Best Buy/Levi offers employees counselling over Rittenhouse's not guilty verdict

[jstern]

After Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges from the Kenosha shooting, Best Buy and Levi Strauss reportedly offered their employees counseling to those distressed over the verdict. Levi's offered a session with a "racial trauma specialist" for workers distraught over the acquittal of Rittenhouse — who is white — shooting three white men who assailed him.

Elizabeth Morrison — Levi's chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer — sent an email to employees of the San Francisco-based clothing company following the Rittenhouse verdict in Wisconsin.

"With the news that Kyle Rittenhouse was not convicted in the shooting of three individuals — two of whom lost their lives — during racial justice protests last year, this is a difficult day for many," the email read.

"The pain and trauma of race, identity and belief-based tragedies is a reality that many of us are struggling with on an ongoing basis," Morrison stated. "It can feel physically, mentally and emotionally draining to continue to relive these moments, and I want you to know, it's okay to not be okay."

"To help promote safety, sharing and to encourage healing, I'll be hosting a fireside chat and Q&A with Dr. Jamila Codrington, a licensed psychologist and racial trauma specialist in early December," the DEI head wrote. "Dr. J and I will talk about the mental and psychical impacts of back-to-back social and racial justice events and trauma coping mechanisms during our discussion."

Morrison advised employees pained by the verdict to seek a "trained counsel." She also recommended workers use "resources to help [employees] impact social justice, equality and drive positive change," including "getting educated and informed on the issue of gun violence" and "reaching out to your elected officials to let them know just how important common-sense gun laws are to you."

In 2018, Levi Strauss partnered with gun control organization Everytown for Gun Safety and Bloomberg to push for stricter gun regulations.

A spokesperson for Levi Strauss confirmed to Fox Business that the "email was sent to all US employees and that the purpose of the fireside chat is accurately described in the email."

Best Buy is reportedly also offering "mental health resources" and "counseling services" to employees distressed over the Rittenhouse acquittal.

"The verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial stirs many emotions, and it's another difficult moment for our nation," reportedly wrote Mark Irvin, the chief inclusion, diversity, and talent officer for Best Buy.

"While these events can be challenging and deeply hurtful, I hope you will take a moment to reflect on the values that unite us as a company and as a nation," Irvin said, according to The Post Millennial. "We can do better, as each of us as individuals, allies, and human beings press together for better outcomes."

"I know events like these can take a toll on mental health and emotional well-being," he stated. "Please know that best Buy is here to support you."

Irvin then provided links to "mental health resources" and "counseling services" that are offered by the company's employee benefits.

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I imagine that these companies hired their "chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officers" just to be down with the times, for PR purposes, and that these woke people have the ability to send out and offer counseling for such stupid things. Thus ending up costing them lots of money in boycotts.

[SouBeachTalents]

As they should. I still haven’t quite gotten over it myself, and now with this new covid variant, it’s been a tough couple of weeks.

[JohnnySic]

What about people distressed over the Chauvin verdict? Can they get counseling too? Equality, and all that.

[Patrick Chewing]

As they should. I still haven’t quite gotten over it myself, and now with this new covid variant, it’s been a tough couple of weeks.

How do you manage to survive in such a tough and cruel world?

[SouBeachTalents]

How do you manage to survive in such a tough and cruel world?

It’s tough bro. Between seeing people not wearing masks indoors to George Floyd’s statue being defaced, as you said, it can be tough to survive in this cold world.

[Off the Court]

What about people distressed over the Chauvin verdict? Can they get counseling too? Equality, and all that.

How long did it take you to recover from the distress of the Emmett Till murder?

[hateraid]

I need counselling from the anxiety over people getting counselling about this

[FultzNationRISE]

I need counselling from the anxiety over people getting counselling about this

Well I'm triggered by your anxiety over the people getting counseling.

[hateraid]

Well I'm triggered by your anxiety over the people getting counseling.

You've just increased my anxiety to now checking into a mental health clinic over you getting anxiety over my anxiety.

[FultzNationRISE]

You've just increased my anxiety to now checking into a mental health clinic over you getting anxiety over my anxiety.

Even tho I still remain triggered by your earlier anxiety, I will definitely send positive vibes as you bravely confront these psychological traumas.

[Patrick Chewing]

Imagine being one of these companies and hiring these emotionally fragile cupcakes and expecting them to interact with the public with no issues whatsoever. These people shouldn't be out in public if they cannot handle life and any type of adversity.

Reminds me of this snowflake:

[Off the Court]

Imagine being one of these companies and hiring these emotionally fragile cupcakes and expecting them to interact with the public with no issues whatsoever.

It's a PR gesture directed toward their black employees dumb dumb

[Patrick Chewing]

It's a PR gesture directed toward their black employees dumb dumb

But why? Nothing about the Rittenhouse trial involved Black people. Just further proof how stupid being "woke" truly is. You've probably cried and wet yourself several times during the last couple of weeks.

[FultzNationRISE]

It's a PR gesture directed toward their black employees dumb dumb

Therein lies the rub, Jtotheizzo.

These companies are overwhelmingly run by conservative white executives. This kind of shamelessly transparent pandering is about the illusion of partnership and empathy for the low end of the workforce, which has become and will remain increasingly sjw/poc.

They dont want attention being paid to who owns the plantation and who’s working on it. Thats why they create ideas like BLM in corporate board meetings. These companies want their workers to see people with different social ideology as their enemy, not their avaricious billionaire employers.

Because there are millions of ItsMillerTimes out there who will gobble the bait and never realize their “grassroots movement” is actually serving the masters they think they oppose.

[Off the Court]

But why? Nothing about the Rittenhouse trial involved Black people. Just further proof how stupid being "woke" truly is. You've probably cried and wet yourself several times during the last couple of weeks.

Yes I did cry after you created the Matthew Perry thread and opened my eyes to how vicious and evil the media was to him and I'm still in therapy for that. We have to open more eyes to the Matthew Perry injustice.