Andy Frisella, founder of 1st Phorm, made derogatory comments against female police officers that has led to criticism.
Two major police departments in St. Louis have cut ties with Andy Frisella, co-founder of Supplement Superstore and 1st Phorm and ’75 Hard’, following a rant on his podcast against female officers.
Frisella, who created the 75 Hard fitness challenge, spoke with cohost Davione Johnson on his “Real AF” podcast following the traffic stop involving Miami Dolphins wide receivers Tyreek Hill. It began when Frisella spoke about his personal feelings on power trips before singling out women cops.
“Every woman cop I’ve ever dealt with, every single f*cking one that I’ve ever been pulled over by, tried to make me feel like a f*cking b*tch. No, that’s not a way to deescalate a situation. Especially when you know that if that person didn’t have a badge or a gun, you could punch a hole through their f*cking face and end their f*cking life.”
Derek Machens, president of the St. Louis County Police Association, commented on the situation in a letter sent to officers:
“Mr. Frisella is a significant donor to law enforcement initiatives, and while financial contributions are appreciated, they cannot come at the expense of our integrity, our morals, and the respect owed to not only our women officers but all the members of our police family.”
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Andy Frisella Revisits Comments Made Against Female Cops
Andy Frisella went on a rant about female cops in the field and had strong opinions on it.
“There’s a lot of police officers, to be completely honest especially women police officers, who f*cking try to emasculate men. They try to make men feel like they’re being dominated or they’re being, you know, that they have power over them. The quickest way to escalate a situation is to do that to a grown man.”
“That’s why in my opinion, women shouldn’t be in the f*cking field and police officers. I just don’t think they should be.”
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According to Fox 2 in St. Louis, Frisella revisited his comments during a Q&A following the release of this podcast episode.
“I had a couple of women here in St. Louis that were upset with me, that I know, are police officers.”
Frisella explained how he believes there are “positions are better suited for men and positions in society that are better suited for women.” He also claims that he has “physically gone to battle for women cops in this city.”
Andy Frisella later deleted the rant from his podcast episode. HE also sent out an additional 12-minute clip offering a full apology.
“I can understand why someone would be upset with that. That’s wasn’t the intent of my comment, and I did overgeneralize, and I take responsibility for that. At the end of the day, I love you guys, I appreciate you guys.”
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