MILWAUKEE Harley-Davidson said it is pulling its Facebook ads for the month of July and severing ties with a Tennessee dealership whose owner was accused of posting racist comments on social media disparaging Black Lives Matter protesters.
The post was allegedly made on the Facebook page of Abernathy's Cycles, a Union City, Tennessee, motorcycle and ATV dealership, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday.
The derogatory nature of the comment in no way aligns with my personal beliefs or that of Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
Racism, hate or intolerance have no place in the Harley-Davidson community or anywhere in person or online.
More than 500 companies that officially kicked off an advertising boycott Wednesday intended to pressure Facebook into taking a stronger stand against hate speech.