Jeff Bezos ‘Happy To Lose’ Racist Customer Angry At His Support For Black Lives Movement

Racism has once again become a hot topic of debate after the death of George Floyd in the United States. Several notable personalities left no stone unturned to provide support to African-American people after the incident that took place in Minneapolis.

The latest famous personality to jump on the bandwagon was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who clapped back at a customer who cancelled an order after the company made its solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement known.

The 56-year-old businessman did not take much time to reply and shared a screenshot of an email the customer sent on Instagram. Alongside the photo, Bezos wrote he was not surprised to see such "sickening" responses in his inbox after the organization decided to support the initiative.

He further stated this kind of "hatred" should not remain hidden and is just one small example of the much bigger problem.

"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 is important to make it visible. This is just one example of the problem," Bezos wrote.

He concluded the post by writing that he is happy to lose a customer like him.

This is the second time Bezos has shared such an incident on Instagram. A few ago, another customer sent him an email in which she wrote it was "disturbing" and "offensive" to see Amazon's association with Black Lives Matter.

The customer denounced the movement and wrote “all lives matter.”

Bezos, the richest person in the world, took to the photo-sharing platform to share a screenshot of the email the customer sent. The Amazon CEO made it clear he does not agree with the customer's feedback and stated the whole movement was about the “disproportionate risk” that people of color face because of various authorities like law enforcement and the justice system.

“I have to disagree with you. ‘Black Lives Matter’ does not mean other lives don’t matter. Black Lives Matter speaks to racism and the disproportionate risk that Black people face in our law enforcement and justice system,” Bezos wrote.

Later in the note, Bezos gave an example of his 20-year-old son and explained he does not get worried about his son getting “choked” on the streets. However, he admitted black parents cannot say the same because incidents like Floyd’s death happen way too often.

“I have a 20-year-old son, and I simply do not worry that he might be choked to death while being detained one day. It is not something I worry about. Black parents cannot say the same,” Bezos wrote.

The entrepreneur concluded his post by saying he won’t stop “supporting” the movement and his stance won’t change.

Bezos is not the only big-tech executive to publicly support the movement that has engulfed the nation.

Apple CEO Tim Cook also shared his thoughts on the “senseless” death of Floyd in a company email memo. In the post titled "Speaking up on Racism" which can be read on the organization’s website, Cook said the company must do more to fight racism.

Floyd’s death has encouraged the people to come out on the streets and protest against police brutality. Apart from the U.S., countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Syria, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland, Canada, and New Zealand also witnessed thousands of people taking part in the Black Lives Matter movement.

LA Times reported last year that dying at the hands of a police officer was the leading cause of death among young black men in the U.S.