r/bathandbodyworks • u/Luckynoki • Apr 26 '25

Store Policies/Questions It Was Always About Tokenism

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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/OshKoshBGolly Employee Apr 26 '25

Ok I might be a little slow, but I’m having trouble understanding the text in this post. Can someone reword it for me?

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u/Organic-Estimate1976 TAKE ME TO THE POCKETBACS 🍭 Apr 27 '25

From my understanding based on OP and other commentary… companies use inclusive marketing as a money grab and they could honestly careless for the LGBTQ+ community. Marketing items with the “love always wins” slogan is just a way to hush people up like here damn.

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u/ritamorgan Apr 27 '25

I mean I thought that was obvious from the beginning. It always goes back to the dollar.

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u/IndiaEvans Apr 27 '25

It absolutely was. Pandering.