Following Its Opposition to the Georgia Bill, Coke Gets Canned in North Carolina

by Alex Parker

Coca-Cola — it’s almost as American as apple pie.

I never thought I’d see the day when it was banned, but now I have.

As I covered in February, the soft drink giant made a bold move: It decided to convince employees to be less white.

Assistance in the effort was found via “Confronting Racism with Robin DiAngelo,” a virtual training course.

Robin’s website lays out her point of view:

• Racism is the foundation of Western society; we are socialized into a racial hierarchy
• All of us are shaped by the forces of racism; no one is exempt
• All white people benefit from the racial hierarchy, regardless of intentions
• No one chose to be socialized into racism (so no one is “bad”)
• Racism must be continually identified, analyzed and challenged; no one is ever done
• The question is not if racism is at play, but how is it at play?
• The racial hierarchy is invisible and taken for granted for most white people

Coke provided ways to be “less white,” meaning the following:

• Be less oppressive
• Be less arrogant
• Be less certain
• Be less defensive
• Be less ignorant
• Be more humble
• Listen
• Believe
• Break with apathy
• Break with solidarity

Read the rest at redstate.com.