The quote in the title of the article is really an inappropriate way to try to describe inclusiveness. It’s not about being less, it’s about including others more.
Don't try to justify racism. The slides literally told employees to "be less white".
Coca-Cola says 'Be Less White' learning plan was about workplace inclusion
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#12Keep in mind the racist content wasn’t from Coca Cola (as the headline implies) but rather a LinkedIn Learning contributor based on the work of Robin DiAngelo. All material based on Robin DiAngelo’s work has since been removed from LinkedIn learning: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu4u1VUWgAENWKd?format=jpg
It's worth noting that this sort of racially divisive workplace training has been made the subject of a recent executive order, banning it for all federal contractors. So this might be a good move from LinkedIn.
Didn't Biden reverse that?
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#13The quote in the title of the article is really an inappropriate way to try to describe inclusiveness. It’s not about being less, it’s about including others more.
Maybe in theory. From my perspective the quote "'Be Less White' Learning Plan Was About Workplace Inclusion" seems fairly representative of what inclusiveness usually means in current practice.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this the same Robin DiAngelo that wrote White Fragility ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Fragility
The response to the videos certainly seems like it is that same fragility in action.
HN isn't the place for your racist views, try Twitter instead.
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#15Keep in mind the racist content wasn’t from Coca Cola (as the headline implies) but rather a LinkedIn Learning contributor based on the work of Robin DiAngelo. All material based on Robin DiAngelo’s work has since been removed from LinkedIn learning: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu4u1VUWgAENWKd?format=jpg
> Dr. DiAngelo was not the creator or facilitator of the LinkedIn Learning course “Confronting Racism, with Robin DiAngelo.” She was unaware that her name, image, and work were being presented in this way and did not participate in or agree to the creation and distribution of an educational resource based on her research.
Source: https://www.robindiangelo.com/
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#16The quote in the title of the article is really an inappropriate way to try to describe inclusiveness. It’s not about being less, it’s about including others more.
Don't try to justify racism. The slides literally told employees to "be less white".
If that instruction was contextually intended to support non-white employees who felt like they had to "play white" in order to succeed, I think the advice is generally good ("be yourself").
If that was contextually directed primarily towards white employees, it's offensive and inherently racist.
I didn't (and now can't) see the context, but context matters. "White before black" is offensive/racist in many contexts, but not in the rules of chess.
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#17The quote in the title of the article is really an inappropriate way to try to describe inclusiveness. It’s not about being less, it’s about including others more.
It’s literally pulled from the training presentation. Would you have the same reaction if the presentation had said “Try to be less black”?
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't try to justify racism. The slides literally told employees to "be less white".
If that instruction was contextually intended to support non-white employees who felt like they had to "play white" in order to succeed, I think the advice is generally good ("be yourself"). If that was contextually directed primarily towards white employees, it's offensive and inherently racist. I didn't (and now can't) see the context, but context matters. "White before black" is offensive/racist in many contexts,…
Can you even imagine what the fallout would be if they started telling employees to "be less black"?
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#19Anyone saying this isn't racist is blinded to reality
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#20As an international entrepreneur, I am delighted that large US companies spend their time and attention on inconsequential and toxic identity politics.
More opportunities for us to exploit their weakness, create real value and shape the future
And it goes without saying that the future we create and control will have no place for this drivel