Jump Rope Veteran's Respond to the Rush Athletics "Creating Hate" Podcast Episode

11/04/2021 53 min

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Episode Synopsis

On March 25th, 2021, the founder of Rush Athletics, an internationally-known jump rope fitness company with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers and 100,000 Instagram followers, released a YouTube video podcast attacking not only my integrity, but the integrity of both the founder of Crossrope and the founder of Punk Rope.  He also took the liberty of mentioning, by name, three individual viewers during his video podcast who made comments that he disagreed with.
I chose to respond to the founder of Rush Athletics with a YouTube video and audio-only podcast after realizing that I had to publicly defend my integrity, but also because there were larger, social issues at hand that transcend jump rope that were latent throughout his video and that I could take the opportunity to bring to light.
Those larger issues that I address in the YouTube video and this podcast episode are misusing the word "hate," being cognizant of how we communicate online because we don't know each other's histories, being a good steward of our social media subscribers and followers, and many other subjects.  These are all subjects we must be aware of as we continue moving into a world where social media becomes increasingly more prevalent.
Lastly, I have no ill will toward Rush Athletics, his followers, or anyone in his camp.  At the end of the podcast, I extend an invitation for him to be a guest on my podcast and to visit me at my home if he's ever in the area.  The issues I talk about in this podcast eclipse personal quarrels and are things we must be cognizant of as the world continues to become more digital.  If we become more aware, the probability is higher that we do right by each other, which in turn makes the world a better place.
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