Would You Follow Fox And Boycott Sainsbury’s?

[ichkeria]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8803619/amp/Laurence-Fox-says-boycotting-Sainsburys-promoting-racial-segregation-discrimination.html

I loved him as DS Hathaway, but he seems to have gone a bit weird.
With his own political party promoting a rather confused set of ideas.

[royfromaus]

''after it announced support for Black History Month"

Is that quote actually from LF?

[ichkeria]

I’ll give you the same answer as before.
I don’t know exactly what they mean by that, and neither to you I would bet (it sounds like one of those *** phrases)
But don’t tell me you, Laurence Fox or anyone else is using that as a basis for claiming that Sainsbury’s is a 21st century supermarket equivalent of S Africa or the Deep South :-)
I mean you’ve all been on the anti race discrimination protests and BLM and all that so I know it’s a subject close to your heart :-)

[royfromaus]

I mean you’ve all been on the anti race discrimination protests and BLM and all that so I know it’s a subject close to your heart :-)
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I have been to plenty of gatherings that are anti-race discrimination thank you very much.
You're not smart with such comments, you're actually a pric k.

[Mozz71]

//Recently we provided our black colleagues with a safe space to gather in response to the Black Lives Matters movement.//

I didn't for a second take that to mean segregation. I took it to me a no tolerance view on racism, meaning the "black colleagues" were free to gather free from having to suffer any abuse. Hopefully, that expands to all people employed by Sainsburys.

[royfromaus]

How dumb will people pretend to be to scream LOOK AT ME I'M NOT RACIST?

[royfromaus]

I agree with the black fella.

https://twitter.com/ikeijeh/status/1312663752001503233

[royfromaus]

He talks a lot of sense.

https://twitter.com/ikeijeh/status/1312859527168040961

[TrevorThePug]

I suppose if racists ARE boycotting Sainsburys then it makes it a safer place for everyone of all colours and creed.

[royfromaus]

Troll ^

[Togo]

Sainsbury's patronise, differentiate and segregate their black employees and advice the rest of us to shop elsewhere if we believe in racial segregation. Hmm. I remember then South African and Rhodesia did that...didn't half cause a fuss. However I do take good advice so will not be going ahead with the guaranteed delivery service that was on offer, despite this winter looking pretty challenging for we older folk. I will take my deliveries from elsewhere.

[Ellipsis]

Oh, has Laurence Fox launched a new political party? I'm sure it's a coincidence he's making a song and dance about Sainsbury's at the same time.

[woofgang]

togo " I will take my deliveries from elsewhere." great! more deliveries for the rest of us

[Mozz71]

Is there proof the Sainsburys pay black staff less or is that something he's making up in order to prove a point? If, and I stress, IF Sainsburys have employed a policy of segregation, then I'll join you in condemning that, but I still can't see it happening.

[Togo]

Remember. "If the game nowadays is to throw baseless insults and accusation about, then we should all be free to participate".

Laurence Fox.

Wish he was a mod on here.

[woofgang]

how do you know he is not?

[Mozz71]

//Wish he was a mod on here.//

Why, I thought that was a prerequisite of all mods on here ;-)

[iluvmargie]

Went to Sainsbury's today, didn't see one black employee.

[Atheist]

Togo, Fox's quote was immature and unpleasant. He's really saying, 'If other people are nasty, then I'm going to be nasty too.' That's the way wars start.

[royfromaus]

//As part of our committment to ensure that our black colleagues have a fair and enjoyable experience working at Sainsbury's, we are reviewing and publishing our ethnicity pay gap later this year.//

They seem to recognise they have one.

[Mamyalynne]

An 'Ethnicity Pay Gap' is mentioned here but with little detail.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/sainsburys-pledges-review-ethnic-pay-19047407