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[commedieu]

He made a mistake and took the photo down. Let cross fitters do their thing and stop shitting on it. Better to have people be crazy exercises than lazy asses.

shots fired.

 

[Vicetrailia]

Better to have people be crazy exercisers than lazy asses.

This doesn't even make sense.

 

[John Kowalski]

Dumb people will be dumb, telling them they're dumb doesn't make them less dumb, in the end we'll all be dumber for it and crossfitters will continue to commit architectural sacrilege.

 

[Partition]

physical activity is bad amirite

 

[LyleLanley]

physical activity is bad amirite

Yes, people should move less.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

This doesn't even make sense.

It makes perfect sense.

 

[JustenP88]

This doesn't even make sense.

It's better for people to do some form of exercise than it is to do no exercise at all? That makes a bit of sense, doesn't it?

 

[NervousXtian]

I mean there must have been a sign somewhere before you walk into a place like that...

..well to be honest it's almost a 5 acre site you can access from pretty much anywhere along the streets.

I mean people sit and stand on the things all the time.

People only give a shit here because it's Crossfit and the internet hates Crossfit, I mean.. I get it.. Crossfit people are fucking annoying.

 

[The Llama]

I mean there must have been a sign somewhere before you walk into a place like that...

Maybe it was only in German?

 

[demon]

the person in the pic is a "famous" crossfitter or something

so therefore crossfit is literally worse than hitler

Yep. Ironic, in a way.

 

[woolley]

The dead people must be fucking pissed.

 

[LyleLanley]

People only give a shit here because it's Crossfit and the internet hates Crossfit, I mean.. I get it.. Crossfit people are fucking annoying.

I think the fact that a guy got over 900 instagram likes for doing a handstand on a Holocaust memorial means it's worth giving a shit beyond him being a crossfitter.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

He did something REALLY dumb and ignorant, but aside of that, whatever.

 

[yankeeforever2]

He made a mistake and took the photo down. Let cross fitters do their thing and stop shitting on it. Better to have people be crazy exercisers than lazy asses.

So curb stomping someone in the street is better then not doing any activity at all? Good to know.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Crossfitters are usually attractive people with disposable income. The type of person who receives deferential treatment from society and becomes a worse human for it.

 

[Dennis]

Crossfitters are usually attractive people with disposable income.

Gaffers Hate Them.

 

[Permanently A]

It's not normal at all. Not even remotely. Just google "memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe" and you'll see. Doesn't mean he did it maliciously though.

When I say normal, I mean it looks like an art piece. Looking at those blocks I wouldn't think it was actually a memorial to such a tragedy.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

So curb stomping someone in the street is better then not doing any activity at all? Good to know.

I do believe that is exactly what that guy said.

 

[sixteen-bit]

what a fuck head

 

[killatopak]

What's crossfit?

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

So curb stomping someone in the street is better then not doing any activity at all? Good to know.

You're an idiot

 

[HUELEN10]

Whoa dude, he went like, total brahlacaust man!

Seriously, offensive not just to Jews like me, but everyone; more offensive then Anne Frank the Beleiber. What was this drillbit thinking?

 

[PSqueak]

I think the fact that a guy got over 900 instagram likes for doing a handstand on a Holocaust memorial means it's worth giving a shit beyond him being a crossfitter.

Yet you chose to make a title where the focus was that he is a crossfitter.

 

[LyleLanley]

Yet you chose to make a title where the focus was that he is a crossfitter.

Yeah because it's funnier.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

I don't see any obvious inscriptions, maybe he didn't know?

Maybe he just thought it was the memorial for the murdered jews of europe and not the holocaust memorial

 

[t-storm]

I don't see any obvious inscriptions, maybe he didn't know?

Regardless, most grown adults would probably inquire as to why there are rows upon rows of oversized blocks as far as the eye can see in that particular spot.

I've been there, you'd have to be pretty obtuse to not know.

In his deleted post, he even says "checking the sites."

I mean, come on.

 

[JustenP88]

Regardless, most grown adults would probably inquire as to why there are rows upon rows of oversized blocks as far as the eye can see in that particular spot.

I mean, come on.

Also, it seems like it'd be a tourist destination. I'd be more inclined to believe he made it a point to visit it before I'd believe he was walking down the street and saw some dope ass blocks to do some sick handstands on top of.

 

[Bert409]

So curb stomping someone in the street is better then not doing any activity at all? Good to know.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Gaffers Hate Them.

Yeah I wonder if it's because the douchebaggery is stifling or because gaffers are mad jelly haters who can't Yolo.

 

[oti]

Parcours came and went. What's Crossfit stopping from sharing the same fate?

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Yeah I wonder if it's because the douchebaggery is stifling or because gaffers are mad jelly haters who can't Yolo.

How many crossfitters do you ACTUALLY know in real life?

No, I'm not one.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

How many crossfitters do you ACTUALLY know in real life?

No, I'm not one.

I know way too many WASPy people so a bunch? 15+? anyways the point of your question is probably to tell me it's not a large enough sample size or something.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Yeah I wonder if it's because the douchebaggery is stifling or because gaffers are mad jelly haters who can't Yolo.

To be fair, the douchebaggery doesn't come from them it's projected onto them by people who feel the need to lash out at someone doing something different. It's like those people who make fun of art because they can't do it and just want to make fun of something: those children who do well at abstract art and get ridiculed by older people is a prime example.

 

[NervousXtian]

Maybe he just thought it was the memorial for the murdered jews of europe and not the holocaust memorial

It's like a 5 acre site accessible from every single direction. There's no single point of entry.

..people stand and sit on the stones all the time.

To be fair, the douchebaggery doesn't come from them it's projected onto them by people who feel the need to lash out at someone doing something different. It's like those people who make fun of art because they can't do it and just want to make fun of something: those children who do well at abstract art get ridiculed by older people is a prime example.

A lot of it it's that, the art thing is right too.. it's like people saying they are Jackson Pollock after they toss paint at a canvas... no.. you're not.

 

[New002]

Yeah I wonder if it's because the douchebaggery is stifling or because gaffers are mad jelly haters who can't Yolo.

Yo you take that shit back I can Yoyo with the best of 'em.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Yo you take that shit back I can Yoyo with the best of 'em.

Guile's theme doesn't even go well with a yoyo, so no, no you can't.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

To be fair, the douchebaggery doesn't come from them it's projected onto them by people who feel the need to lash out at someone doing something different. It's like those people who make fun of art because they can't do it and just want to make fun of something: those children who do well at abstract art get ridiculed by older people is a prime example.

If you say so.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

If you say so.

Is it not true? Do you honestly believe all Crossfitters are dudebro douchebags who have nothing better to do then be a stereotypical douchebag? One can easily say that about people who go to the gym many times a week because there's no evidence of either, it's just petty remarks trying to make fun of someone.

They do weird fitness moves. Your lives are now over.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Is it not true? Do you honestly believe all Crossfitters are dudebro douchebags who have nothing better to do then be a stereotypical douchebag? One can easily say that about people who go to the gym many times a week because there's no evidence of either, it's just petty remarks trying to bring someone down a peg or two.

They do weird fitness moves. Your lives are now over.

Well, the worst people of any group are always the loudest, but as a group they do seem especially aggressive about hating ugly people while trying to bury it under "But it's not healthy to be faaaaaat." Plus they seem to be convinced their high-rep olympic lifts (lol) and kipping pullups make them elite athletes or something.

I still think dudes who post on bodybuilding forums are worse, but crossfitters are a close second. Plus the reasoning your're using can kind of be blanketed over anything and be tough to argue against.

 

[mr2xxx]

"Hey bro this WOD is a little anti-semetic"

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Well, the worst people of any group are always the loudest, but as a group they do seem especially aggressive about hating ugly people while trying to bury it under "But it's not healthy to be faaaaaat." Plus they seem to be convinced their high-rep olympic lifts (lol) and kipping pullups make them elite athletes or something.

I still think dudes who post on bodybuilding forums are worse, but crossfitters are a close second. Plus the reasoning your're using can kind of be blanketed over anything and be tough to argue against.

Ah, so anecdotes of your encounters with them. For every crossfitter you find fat shaming or being a general douche you can find a person at the gym doing the same.

Every hobby, job, etc. has douchebags. No need to make fun of the group because you feel were offended by a person. Striking back at the community is a pretty lazy and childish way to respond.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Ah, so anecdotes of your encounters with them. For every crossfitter you find fat shaming or being a general douche you can find a person at the gym doing the same.

Every hobby, job, etc. has douchebags. No need to make fun of the group because you feel were offended by a person. Striking back at the community is a pretty lazy and childish way to respond.

Yeah but not everyone is interested in seeming as above-it-all on the internet, so they criticize things that may deserve it.

 

[0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55]

10 years ago I kissed a girl in one of the deeper sections there, where the inverse graves are over 8 ft tall. The sun was setting, as the crowd thinned the grid of stones fell silent, it felt deep in that place, other-worldly. We played a game of cat and mouse. I found her as she peaked around one of the stones... Its a vivid memory.

 

[Subpar Spatula]

Yeah but not everyone is interested in seeming as above-it-all on the internet, so they criticize things that may deserve it.

Sounds as if you really don't care about what you're doing as long as you can being rude.

I'm not here to change your mind or anything so I'll leave the conversation.

 

[Brakke]

I would love to see the email someone sent in to cause this correction: "David Driskell is ranked #102 in Asia in Crossfit. A previous version of this article stated he was ranked #102 worldwide."

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

Sounds as if you really don't care about what you're doing as long as you can being rude.

I'm not here to change your mind or anything so I'll leave the conversation.

Rude Dude With A 2de.

 

[entremet]

I never understood this handstand obsession.

I was doing handstands at 4 years old. It's not this crazy feat of strength to show everyone and their mother.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

I never understood this handstand obsession.

I was doing handstands at 4 years old. It's not this crazy feat of strength to show everyone and their mother.

Since staying upside down forces you to stabilize your muscles, you're constantly working your abs, as well as other key muscle groups such as your hip flexors, hamstrings, inner thigh muscles, obliques and lower back while in a handstand. Training handstands every day will get you a well balanced, super strong core.

Seems like a good reason to train them.

 

[Brazil]

Don't even talk to me if you're a crossfitter. Just please ruin your body quietly in a corner and leave me alone.

 

[entremet]

Seems like a good reason to train them.

I get it as an exercise, but why do you have to them on every little public place.