FitnessFirst健身房事件后续 | 总部向本报作出的回应竟是这样 哎，要走的路还很长

上周末，我们独家爆料了关于FitnessFirst Chatswood店歧视事件

（详情点☞：【爆料】澳洲知名健身房FitnessFirst Chatswood店 贴满“种族歧视”海报 店员指责中国人专在淋浴间大便？！），引发了大家的激烈讨论：

只选取了部分网友的评论，谢谢大家的积极留言

周一，部分会员前往这家会所和工作人员进行理论，均未得到明确答复，只是被以向总部沟通此类问题而敷衍了事。

随后，澳洲日报致电了FitnessFirst总公司，该公司得知后非常震惊，并且表示之前根本没收到任何店员上报过这个事情，公司会在商议后向我们发出一封正式的回应邮件 

今天早上，我们收到了一封来自FitnessFirst总公司给出的正式回应邮件：（图片太长，放文字版方便大家阅读）

At Fitness First we pride ourselves in providing a safe, clean and hygienic space for all members and visitors to enjoy. Throughout our clubs, members will often find notifications displayed to outline the clubs’ rules and regulations in association with hygiene and cleanliness. These are to ensure the standards of the facility remain at the highest level for our members.

Recently, complaints were received from some members of Fitness First Chatswood in relation to cleanliness in some areas of the gym, leading club management to post signage with reminders of their safety and cleanliness requirements.

In recognising English is a second language for a large majority of our members at Chatswood, Fitness First consulted with the Australian Multilingual Services to create signage in English, Cantonese and Mandarin – the three largest spoken languages within the Chatswood catchment area.

Fitness First understands some members were offended by the placement and volume of these signs, and sincerely apologises to anyone who was offended in any way. Fitness First welcomes members and visitors from all backgrounds and communities and it was certainly not the intention to single out the Chinese community.

The Fitness First Australia head office is working closely with the club to resolve the issue immediately, and ensure no further offence is caused.

说了一些客套话后，FitnessFirst总公司 对于此次事件给出的解释是：贴那么多张中文告示，是因为中文、广东话、英语是Chatswood店最主要的客人群体。

编者按

目前，FitnessFirst Chatswood店已经接受了部分会员的退会要求。事已至此，我们在这个事件中体会到最大的感受就是：无力感，过多的争执种族歧视的定义在此刻也显得毫无意义。作为华人群体，我们除了做得更好似乎也没有别的选择，严于律己才能宽以待人，这条路还很长。。。