Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘screw your freedom’ rant about ‘schmuck’ anti-maskers leads to him being dropped by sponsor
DAYS after Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a rousing video rant about masks where he said, “Screw your freedom,” one of his sponsors dropped him.
REDCON1, the sports supplement company, was set to sponsor the “Arnold Classic” bodybuilding competition headlined by the superstar actor and former California governor.
“I think people should know there is a virus here, it kills people and the only way we prevent it is we get vaccinated, we wear masks, we do social distancing, washing your hands all of the time, and not just to think about, ‘Well, my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.
“No, screw your freedom."
He added: “Because with freedom comes obligations and responsibilities. You cannot just say, ‘I have the right to do x, y, and z,’ when you affect other people.”
“REDCON1 is a patriotic pro-freedom brand and community. We support everyone’s individual freedoms.”
Singerman said he had "overlooked a lot of stuff" that Schwarzenegger said in the past.
But he looked past it.
He couldn't this time.
But Singerman insisted that his company had“diametrically opposed beliefs” with Schwarzenegger’s and isn’t about inhibiting American freedoms.
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“We choose you and your rights over and above an organization led by Arnold, who isn’t aligned with American views,” the release states according to Daily Wire.
The statement also claimed the nutrition company’s tenets are “rooted in the uncompromising unapologetic belief that you are entitled to your opinion and should not be insulted or persecuted for having a varying view.”