- A Maryland lawyer purchased
Princess Diana 's old bicycle for $80,000, The Daily Mail reported. - Barry Glazer said the
bike represents "white supremacy" and "the racist system royalty is based on." - The bike belonged to Princess Diana before she got engaged to Prince Charles.
A Maryland lawyer purchased Princess Diana's bicycle for $80,000, with plans to showcase it in a museumlike setting in his office, stating that it represents "white supremacy" and "the racist system royalty is based on," multiple
The lawyer, Barry Glazer, 76, bought the bike from an East Sussex, England,
Glazer disapproves of the
In a statement to Road.CC the lawyer said he plans to create a memorial dedicated to the royal family's "basic racist roots." The bicycle will be "set up in an enclave in his office located in a historic building, utilized by the underground railroad to assist slaves to freedom in Baltimore," the statement said.
But Glazer's purchase has been met with criticism, with some accusing him of buying the bike for attention, The Daily Mail reported. A historian said the money used to buy the bike could have been invested in other causes.
"Rather than showboating for clickbait, I would urge anyone truly interested in creating a more equitable society to volunteer their time and money to on-the-ground organizations," the historian said, the newspaper reported.
Glazer has a law firm in Baltimore that specializes in personal injury and medical malpractice. Its slogan: "Don't urinate on my leg and tell me it's raining."