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Harley-Davidson is dropping DEI policies
after pressure from diversity critics

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/19/2024 8:34:33 PM

Harley-Davidson on Monday said it is ditching some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals, a move that comes after it faced pressure from anti-diversity critics on social media. The iconic motorcycle manufacturer follows John Deere & Co. and Tractor Supply, which both made similar decisions to scratch their diversity programs earlier this summer. In a message posted to X, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson said it currently has no "DEI function" and has not operated such a program since April 2024. The company added that it has no hiring quotas and no longer has "supplier diversity spend

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 8/19/2024 8:53:43 PM (No. 1781214)
Fire the idiot who decided that DEI was a good idea.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: itsonlyme 8/19/2024 8:54:41 PM (No. 1781215)
Jochen Zeitz, CEO of Harley-Davidson, now listens. Boycott the "woke" company until he's completely gone and can't do further damage. You listened to Marxists and now you have a price to pay.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Kate318 8/19/2024 8:57:23 PM (No. 1781218)
LOL!! “Anti-diversity…”
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Skinnydip 8/19/2024 9:05:07 PM (No. 1781224)
You beat me to it, #3.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: formerNYer 8/19/2024 9:12:39 PM (No. 1781225)
I'll bet the push back is from the dealers in this country. Oncer again CBS lies.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter 8/19/2024 9:16:22 PM (No. 1781229)
Not a Harley fan! Recently sold my GoldWing! Looking for a new steed! It won’t be a Harley! They dumped woke! Now dump making crummy bikes! Lots of Chrome only doesn’t cut it boys! I need to corner hard and fast! I’m 70 now! Need some more thrills before I die!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: sanspeur 8/19/2024 9:23:27 PM (No. 1781232)
Potato , potato potato , dud . ( the formerly great H-D roar ..)
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Reply 8 - Posted by: voxpopuli 8/19/2024 9:41:12 PM (No. 1781241)
ditching some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals SOME!! not enough.. boycott..
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Reply 9 - Posted by: JHHolliday 8/19/2024 9:58:38 PM (No. 1781245)
"anti-diversity" critics my ***. What they got was hog riders raising hell and the dealers too. Of all brands to try to go woke. I have said before, what the hey are they teaching in economics courses these days. No. 1 should be know your customer base. Something that chick at Bud Light ignored. Those Bud drinkers are not the sort that sit around discussing trans issues while sipping expensive imported lagers. They just want the ribs on the grill cooked right while they fish another can out of the cooler. The same with Harley fans. Those guys aren't the type to welcome DEI stuff while virtue signalling execs push it on their customers. This foolishness has to be coming from college professors who never ran a business or had to make a payroll.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Northcross 8/19/2024 9:59:58 PM (No. 1781246)
Worst example ever of "Know your customer base".
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Encore 8/19/2024 10:50:19 PM (No. 1781257)
Zeitz has got to go! He doesn’t represent the brand, he doesn’t represent the customer, he’s un-American. Lose him.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: sunshinehorses 8/19/2024 11:10:01 PM (No. 1781261)
Push back was at Sturgis. NO ONE went to their tent and they even tore down 2 days before the end of the show. Also many bikers have been very outspoken about Harley and the policies. Hubby is one of those. Until the CEO from Germany is FIRED, he refuses to buy anything from Harley except parts.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Lawsy0 8/19/2024 11:11:52 PM (No. 1781262)
Harley-Davidson just re-grew a "pair." Don't fire the SOB that suggested the change. They should reserve the farthest away parking place in the company's farthest parking lot from the building, outlined in yellow paint, and marked with the person's name who was responsible for that DEI stupidity. Oh! If there is a company trolley that ferries employees from parking to the work area, then revoke that privilege for the A.H. who convinced mgmt. to do such an A.H. move. If I can think of more honor to bestow, I'll let you know.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: ladydawgfan 8/20/2024 12:22:19 AM (No. 1781280)
RE #13: Park a rent-a-loo next to that remote parking spot and make a rule that it is the only one on campus that he can use, regardless of the weather conditions!!
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Reply 15 - Posted by: NYbob 8/20/2024 1:40:41 AM (No. 1781295)
Maybe too late. Sure makes Indian look good. Seems like a better bike, if that is the type you like.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: BarryNo 8/20/2024 8:14:12 AM (No. 1781443)
They need to remove the officers who started using DEI.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: 3XALADY 8/20/2024 8:25:26 AM (No. 1781449)
I have never even been around a Harley bike, but when I see riders wearing long gray pony tails, it seems to me they would not be trying to upset their customer base, the ones who are growing older by the day.
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