In our DEEP DIVE today:
Some recent observers have noted a shift of corporate ethos away from an organizing principle focused chiefly on profits and shareholder value to a perspective that considers the corporation a political player, even an activist. Does this shift contribute to, or detract from, the lives of a company’s constituents? And what does it bode for the future of business and politics?
COURAGE OR CRINGE:
Robin Diangelo's Nice Racism, An Olympian drops the hammer, and The NBA Finals new controversy.
Is the novel theory that white progressives present the greatest threat to racial equality a previously hidden insight which deserves study and consideration, OR is it a scandalous PR headline designed to sell books and drive views rather than enter into a real dialogue about race?
Is a gold medalist’s recent claims of a “set up” while on the podium of a medal ceremony evidence of insensitivity from an out of touch governing body, OR is it an oversight that is now being orchestrated into a profitable public relations exercise?
And finally, is the mea culpa issued by a major sports analyst a heartfelt act of contrition for racial insensitivity, OR is it a hypocritical self-preservation tactic reflecting a broader corrosive corporate culture?
Links:
Woke Capitalism
https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/06/25/the-tyranny-of-woke-capitalism/ (https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/06/25/the-tyranny-of-woke-capitalism/)
Author claims that White progressives can cause the most daily harm to people of color.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/health/robin-diangelo-nice-racism-blake/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/health/robin-diangelo-nice-racism-blake/index.html)
Hammer thrower turns away from the US flag during the award ceremony in protest while qualifying to represent the US in the Olympics
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-olympics-national-anthem-medal-ceremony (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/us-olympics-national-anthem-medal-ceremony)
ESPN's Rachel Nichols apologizes on 'The Jump' for comments about Maria Taylor
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/espn-rachel-nichols-apologizes-on-the-jump-for-comments-about-maria-taylor-diversity-nba-203021669.html (https://www.yahoo.com/sports/espn-rachel-nichols-apologizes-on-the-jump-for-comments-about-maria-taylor-diversity-nba-203021669.html)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/sports/basketball/rachel-nichols-espn-malika-andrews.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/sports/basketball/rachel-nichols-espn-malika-andrews.html?action=click&module=In%20Other%20News&pgtype=Homepage)
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