Is Coke rethinking woke? Soft drink giant puts 'pause' on diversity plan requiring outside law firms 'meet racial quotas or have their legal fees reduced'

UK Daily Mail ^ | May 04 2021 | ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS

[X-FID]

I used to coke until their new coke scam, it doesn’t taste anything like old coke.

[T.B. Yoits]

Woke-a-Cola is racist: Coca-Cola is forcing law firms that work with them to hire black employees because Coca-Cola won't hire those black employees.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I found that Jack Daniels, with club soda and a lime is a much better drink than Jack and Coke. Less calories and I can actually taste the Jack.

Coke lost me as a customer.

[I want the USA back]

Racial quotas are illegal, wrong and unconstitutional. Any law that “allows” them is invalid, no matter how long that law has been in effect.

[grobdriver]

Too late. Rum and Coke, never more.

Long live rum and Dr. Pepper!

[bgill]

The polar bear will have to be shacked up with a black bear and their little non-gender kids will be a grizzly, a panda, a brown bear, there’s always the good for nothing sloth bear and the gay spectacled kid.

[bert]

Would you buy a soft drink from this man?

The Africanization of coke failed in at least one effort. The term woke is used to hide the real process that is Africanization

[waredbird]

Since it’s been getting warm enough to get out in a boat a few times a week, I’ve noticed that I’m becoming less white. However, I still have no craving to drink coke products.

[mellow velo]

It's not just "Woca Cola" (good one, btw).

They own Gold Peak (their green tea was my favorite; not any more) and Honest teas.  Sprite & Schweppes, too.  Simply juices (again, Raspberry Lemonade was my usual post-coffee morning beverage) & Minute Maid.  And Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, & PowerAde waters & energy drinks.

All crossed off my list.

[rwa265]

I would imagine that feedback from law firms currently hired by Coca-Cola might have something to do with the pause.

[ontap]

I don’t give crap....will never use anything I find out is owned by Coke!!!!!

[sima_yi]

In its continuing attempt to “be less white”, the WokaCola bottling company has announced that effective immediately, it will cease producing Vanilla Coke.

[ME-262]

Well, I think I might switch to RC Cola or to the Kroger brand cola sweetened with real sugar. I don’t really like Pepsi either, and I’m too White to drink Coke.

[Spktyr]

Don’t look at me for recommendations on either - I don’t generally drink alcohol and I don’t drink carbonated sodas either. :P