That’s a really well written article. I hadn’t seen anything about the supposed comment tho until the article. Also they state that Coca Cola says the course is not a part of their learning curriculum, which appears to be correct, it’s from the LinkedIn platform. They also cast doubt by saying the employees could have strayed off path and watched vignettes that weren’t on the dashboard. What they don’t say is that the curriculum does not exist or was not watched by their staff. Those two points are extremely interesting.I've become more dubious of the mainstream media lately, and rarely even watch any of the the TV opinion, umm I mean news channels these days but I do try and stay informed on the world's goings on by getting my information from many sources. I try to always give the benefit of the doubt especially when it comes to the cancel culture accusations that run rampant these days. I got no dog in the fight cause I don't drink coca-cola but this is what I found on the net in regard to the incident in question. It's got links to its sources in the article. Looks like Coke was kinda guilty, kinda not guilty. Depends on how one looks at it I suppose.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...lleged-insult-conservatives-false/6872079002/
That’s a really well written article. I hadn’t seen anything about the supposed comment tho until the article. Also they state that Coca Cola says the course is not a part of their learning curriculum, which appears to be correct, it’s from the LinkedIn platform. They also cast doubt by saying the employees could have strayed off path and watched vignettes that weren’t on the dashboard. What they don’t say is that the curriculum does not exist or was not watched by their staff. Those two points are extremely interesting.
My job also uses LinkedIn to continue education and do annual Ed in-house. The vignettes are very specific and my employer has to pay for them specifically and we do not have access to anything other than what is assigned to our dashboard.
So, the fact that they don’t come out and deny the existence of the be less white course but leave room for it to have possibly been accidentally accessed leads me to believe it’s part of the course they chose. I also believe the debunked quote supposedly from the CEO is a smokescreen to draw away from the be less white course.
I don’t drink coke but I do drink and use coke products out the wazoo. At this point I don’t feel strongly enough about joining the cancel culture to go without my daily dose of Dr Pepper, but if I see Mr Pibb available I may opt for that.
I will say shame on anyone trying to force anything down anybody’s throat. That’s taking a big bite out of the ass of Liberty.
Nobody should be shamed for being the color that they are. Nobody should pay any price for any event that they had no control over and weren’t alive to witness. When we as a people decide to just ignore all the race baiting and racial awareness race creed color crap that’s spewed from most networks on a daily basis we can all just be human beings and we won’t be so controlled.
Perhaps you could assist people and point them toward what non-internet source people should be using to get the accurate information on this issue.
im guessing everything else is a lie also..Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, CURIOUS GEORGE? the rabbit whole goes deeper?
Sure can, get to know some people that actually work for coke that you trust.
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And these things are related to Coke's training how ?
The Blaze is a fine source. Someone from Coke just took it from LinkedIn and assigned it for training without looking at it.
I try my best to not respond to posts like this usually, but as a minority and working with other minorites these are the things that have been said to us.
1. Act more like white.
2. Glad you don't act like (whatever race you are)
3. You act so white, why is that?
4. I didn't know (race) acted like that, I guess you are really just like us.
And let me say, if that pic is real, it is wrong, but damn a lot of people got offensive for **** we have been said to us for years. I will give a good example
A black guy got shorted on his pay, second time in a row, asked his manager to fix it and cut an off cycle check as he needed his pay for his bills. Manager started giving stupid excuses, guy gets upset, and yells.
Manager said, typical of your people can't communicate without yelling and cursing. So a little background, we worked offshore, and 2 weeks prior, some white guy got shorted, got into an argument, quits and knocks out another manager (we have 5 or 6 managers for field people)
Black guy said, so you want me to fly back in, and punch your mouth? That is what white people do.
Again not taking up for whoever wrote that test, but it is interesting how quickly people got upset for things said to minorities all the time.
The Blaze is as reliable as any of the other mass media companies—which is to say that they employ all of the same mental contortions and logical fallacies as every other mass media outlet. I trust them as much as I trust CNN and NBC, which is to say that I don't trust them at all.
Any idiot can put a training video on LinkedIn, and any idiot working for a large corporation can use said video in some sort of training exercise. That doesn't mean that the entire corporation endorses that; it just means that someone made a stupid decision (or didn't vet the material properly, or whatever).
As can easily be predicted: the mouth breathing conservatives have been all over this. Which is fine ... because most of them could use a lot less soda in their diet. But if this is what it takes to ween them off of junk food (because heaven knows that a rational, science-based argument won't work), then I guess it's a good thing.
Mike
So, does this mean it will be acceptable to hunt Polar Bears soon ?
But black bears and brown bears will be the new coke mascots ?
Depends on the country in which you’re drinking it.I thought Dr Pepper was on its own with 7up now and and Mr Pipp was a Coke brand?
So,I cant wear my ALL WHITEY ; ALL THE TIME custom T shirt while drinking a coke ?
I guess I could start sagging my pants.