Ugh. Here’s how not to commemorate 9/11 (the tweet has since been deleted):
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510050131089965056
Here’s what the promotion looks like:
What. The. Hell.
https://twitter.com/lhmckean/status/510056606344962048
https://twitter.com/LukeWithycombe/status/510079828012593152
@bikramarlington Wow, that's just terrible
— Carla Saavedra Kochalski (@CarlaSaavedra) September 11, 2014
@bikramarlington Are you people insane??
— Josh Black ? (@docmoonlight) September 11, 2014
FU. RT @bikramarlington: 9+11 = 20% OFF! PATRIOT DAY SALE on Bikram Yoga
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) September 11, 2014
@bikramarlington a shit ton of us lost loved ones. Fuck your patriotism and your discounts, they're not bringing anyone back to life.
— Ellie Williams (@elliewilliamsTV) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/CoasterMatt/status/510085753544515584
but seriously @bikramarlington you need to fire your social media person. That was done in SICK bad taste.
— mila jaroniec (@milajaroniec) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/TylerHinkelman/status/510079501934407680
The person, “Frank,” running the Twitter account attempted to explain (the tweet has since been deleted):
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510078256247488513
Oof. Frank, you’re doing it wrong.
@bikramarlington Oh, it's a shame on us? Gee thanks for being ignorant of the thousands of lives lost 13 years ago. Shame on YOU.
— Emma Poon (@PoonietheGreat) September 11, 2014
@bikramarlington do not turn this on other people, you should apologize and remove the tweet. Stop the promotion.
— Anna (@lilwolf30) September 11, 2014
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@bikramarlington A Shame? Are you being serious or are you just that stupid? Your goal was to make a sell off of a somber date! Shameful!
— Eric Dickey (@DadTo2) September 11, 2014
He then apologized. Except not really:
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510078500397924352
That’s what you might call a non-apology apology. This is somewhat better:
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510086998712152064
And then there’s this (also deleted):
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510079290302795776
Oh no. No no no no no.
@bikramarlington You aren't helping your cause bro
— IVPvideos (@IVPvideos) September 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/KenNisbet/status/510085275624943616
“Let me defend my idiotic 9/11 yoga promotion with some truther nonsense.” https://t.co/l1h0v8vjgk
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) September 11, 2014
Frank kept digging:
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510087441865539584
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510087742190284800
“Yoga brain” didn’t do that, Frank. Stupidity did.
Oh, yoga brain, of course! Why didn't you just say that before!? RT @bikramarlington I wrote that stupid post at 1am with yoga brain.
— Nate (@BarstoolN8) September 11, 2014
.@bikramarlington the idea here would be to stop tweeting. Foot in mouth x 100. Just stop.
— Jenna Sauber (@cajunjen) September 11, 2014
@bikramarlington What part of 1 AM yoga brain turned you into a truther?
— Rose's Head On Ice (@PhilNotPhil) September 11, 2014
@bikramarlington you have "yoga brain" a half hour ago when you told us not to be upset and that 9/11 was a conspiracy too?
— Blue Man (@NovaBlueMan) September 11, 2014
Let’s try that apology thing again, hmm?
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510092125946789888
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510092647609147392
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510092742123585538
There’s gotta be a better way to pay respect to those lost.
https://twitter.com/bikramarlington/status/510092819118424064
Noted.
https://twitter.com/oddist/status/510096327020380160
Here’s a suggestion worth considering, for all the corporate tweeters out there:
No. No no no. Every company's social media manager should get the day off on 9/11. https://t.co/IWH5FtYnH6
— Brian Fitzgerald ? (@BryFitz) September 11, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with a screenshot of the promotion.
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