Why is it so hard for Coca-Cola to talk about racism?
Conservative commentators had a field day with a program offered as part of Coca-Cola’s Better Together campaign, an employee training video that included, among other things, a lesson from Robin DiAngelo, the author of White Fragility. (DiAngelo has become enormously popular in academia and corporate America as a white woman who understands how Black people feel and think.)
The “lesson” included the following guidelines on “How to Be Less White”:
* Be less oppressive
* Be less arrogant
* Be less certain
* Be less defensive
* Be less ignorant
* Be more humble
In response to the subsequent social media lampooning, a representative from Coca-Cola said, “The [DiAngelo] video in question was accessible on the LinkedIn Learning platform but was not part of the company’s curriculum. We will continue to listen to our employees and refine our learning programs as appropriate.”
2 examples of what Coke was up against…