supportwomenbjj came out of that. I guess you could argue that bullshit literally helps plants grow, but it doesn’t make it anything but bullshit.
I made a thing! Share share share!
My second favorite was him complaining that gyms were watching Metamoris together and taking away money that Metamoris deserves.
Thank you to MaggieMoo for bringing this to my attention!!
Jiu Jiu’s Question: Why doesn’t someone take the microphone from Ralek? Did he win you over? Do you believe his original quote or think that he’s SO EXCITED about women in jiu jitsu?
Glad that he created the sexist problems because #supportwomenbjj came out of it? That’s hilarious and makes him look like a total tool. Kind of like if the kkk came out and said yeah we’re glad that we do what we do because it makes people fight against racism.
In all honestly, however – I’m glad he made the video, it’s good that he clarified his comments. He seems like a nice guy, just very misunderstood.
I watched the video and re-read the article. Poor Ralek. He starts out saying that he doesn’t like to talk and probably should have listened to his own advice. After 15 minutes of listening to him drone on and put his feet back in his mouth, I came to the following conclusion. He can’t afford to include women unless they fit his perception of what will grow his business. And what he needs is women that are 1) really beautiful so men will watch, 2) controversial so more people will watch in general, and 3) it would help if they are good at submission grappling. Also it would be a bonus if they’d leave the rash guards at home.
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So basically, he could hire uma thurman and scarlet johansson after telling them what an elevator sweep is. I see all the logic, really