White people charged TWICE as much by woke Canadian gym as ‘BIPOC’ members

R studios, a "yoga and Pilates studio" that the owner has billed as a place that was "created for the misfits, the non-conformists, [and] the everyday person," announced that it would be charging CA$30 for a studio drop in, but that those who are "BIPOC" (black, indigenous, and people of color), would be able to drop in for a class for CA$15.

The discrimination was reported by Jeff Evely, a retired Canadian veteran who posted the charge rates on X. He wrote, "R studios in Nova Scotia charges double for white people, in violation of Sections 5(1) of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission disgracefully made our human rights a fraud during COVID."

"CEO Joseph Fraser even made up his own extrajudicial provisions in order to avoid doing his job, in response to the complaints I personally submitted. (I'll be in the NS Court of Appeals on Wednesday, seeking remedy.) Don’t let the NSHRC, Joseph Fraser, continue to defraud tax-payers of his big, fat salary, like every other senior bureaucrat in Nova Scotia. Like the rest of them, he’s not going to grow a spine anytime soon. Build a bandwagon for him to climb onto. Pressure works on cowards, like Joey. Get into Joey's system, and beat this coward at his own game," Evely added.

The discriminatory policy came to light over the weekend with Evely's post and heavy backlash against the gym ensued. In a Reddit thread on the topic, one user said of the fitness location, "I went there with one of my colleagues once and I was the only black person there lol. Side note to such places that offer these types of discounts: you're condescending and dumb. Treat me equally by charging me the same price as everyone else. Offering me a pity discount doesn't solve whatever internal issues your owners are going through. I would never go there knowing I paid less than anyone else. Buy your token representation some other way."

One user on X responded to the situation, "Imagine if that was reversed, the uproar would ... shake the ground."

After the backlash, it was reported that the location took down the discount. The gym quietly removed the reference to the race-based pricing as well as locked the comments sections on their social media posts.