Read Amazon CEO’s reply to an ‘angry’ customer’s email
There have been large-scale protests in the United States in the last week or so. The death of George Floyd, a black man who passed away after police brutality has seen people taking to the streets with the message “Black Lives Matter”. Several big tech companies too have come out in support of the protests. However, it seems like one customer wasn’t too happy with the kind of ‘message’ Amazon was sending and wrote an email to CEO Jeff Bezos, who is also the world’s richest man. Bezos, surprisingly, replied to her email.
The customer had written that Amazon was sending a wrong message by saying “Black Lives Matter” when it should say that “All Lives Matter”. The customer said that it was disturbing and offensive to see Amazon posting a message in solidarity with the movement and said that “All Lives Matter.”
Bezos replied, “I have to disagree with you,” Bezos replied. “‘Black Lives Matter’ doesn’t 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,” wrote Bezos in his email.