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Howard D. Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, said in a letter to employees baristas would not be encouraged Sunday, the term "converge" on mugs customers to end writing component far the company ridicules plan to promote a debate on racial issues. - New York Times
East Hanover, NJ - What began as an effort that has to stimulate a discussion of race in America this week after the food giant Nabisco inserted under the motto "surrounded by white black to a social media storm rage" a package of Oreos every Thursday.
Societies and religious groups and the White House condemned the campaign. Boycott began in 12 states.
A spokesman for Nabisco, Ted Knudsen said.?. "Some have asked why a cookie business is to talk about racism, if not a cookie company, for the Oreo is black on the outside but white on the inside is a wonderful place as opposed to racism, here mostly wrong Nabisco have we two black and white people who make cookies if to embrace them - say that someone embrace two blacks know .. we call it a hug Oreo Although HR technically prohibited. ".
Knudsen: "It is more important than in a black and white cookie Consider Chips Ahoy What is a Chips Ahoy if not a blonde cookie infused with darkness this is not the racial harmony, so do not know what his ..?." - The Associated Press
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Oil giant BP has a PR campaign this week against racism. Yet the slogan "BP: Black," was especially confusion and offense.
BP chief executive, in a statement Wednesday. "I have no idea, literally, until we do. That is, we believe in BP that people here in America should talk about racism, because sometimes when there is a lull in the conversation, you can say something like," What about those black "or" Hey, there, look at these white people with their shirts. "And then see what the other person is saying."
BP to keep shouting at a press conference on Thursday from its headquarters in London via Skype. The company spokesman remote Mulberry said: "I asked if BP BP is now ignored blacks for blacks Let me rephrase that we defend, we support both blacks and whites ..... very love us love one more than the other .? Maybe not the whites. We love people. Ha ha.
"The important thing is that our team of Partner Marketing and Public Relations and Advertising felt it was time to change the name of B and P for consumers and regulators should look to make as much as we talk about people. Of Racism I would add that the letter shin Blimp BP may also be based, Puppy bloated and boring person, there are questions ". -? Times-Picayune
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"Do not lose the race against racism together!" So Franklin said Teel, Director General of Military Lockheed Martin on its Annual General Meeting in Washington.
In a speech after the surprise announcement of the quarterly results of the Company, Teel dismissed from his prepared speech and announced a campaign against racism through the use of laser-guided missiles and air strikes to eliminate.
"There's a new arms race today and that is against racism race and nobody wins this race because it is not a race to win all, if we lose together will," Teel said, confused applause and a smattering of boos.
"We want to talk to people about racism. No race. Stop running anywhere. I know. Maybe black. So what. Slow. Do not accelerating. What if you, because you fall too fast and a white person wants to help the race? Take my white hand. Together we can lose this race. I know. I've lost so many races in my life. Sometimes I feel like I am 12 years old and no one wants to play me. Heck, we can terrorists with drones stuffed these strikes. Why not racist? I'm just to kill. "
Teel was escorted off the stage by security. - Washington Post
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NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase Bank found itself in hot water than today announced a new public service campaign. The words "Chase these racist idiots" will appear on the company's website, as well as deposits and withdrawals slides.
A bank spokesman tried to explain the new currency.
"Chase is more than one bank. We are a place with clients who are in black and white and Indian and Asian, but we will not deal with this right now. And, unfortunately, we have some customers who are racist. So, now we threw them out of the bank. Because our name is Chase. You get it?
"For example, say a racist between the bank and wait on the line, do something racist. Some machines will have to come from behind the counter and perhaps they hit with a bag of money. Do not hurt, yes, but certainly not about re-entered our bank During please think our clients use racist one of our thousands of ATMs across the country. "-. Reuters
John Kenney is the author of the novel "truth in advertising", which won the 2014 Thurber of American humor.
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