The DEI expert added the course was an “outrageous attempt at convincing people we live under an oppressive system of racial injustice,” particularly in the mountains.
WHITE PEOPLE CAN’T EXPERIENCE RACISM
“Privilege can give us access to the outdoors – that means some people can enjoy advantages that they inherit from birth and/or accumulate over time. For example, aspects of identity that can give privilege relate to race, religion, gender, wealth, sexual orientation, ability or citizenship status,” the course stated. “In this particular context, we refer to ‘White privilege’ meaning that your race and skin color can give you access to the outdoors when others can be excluded because of historic, enduring racism and biases.”
Gonzalez called this portion “insulting” and “offensive,” adding that some of the most powerful people in the country are from minority groups.
“Barack Obama was the most powerful man in the world. Kamala Harris [is the vice president]. She’s African American,” he said.
“The North Face has always believed the outdoors should be a welcoming, equitable and safe place for all. This course aims to bring light to the barriers to entry preventing all people from sharing equally rewarding experiences in the outdoors,” a spokesperson for VF Corp. told Fox News Digital.
When asked about the portion on “White privilege,” a spokesperson said there was “no further comment.”
GOOGLE APOLOGIZES AFTER NEW GEMINI AI REFUSES TO SHOW PICTURES, ACHIEVEMENTS OF WHITE PEOPLE
The North Face discusses the inequitable mountain phenomena harming people of color.
Cheesemaker pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak that killed 2, hospitalized 8
A former cheese producer in New York has pleaded guilty in connection to manufacturing raw milk products that were linked to an outbreak of listeria which resulted in two deaths and eight hospitalizations, authorities say. Johannes Vulto and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count […]
