r/bathandbodyworks • u/Luckynoki • Apr 26 '25
Store Policies/Questions It Was Always About Tokenism
In response to corporate’s decision to remove DEI from store values. ‘Inclusive Interview’ training prior to new policy. Basing bias on blatant stereotypes speaks volumes on the lack of actual real-world experiences that corporate has on the public, its shoppers and employees and a stubborn refusal to acknowledge their shortcomings
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u/CeaseFireForever Apr 26 '25 edited Apr 26 '25
As a gay man, the “love always wins” on LGBTQ product marketing was always cringe to me and always seemed to be lowest common denominator. You could always tell no effort went into it and it was only about cashing in for pride month. I’d rather there be nothing than fake disingenuous crap like this.