Posted on 04/27/2022 9:05:42 AM PDT by rktman
Levi Strauss & Co. president and CEO Chip Bergh has made advocating progressive politics a corporate priority, stating that business leaders “have a responsibility” to create change. But weaponizing Levi’s for political purposes has come at the expense of those employees who hold opinions different from his own, reports have revealed.
Many of the progressive policies championed by the company, once an iconic brand of rugged individualism, are out of step with many of its consumers. Bergh, for example, working with the liberal group Everytown for Gun Safety, led the charge for stricter gun control in the United States.
Levi’s signed a “We Stand For Democracy” advertisement that ran in the New York Times attacking popular election integrity measures, while Bergh called election integrity laws such as Georgia’s “racist” and “a step backwards.” Bergh also stated that Levi’s would work with legislatures to “make sure that these restrictive laws don’t go into place.”
The San Francisco-based company was reportedly “nothing but supportive” of former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s controversial national anthem protests.
Even as Levi’s, under Bergh’s leadership, pushed “woke” politics, the company opened itself up to charges of hypocrisy by engaging in business around the world that were anything but woke. Rather than stand up to China’s repressive Chinese regime, Bergh doubled down, calling China one of his top priorities. Levi’s pulled manufacturing from China in the 1990s only to return for the low-wage labor.
Despite publicizing its “green” climate priorities, Levi Strauss & Co. stands accused of complicity in environmental calamities. Greenpeace said that two Mexican factories supplying Levi’s were dumping toxic chemicals into the environment, while environmental activist group Stand.earth named Levi’s “Public Enemy No. 1” in the group’s war on climate change.
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If you must have Levis, buy them from a Goodwill, Salvation Army Store, or Church/Charity Thrift store. That way Levis doesn’t get any benefit at all...................
Still a firm no.
We used to like the product but haven’t bought from Levis in over a decade because of the leftist BS.
Someone gave me a pair of 501’s last October. Nice pants. Well made and very soft.
My chickens love laying their eggs in it and the chicken crap easily washes out with a hose.
“Just in case ya didn’t know. Levis has been on our “no buy” list for decades.”
Yep. Over 20 years for me, and it’s a shame. Nothing fits or feels like Levis to me.
You can always cut the waistband label and the little red tag off.................
yeah- for me it was when i learned they were led by fools who are anti-2nd. After that i stopped buying them. Good durable jeans. Kind of pricy, but i no longer fund the commie leftists.
Common knowledge for over 20 years. Far Left, pro faggot jeans.
Yep. First company I can recall that I actually used that turned so anti-2nd I couldn’t use them anymore. That’s been a long time now.
Yep - don’t buy. Don’t “boycott” - just eliminate this stuff from your life.
Off brand dollar store jeans are just as high of quality - you are only paying for the brand name with Levi’s and that’s worthless when it comes right down to it.
Carhartt went woke too.
Not a bad idea...then remove the label if you can so you don’t advertise the company.
I DO...................
I had a job interview with Levi’s in 1997 and they were the same way even back then.
I haven’t bought levi’s in 25 yrs. Gun grabbing scum.
I quit buying Levis when I was 16 or 17 because the quality dropped. Last year, I bought my last Carhartts because quality went to heck. I am 76; this crap is not new.
I bought 5 pairs online, simply because I couldn’t find my inseam, locally.
Plus they were about $20 each. And dress pants- I can’t find them smaller than a 29” inseam. I’m 27”. I am definitely gonna look around some more…
business leaders “have a responsibility” to create change.
I dated a gal in home ec once. She asked me if I knew why emerald green was the popular color that fall. She told me that was decided by a committee 4 years ago and dye industry, cloths, marketing and everyone else got on board.
Unfortunately, EVERYTHING is a fashion industry now. including govt.
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