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Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« on: July 24, 2024, 09:17:10 am »
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It’s time to expose Harley Davidson.

@harleydavidson has been one of the most beloved brands in America but recently on CEO Jochen Zeitz’s watch, they’ve gone totally woke. Here’s some of what we found:

• Openly supports “the equality act" which would allow men into girl’s bathrooms, sports and locker-rooms.

• HD funded an all ages pride event that featured a "rage room" next to drag queen story time.

• 1,800 employees had to do virtual training on how to become LGBTQ+ allies.

• Founding Member of Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce — This chamber opposed a law that would’ve banned sex changes for kids in Wisconsin on behalf of the businesses they represent, including HD.

• Sponsored LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Bootcamp.

• The woke CEO Jochen Zeitz signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Pledge.

• Made February and March "Months of Inclusion" because apparently Pride Month isn’t enough.

• Multiple woke United Way trainings.

• Donated millions to United Way who made the "United For Equity" program where they promote Ibram Kendi, the woke children’s book "Anti-Racist Baby", "Awake to Woke to Work", a podcast on the concept of "Whiteness", woke activist Robin DiAngelo, bigotry against Christians who supposedly have "Christian Privilege" and more.

• Sent some White Male employees to a White Male ONLY woke diversity training program.

• HD is openly working to have less White suppliers, dealers and employees.

• HD partners with the yearly "Pride Ride".

• HD supports the Pennsylvania Youth Congress who helped create Gender Neutral licenses in Pittsburgh.

• Partnered with the far left HRC group to support LGBTQ+ causes.

• Hosted LGBTQ+ events at the corporate office.

• HD celebrated their legal dept taking a woke 21 day racial equity and literacy challenge which included speeches like "Black Panthers, White Lies", a BLM speech and Ta-Nehisi Coates "Case for Reparations".

• LGBTQ+ & race based identity ERG groups at HD.

• A total commitment to DEI policies.

• 90/100 CEI score from the HRC.  ...
For more:

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1815754041214845145
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2024, 09:57:18 am »
Harley Davidson always had that image of the tough biker with the chopper


To read something like this happening to Harley Davidson is worse than Bud Light
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2024, 10:53:50 am »
If brands want to p!$$ on heterosexual white Christian males of Western European descent, I'm perfectly happy not buying their products.

The focus on DEI is a sign that HD is too internally-focused, and not sufficiently focused on customers and shareholders.

In the end, HD is a capital enterprise, not a social re-engineering endeavor.
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2024, 04:07:31 pm »
Ah, he!! no! Not Harley Davidson. 9999hair out0000
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2024, 04:33:22 pm »
How much would this nonsense inspire you to choose H-D over some other brand?
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2024, 05:08:18 pm »
"HD is openly working to have less White suppliers, dealers, employees, and CUSTOMERS."

FTFY!  22222frying pan
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2024, 05:15:41 pm »
Right in time for the Sturgis rally.  *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2024, 05:17:18 pm »
Dykes on Bikes.  Harley pride rides into the future.
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2024, 07:26:51 pm »
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Dykes on Bikes.  Harley pride rides into the future.

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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2024, 07:39:44 pm »
Quote from: berdie on July 24, 2024, 04:07:31 pm
Ah, he!! no! Not Harley Davidson. 9999hair out0000
Well, I reckon I'll just swap the engine out in my old 550-4 and putt around on that before I deal with the cracked case on my Shovelhead. 'Dykes on bikes' have been around for a long time, and were tolerated, for the most part, but full blown woke is too much.
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2024, 07:41:09 pm »
Quote from: MeganC on July 24, 2024, 05:08:18 pm
"HD is openly working to have less White suppliers, dealers, employees, and CUSTOMERS."

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Well, they are going about it the most effective way I can think of.
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2024, 10:12:31 am »
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Harley-Davidson signed onto this HRC letter that was meant to scare states away from passing laws that ban sex changes for kids and ban men from being able to follow girls into bathrooms. ...

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1818759599433842940
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« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2024, 12:21:08 pm »
I saw on Twitter that Sturgis is a ghost town today.

 Robby Starbuck - who broke the "woke Harley Davidson" story, tweets:
I’ve just obtained a VERY interesting email that was sent by @harleydavidson to employees today about our stories exposing them for going woke. Harley says they’ve begun an evaluation of "policies, strategies and activities to ensure they’re relevant to our business."  ...

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1821570042804252716
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« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2024, 03:31:07 pm »
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I saw on Twitter that Sturgis is a ghost town today.

 Robby Starbuck - who broke the "woke Harley Davidson" story, tweets:
I’ve just obtained a VERY interesting email that was sent by @harleydavidson to employees today about our stories exposing them for going woke. Harley says they’ve begun an evaluation of "policies, strategies and activities to ensure they’re relevant to our business."  ...

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1821570042804252716

Harley Davidson is NOT in the group of proud Americans! Like hell they are! Not when they align with the America hating left!
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« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2024, 02:30:39 pm »
What the heck does this have to do with motorcycles??

It sure sounds like CEO Jochen Zeitz admits that he took the Harley job because it was an opportunity to transform an American icon into embracing wokeness and DEI.   ... "As diverse as we could possible be as a brand and a business, and celebrate diversity and inclusion… That’s one of the reasons why I took the job because I believe in an incredible American icon and the transformation and the opportunity to contribute positively to a very divisive society."   ...

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1823451738269212746
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« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2024, 03:04:50 pm »
Quote from: deb on July 24, 2024, 05:15:41 pm
Right in time for the Sturgis rally.  *****rollingeyes*****

Yeah... Look at their booth traffic this year. It's pretty funny.
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« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2024, 03:08:08 pm »
Like Bud light? The 'Target tuck' line of children's swimwear? J.C. Penny's 'two mommies' ad campaign?
There is no shortage of campaigns which have alienated core markets.
The stupidity is almost criminal.
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« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2024, 07:27:08 pm »
Never really liked Harleys anyways, so .... meh.
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« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2024, 07:40:28 pm »
Betcha that Indian is getting a big bump... The only other that could legitimately claim that outlaw brand and beginning.
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« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2024, 10:17:18 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on August 14, 2024, 07:40:28 pm
Betcha that Indian is getting a big bump... The only other that could legitimately claim that outlaw brand and beginning.
I think they are. Polaris controls the marque, if I am not mistaken, and they stopped making the Victory line of bikes, which is a shame.

After that, it's Triumphs and BMWs...and a host of Japanese machines.

Do they still build Nortons? BSA?
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Re: Harley-Davidson's "wokeness" exposed
« Reply #20 on: August 20, 2024, 10:15:20 am »
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« Reply #21 on: August 20, 2024, 01:28:18 pm »
well... to be fair, it probably had more to do with the ghost town effect at their booth at Sturgis - I am pretty darn sure they got an ear full right there. Bikers are known for their power of persuasion you know... They don't mind bringing an argument to a full blossom.  :whistle:
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« Reply #22 on: August 20, 2024, 01:33:41 pm »
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well... to be fair, it probably had more to do with the ghost town effect at their booth at Sturgis - I am pretty darn sure they got an ear full right there. Bikers are known for their power of persuasion you know... They don't mind bringing an argument to a full blossom.  :whistle:

Normally, I won’t go near Sturgis the first few weeks of August, but it would have been fun to be a fly on the wall at the HD booth during the rally.
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« Reply #23 on: August 20, 2024, 01:40:02 pm »
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Normally, I won’t go near Sturgis the first few weeks of August, but it would have been fun to be a fly on the wall at the HD booth during the rally.

I loved Sturgis... Went several years. I bounced some dive on the main drag, and wound up bouncing the main venue... I had a handy way with arguments myself, back in the day...

But what a party... Wild and crazy, yeah... but generally pretty well mannered if you understand the biker way.  happy77
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« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2024, 12:18:22 am »
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I loved Sturgis... Went several years. I bounced some dive on the main drag, and wound up bouncing the main venue... I had a handy way with arguments myself, back in the day...

But what a party... Wild and crazy, yeah... but generally pretty well mannered if you understand the biker way.  happy77
Yeah, I loved it the years I went. Camped in Spearfish most years. It really changed for the 50th, and never was quite the same after Harley got listed on the NYSE and the 'rubbies' moved in, but it was something to behold.
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« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2024, 09:09:01 am »
UPDATE - Starbuck exposes the DEI nonsense at Toyota

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Wow. This @Toyota document says that ALL executives and employees received MANDATORY "basic training of LGBTQ+".

The document also says they have an "ALLY registration system" for LGBTQ+ allies and an LGBTQ+ group that conducts "education and enlightenment activities."

Much more coming soon. Executives would be very wise to stop this insanity now and make a public announcement of serious changes. I would be very happy because I prefer covering positive stories about companies making real changes.

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BREAKING: Toyota has announced it will no longer sponsor LGBTQ parades and events and will no longer make efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
4:56 PM · Oct 4, 2024

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« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2024, 06:13:28 pm »
Quote from: berdie on July 24, 2024, 04:07:31 pm
Ah, he!! no! Not Harley Davidson. 9999hair out0000
The prices of used bikes (some not very used) are dropping like lead balloons. This could be a buying opportunity. Eventually, the brands will get over this BS and recover, if not as robust as before. If not, with a bit of tinkering, I'll have a badass rototiller...
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« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2024, 06:18:09 pm »
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What the heck does this have to do with motorcycles??

It sure sounds like CEO Jochen Zeitz admits that he took the Harley job because it was an opportunity to transform an American icon into embracing wokeness and DEI.   ... "As diverse as we could possible be as a brand and a business, and celebrate diversity and inclusion… That’s one of the reasons why I took the job because I believe in an incredible American icon and the transformation and the opportunity to contribute positively to a very divisive society."   ...

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1823451738269212746
It's a (excuse the expression) back door assault on "toxic masculinity" just like "Brokeback Mountain" was there to tear down the iconic ambience of the cowboy.

Eff'em. Those people seem to make a point of messing with everything decent about America--they glory in it.
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