Its fitting that her name is Karen: Adidas Exec: Discussions about racism is "noise"

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Adidas executive who described racism discussions as ‘noise’ is stepping down

Adidas’ global head of human resources, Karen Parkin, is leaving the company less than a month after a group of employees reportedly asked the company to investigate her for alleged racial discrimination.

“It has become clear to me that to unify the organization it would be better for me to retire and pave the way for change,” Parkin said in a written statement.

Parkin came under fire last year after she told employees at a meeting that she thought the topic of racism was “noise” that is only discussed in the United States, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. She also told employees she didn’t think Adidas had an issue with racism, the report stated.

Her prior controversial statements reported by the Journal came shortly after a New York Times investigation that found less than 5% of employees at Adidas North American headquarters identify as Black. The few Black people who worked there expressed feeling marginalized by their employer, which routinely markets itself using famous Black designers and brand ambassadors like Beyoncé and Kanye West.

Kanye (lost soul that he is) sells over a billion dollars in merchandise yearly for Adidas
[link:https://www.winknews.com/2020/06/30/adidas-executive-who-described-racism-discussions-as-noise-is-stepping-down/|
They've also used Rihanna and Kobe in the past and made a whole lot of money putting those famous black faces as the face of Adidas.

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1. The Kanye West part ... what a joke he is. nt