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Trader Joe's wises up, reverses course, tells the leftist political-correctness mob 'NO!'
American Thinker ^ | 07/30/2020 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 07/30/2020 10:44:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Have we reached Peak Corporate Cave-In?

It kind of looks like it - Trader Joe's has decided to reverse course and not change all the brand labels of its products to satisfy the wokeness demands of a tiny, largely white, racism-parsing left-wing mob. Here's their statement:

To Our Valued Customers:

In light of recent feedback and attention we’ve received about our product naming, we have some things we’d like to say to clarify our approach. 

A few weeks ago, an online petition was launched calling on us to “remove racist packaging from [our] products.” Following were inaccurate reports that the petition prompted us to take action. We want to be clear: we disagree that any of these labels are racist. We do not make decisions based on petitions. 

We make decisions based on what customers purchase, as well as the feedback we receive from our customers and Crew Members. If we feel there is need for change, we do not hesitate to take action. 

Decades ago, our Buying Team started using product names, like Trader Giotto’s, Trader José’s, Trader Ming’s, etc. We thought then—and still do—that this naming of products could be fun and show appreciation for other cultures. For example, we named our Mexican beer “Trader José Premium” and a couple guacamole products are called “Avocado’s Number” in a kitschy reference to a mathematical theory.  These products have been really popular with our customers, including some budding mathematicians.  

We constantly reevaluate what we are doing to ensure it makes sense for our business and aligns with customers’ expectations.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bloggers; leftists; politicalcorrectness; tradejoes
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To: Ezekiel

*groan*


21 posted on 07/30/2020 10:58:09 AM PDT by null and void (Quarantine the sick. Shield the vulnerable. Free everyone else!)
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To: the_Watchman

You were off a little, but that’s okay................


22 posted on 07/30/2020 10:58:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: proust

lmao... I bet he actually IS totally pissed about this.


23 posted on 07/30/2020 10:58:52 AM PDT by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Trader Joe’s has decided to reverse course and not change all the brand labels”

Doesn’t say they’re not changing the names/labels. In fact, this reads more like their rationale for making the changes.


24 posted on 07/30/2020 10:59:26 AM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Not a theory. It is the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of an element or compound, isn’t it?


25 posted on 07/30/2020 10:59:31 AM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: SeekAndFind

So, it’s true then...Trader Joe is racist. Death by Bunga.


26 posted on 07/30/2020 10:59:44 AM PDT by Professional
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

It has changed:

Per wiki:

These definitions meant that the value of the Avogadro number depended on the experimentally determined value of the mass (in grams) of one atom of those elements, and therefore it was known only to a limited number of decimal digits. However, in its 26th Conference, the BIPM adopted a different approach: effective 20 May 2019, it defined the Avogadro number as the exact value N = 6.02214076×1023, and redefined the mole as the amount of a substance under consideration that contains N constituent particles of the substance. Under the new definition, the mass of one mole of any substance (including hydrogen, carbon-12, and oxygen-16) is N times the average mass of one of its constituent particles—a physical quantity whose precise value has to be determined experimentally for each substance.


27 posted on 07/30/2020 10:59:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Well, I was close. I had the correct power of 10.
Thanks for looking it up.


28 posted on 07/30/2020 11:00:19 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: SES1066

I am getting to be very irritated by these teenagers who think they know it all.

Perhaps they do this because they think it will help their college applications. Well I have news for them. The college of their choice might not even be in business next year.


29 posted on 07/30/2020 11:00:23 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: SeekAndFind

While mathematics is, of course, involved in anything using it, Avogadro’s number fits best under the physics and chemistry categories.


30 posted on 07/30/2020 11:00:45 AM PDT by Stravinsky (Politeness will not defeat the Marxist revolutionaries)
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To: Red Badger

N = 6.02214076×10 ^ 23................


31 posted on 07/30/2020 11:01:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: Red Badger
When jou say ¡Jeb! you've said a bowl fool...
32 posted on 07/30/2020 11:01:13 AM PDT by null and void (Quarantine the sick. Shield the vulnerable. Free everyone else!)
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To: the_Watchman

It has changed since last year:

N = 6.02214076×10^23...................


33 posted on 07/30/2020 11:02:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: SeekAndFind

In other words, they grew a pair of Goyas


34 posted on 07/30/2020 11:02:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: null and void

There’s no fool like a Bowl Fool!..................

LOL!.....................


35 posted on 07/30/2020 11:03:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: Red Badger

My definition is still correct.


36 posted on 07/30/2020 11:04:08 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: the_Watchman

Close enough for government work!...................


37 posted on 07/30/2020 11:04:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I made up this joke in high school chemistry class. I almost got thrown out of that class for later telling a dirty joke.

Q: Why did Avogadro die?
A: His number was up.


38 posted on 07/30/2020 11:05:08 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Wouldn’t that be “kitschy, ja”?


39 posted on 07/30/2020 11:05:52 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Q: Why can’t you call Avogadro?

A: He switched to an unlisted number.


40 posted on 07/30/2020 11:08:02 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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