Summary

Walmart is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts amid conservative backlash and changing cultural pressures.

The company removed LGBTQ-themed items, stopped sharing data with advocacy groups, and phased out supplier diversity programs and its Center for Racial Equity, created in 2020.

Walmart also rebranded its diversity roles, though it will continue funding events like Pride parades under stricter guidelines.

Activists opposing DEI policies, like Robby Starbuck, have praised these changes.

  • @samus12345
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    22 days ago

    Less succinct, but indeed more clear. But you have to add things like transphobic and homophobic as well.

    • @Doomsider
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      2 days ago

      Oof, you’re right, I forgot about those and they are definitely part of the issue.

      Maybe we could use bigotry here.

      “Americans in general will reward them for their bigotry”

      • @samus12345
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        22 days ago

        Yeah, that’s a good word for it.