Walmart becomes latest and biggest company to roll back its DEI policies

[Magic_boXX]

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NEW YORK — Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/26/nx-s1-5206289/walmart-dei-rollback-diversity

 

 

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Walmart has joined a growing list of major corporations and rolled back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.  

The move by the world's largest retailer marks a seismic shift in corporate strategy that comes after attacks by conservatives and activists at the company's 'woke' policies.

Some of the sweeping changes include abandoning a $100 million racial equity center set up in 2020 after the police killing of George Floyd and leaving a prominent LGBTQ+ gay rights index. 

The retail juggernaut also won't be giving priority treatment to suppliers that are 51 percent-owned by women, minorities, veterans or members of the LGBTQ community.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14126281/Walmart-nixes-DEI-LGBT-themed-products-pressure-conservative-activist.html

 

 

These companies never genuinely really cared in the first place, so this is not shocking to me what so ever. 

 

Thoughts?

[Pheromosa]

They all did cash grabs for BLM and Pride, no one should be shocked

[Onyxmage]

 Walmart is garbage and so is every other corporation.

[shyboi]

what do they mean by "rolling back", it sounds so vague 

[Magic_boXX]

11 minutes ago, shyboi said:

what do they mean by "rolling back", it sounds so vague 

Meaning they won't prioritize the policies.

[Alongoria13]

In Mexico every third cashier is a flaming fem gay, good luck with that! x

[Mitsouko]

People actually fell for that? Lol

[americanlife]

All of the identity politics of the past 10 years are completely falling apart. A new era is coming… lowkey feeling 

[LegaMyth]

Although Blacks have not ultimately benefited from these programs, in their mind, we do. That's why they want to get rid of it.

 

Just like Affirmative Action.  We do not benefit from those programs. 

[Blade Runner]

Such a pathetic country. Doomed and done. 

[BTS]

Is there much difference between the American DEI and European equal opportunity? 

[Sannie]

i mean, they were never serious about it to begin with but it's insane and scary how easy these companies cave to the right. it's not like they would suffer financially if they just ignored the right wingers lol.

[QueenBeyoncé]

I shop at Targét anyway 

[shyboi]

1 hour ago, Magic_boXX said:

Meaning they won't prioritize the policies.

 

but will they keep implementing them? or are they 100% getting rid of them

[satellites.™]

Who tf goes to WalMart anyway?

[stjosephprey4us]

Embarrassing 

[Schami66]

36 minutes ago, Blade Runner said:

Such a pathetic country. Doomed and done. 

I'm the first to make fun of the USA but nearly every country is moving in a far-right wing direction. 

All of us are "doomed and done"

[Magic_boXX]

1 hour ago, shyboi said:

 

but will they keep implementing them? or are they 100% getting rid of them

They will still implement them but not have it as a main focus I believe. It might be just the marketing aspect like heavy  promotions. They still have follow the guidelines and laws about discrimination. The lawsuits would be astronomical  if they don't.

[Katamari]

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 $100 million racial equity center

ngl this kind of sounds like some money laundering 

[Magic_boXX]

2 hours ago, QueenBeyoncé said:

I shop at Targét anyway 

Target was one of the first company to remove pride merchandise back earlier this year.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251355534/target-scales-back-pride-month-merchandise-2024

[dumbsparce]

ijbol @ "conservative activists" . How is that even possible?

[l3disko]

The article tying this to the "attack of conservative activists" is inaccurate.

 

This was a 5 year commitment from the beginning, it was started in 2020 and it's almost 2025.

 

People on both sides making this more than it actually is.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by l3disko

[formlessminutiae]

I implore any non-white person to get some sort of education at the top of the year or at the very least start the process. The gap between college educated white vs. non-white has narrowed pretty greatly in the last 20 years while white education seems to have plateaued slightly (growth is not similar). I think r*cists whites are definitely afraid of their prominence being erased in the field of education, as well as erase opportunities for others in "lower" positions. They are quickly becoming a minority as well…..

[Joaco95]

3 hours ago, QueenBeyoncé said:

I shop at Targét anyway 

[VerdantHue]

A place where most of their employees are diverse, deserve equity, and inclusion.