Major corporations found themselves in hot water during 2021 as whistleblowers revealed what they claimed were employee training sessions steeped in critical race theory.
Disney, Coca-Cola, American Express, Bank of America, Lowe's and Pfizer faced accusations that they trained employees on certain "woke" ideas, such as putting "marginalized" staff above "privileged" staff, learning to "decolonize" their minds" and combating aspects of an alleged "White supremacy culture," such as perfectionism, individualism and objectivity.
These ideas trace back to critical race theory (CRT) — a framework that involves deconstructing aspects of society to discover systemic racism beneath the surface. Current and former employees at American Express told Fox News that the change began after the police-involved killing of George Floyd in May 2020, but the "woke" trainings came to light in 2021.
In February, a whistleblower at Coca-Cola claimed that the company forced employees to take a seminar teaching them to "be less white." The whistleblower posted photos of a seminar giving tips to "be less white," including "be less arrogant, be less certain, be less defensive, be more humble, listen, believe, break with apathy" and "break with white solidarity." The materials claimed that White people in the United States and other western nations are "socialized to feel that they are...
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