Posted on 02/26/2021 1:13:02 PM PST by NobleFree
After a whistleblower complained that Coca-Cola was asking its employees to engage in diversity training offered by LinkedIn Learning that encouraged them to "try to be less white," the social media firm has removed the program.
"The Confronting Racism course featuring Robin DiAngelo is no longer available in our course library, at the request of the 3rd party content provider we licensed this content from," LinkedIn vice president of corporate communications Nicole Leverich told Newsweek in an email on Monday.
"We provide a wide variety of learning content, including more than 270 courses on the topics of diversity, inclusion and belonging," Leverich said. "We will continue to add new courses to help people learn the skills they need to be more successful in their career, including the foundational skills we all need to be effective allies and help build a more equitable future."
[...] Borysenko received the tip from whistleblowers at Coca-Cola who said employees were "required" to take the online course, though other companies were similarly asking their staff to engage in the course, as well.
"The real story is that Coca-Cola is one of probably thousands of companies that are having their employees do these courses," Borysenko told Newsweek. "Why did LinkedIn produce content asking people to be less white? Why are they still hosting this? Coca-Cola is a drop in the bucket."
[...] now-removed Confronting Racism course included a slide that instructed students to be "less white, less arrogant, less certain, less defensive, less ignorant and more humble."
The lesson also informed viewers that "in the U.S. and other Western nations, white people are socialized to feel that they are inherently superior because they are white," and it cites vague "research" claiming that children as young as 3 "understand that it is better to be white." [...]
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Why do companies stupidly get involved with politics. Millions of folks can switch from Coke products at the drop of a dime....What was that??? Ahhh A dime!!
The ‘darkest parts of the internet™’ have been having a memefest with this story.
Coke has been made to look like fools.
I approve.
Corporate board rooms are not the real world and make decisions detached from reality until it comes back to bite them in the backside. From our vantage point, it just looks stupid but they really believe they know better until they don’t. Meanwhile, I grew up on coke here in Georgia, there was nothing else. Now there is nothing but everything else. Goodbye Coke.
Easy to do when a company sucks.
They should just come out and tell the world that if you are White, DON’T BUY OUR PRODUCTS!
My hubby is a lifetime Coca-Cola, unless they apologize, make serious amends, he will never drink coke again.
2 late dumbasses. Horse, barn door.
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/confronting-racism-with-robin-diangelo:
We’re sorry! The course Confronting Racism, with Robin DiAngelo (by ) has been retired.
I’m waiting for the following courses.
Being less black.
Being less Asian.
Being less LGBT.
Being less female.
Being less Marxist.
Is there a Cliff Notes version of these things?
Water is much more healthy.
The real story is that Coca-Cola is one of probably thousands of companies that are having their employees do these courses,” Borysenko told Newsweek.
I would like to see that list.
Over the past several decades, we have seen many places become “less white.” The entire country is becoming “less white” at a rapid rate. There is data that can predict what is to come. Does the Left really want to have that Honest Conversation about Race they like to crow about?
I’ve never had a LinkedIn account, but I’ve heard it’s a good place to find a girl with a good job.
The course has been yanked from Lynda.com too:
2 of the major studios I work for ask for either farkbook or Linkout accounts, for employment sources. That’s how it is. and Linkout is more left than Fbook.
Sorry if it’s been taken, but the company ought re-name the brand Woke-acola.
Saw a political cartoon of the Coca cola polar bear being fired for being too white. That tells it all.
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