Posted on 10/06/2020 3:58:02 PM PDT by nycteacher
As companies grapple with their roles in contributing to racial equality and inequality, diversity and inclusion programs have taken on more importance in the corporate world.
But in retail, one well-regarded bicycle brand led by an industry legend is innovating a more direct approach to address racial inequality: reparations in the form of a 45% discount for Black customers.
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
... and that’s not illegal?
Imagine if some company charged blacks 45% more for something because they were black.
Rivendell Bicycle Works...wonder if they can be sued for discriminating against non-black patrons?
When I was a kid the black kids stole our bikes.
So how will a former slave almost two hundred years old ride one?
When college republicans had bake sales where minorities got discounts there was no end to the whining and virtue signaling.
Oh, come on. They don’t have to be former slaves - just self-identify as one.
Sounds discriminatory to me.
How do they prove “blackness”? What if I say my great great grandfather was half black?
In other words, do they give the discount to anyone who asks for it?
Poorly, Im guessing...
You done been reperated.
This is a violation of Federal and I’m sure State and likely City laws as well.
Public Accommodations Law violation.
You obviously cannot price products based on race.
They were trying to kill minorities with sugar.
Missed those! LOL
Who’s going to enforce it?
Who’s going to enforce it?
Black Privilege , FREE RIDE
Very nice.
They don’t want bikes, they want...................... to destroy you.
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