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Post by M. Hawbaker on May 6, 2021 21:46:28 GMT
There's a certain saying we recite often around these parts about the relationship between going woke and parting ways with your money.
I'm not gonna lie, ever since Coke told me to "be less white," I haven't had a sip of their products – and I have to admit, having less caffeinated sugar in my diet has been nothing but great!
Turns out, maybe millions of others felt the same. Coca-Cola's chief general counsel Bradley Gayton – who designed Coke's diversity plan and tried to impose racial quotas in hiring lawyers – has abruptly quit the company with a nice, fat settlement:
"As part of the agreement, [Gayton] will receive a $4 million sign-on payment and a monthly consulting fee of $666,666, beginning this month and ending April 2022," said Coke on the lawyer's resignation.
$666,666? No one would ever infer anything nefarious from a number like that, Coke! Coke's new general counsel Monica Howard Douglas is "pausing" Gayton's very racist "diversity" plan:
"When asked about Gayton's diversity initiative, Douglas indicated that Coca-Cola was ‘taking a pause for now' but would likely salvage some parts of the plan,' the outlet noted, citing a source. Douglas didn't provide any additional details about what would remain and what would be scrapped."
I'd say Coke might have learned its lesson about wokeism, but given their public opposition to Georgia's voter integrity law, call me a skeptic.
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Post by barb43 on May 7, 2021 3:12:01 GMT
Since I don't drink sodas of any brand, I certainly spend no money on these companies' products. I know they own some other products too, but I don't buy them either. If any company had to rely on my - & my household - to stay in business, they might as well shutter their windows now. edited to add: I have a sneaking suspicion some amount of this "woke-ness" is going to slink back into the shadows over the next few months. It won't go away, but it will calm down for awhile yet. MLB, NFL, NBA, the Olympics, and more - they want their audiences/fans back so they can earn money. The people who have been - and will probably continue to be seriously impacted negatively in this country are our children. The public school system in so many states is letting down our children. (i'm just rambling ... need to go to bed)
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