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What exactly did Pepsi do to you? Frankly, they have been surprisingly quiet about all of this bs. More companies should be like that.

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don’t look to Pepsi as the sane voice of the world of soda.

From CEO Ramon Laguarta: “We proudly stand with our Black associates and Black communities, and we believe unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. … Over the next few years, we will expand our pursuit of racial and social justice in communities around the world.”

Among Pepsi’s recently announced social justice endeavors are $6.5 million to “address systemic issues” of race; $10 million to “support Black-owned restaurants,” $350 million to ratchet business specifically with “Black-owned suppliers,” $50 million to “strengthen Black-owned small businesses,” and more — and more like the addition of “100 Black associates to our executive ranks” and a purposeful increase of “our current Black manager population by 30%.”

Skin color’ll get ya good benefits at PepsiCo, it seems. Racist? Umm … kind of, yeah.

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On their website, Pepsi outlines their support for LGBTQ+ rights, and notes, “In March 2019, the Human Rights Campaign awarded PepsiCo a perfect score for our LGBT+ workplace initiatives and designated us the Best Place to Work for LGBTQ equality.”

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