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A whistleblower says that Hasbro's mandatory CRT training teaches that even babies can be racist and insists that 5-year-old children are "showing strong and consistent pro-white" and "anti-black" biases.
David Johnson, an engineering contractor with Hasbro through IT recruitment firm Harvey Nash, reportedly recorded the company's mandatory bias training, which he says was hosted by The Conscious Kid.
Kate Ishizuka-Stephens, co-founder of The Conscious Kid, has said that children's racial biases only increase as they get older, the Daily Mail reported.
The Conscious Kid, according to its website, is "an education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth" and offers support in "taking action to disrupt racism in kids."
Johnson told Fox News that he believed that parents needed to know what was happening behind the scenes of the famed toy and game maker and warned that the company is set to push the agenda onto the country's children.
He first shared the information with Project Veritas, and according to Fox News, said he believes the company wants to use its packaging and other product features to push the ideology on children.
"I decided to come to Project Veritas because I oppose the indoctrination of children that they wanted to push, and I felt that more people needed to know about it," Johnson told Project Veritas. "They want to introduce children into racial bias at an early age before they're really able to understand what race and racism is."
During the training, Ishizuka-Stephens reportedly argued that white children are "socially privileged" by nature.
"We may see [racial bias] play out in daycare or on the playground — and how kids are starting to choose or exclude playmates or friends," she reportedly said.
"By age three, children are already starting to apply stereotypes, and research shows that they also may use racist language intentionally at this age," Ishizuka-Stephens was said to insist. "White children at this age may report explicit or overt negative attitudes towards people of color. ... By age four, kids are showing a strong and constant pro-white, anti-black bias."
"At the age of five, children show many of the same racial attitudes held by adults," Ishizuka-Stephens allegedly continued. "Children are really sensitive to the status of different racial groups in our society, and show a high-status bias towards white people, which is the socially privileged group in our society. White children show pro-white bias at this age."
Johnson also told Project Veritas, "[Critical Race Theory] uses a Marxist lens to look at people as oppressed and oppressors. ... It divides people who have whiteness as the oppressor and people who lack it as the oppressed, and no matter what, you are split between those two groups. So, it's inherently divisive."
He added, "I think the end goal for 'Conscious Kid' is to make sure that Hasbro is going to use their lens and that Hasbro is going to push their principles through all levels of their product marketing and packaging."
Neither Hasbro nor The Conscious Kid responded to the Daily Mail's requests for comment.
Insider Leaks Critical Race Theory 'Indoctrination' Within Children's Toy Manufacturer Hasbro www.youtube.com
Johnson told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he does not agree with the training, which he said only reinforces racial division in the country.
"CRT teaches people — and at Hasbro they wanted to teach children — to judge people based on race," he said. "And that's not something that I feel that I think Dr. Martin Luther King would've supported."
Johnson said that his access to the Hasbro systems has been suspended.
Jason Pyle, the company's president, reportedly informed Johnson that he is under investigation to determine whether he breached a confidentiality agreement.
According to the outlet, Pyle said, "At this moment your assignment with Hasbro — your access to all company-related information has been suspended for the moment [during] this investigation."
Hannity said that he reached out to Hasbro but did not receive a response in time for broadcast.
One story that hit more than a few front pages Monday was the sad tale of a little boy asking a mall Santa Claus for a Nerf gun for Christmas, only to have the woke St. Nick deny him flat.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
"No guns," Santa told the kid, before adding "not even a Nerf gun."
With that the boy turned and gave his mom a heartbroken stare:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
Talk about a Scrooge move.
To make matters worse, the little boy began crying — after which his mom consoled him and let him know that he'd still get his Nerf gun:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
Here's the clip that has everyone buzzing:
Liberal Santa sends Young Boy Away in Tears After Refusing to Gift Him a Nerf Gun for Christmas @Hasbro https://t.co/9QbKtxcJGK— Matthew 🎄🎅🏻 🔫 (@Matthew 🎄🎅🏻 🔫)1607327851.0
The boy's mother posted the same video on her Facebook page Sunday afternoon, noting it was the first year her son was "excited to go see Santa" — but that the guy who put on the red suit and white beard also put his politics front and center.
"It was supposed to be magical, but instead I had to watch my sweet little boy fight back tears because Santa told him No because of his own personal beliefs," Sabella DeCarlo wrote. "I had to think fast and explain to him that this Santa was just a helper and not the real guy. I just wanted to console my baby and get him out of there; flipping out on Santa would have only made it worse. His Elfie is going to bring him a Nerf gun directly from the North Pole, from the real Santa, tonight."
And as it turns out, some good news has emerged from the misty-eyed moment.
The mom's post received an addendum from a friend who said the mall — Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge, Illinois, a village about 20 minutes northwest of Chicago — "has responded quickly and with kindness and understanding. They have a special surprise for Michael that we will share later."
The addendum also stated that "many people have offered to send Michael a Nerf gun. His wish list has more than been fulfilled so if you're still feeling generous please contact his mother, Sabella DeCarlo, as they are organizing a large Nerf and toy donation to children in need! We're trying to turn this unfortunate incident into something positive and spread cheer to children who really need it!"
The mall added its own Facebook post, expressing its regret over the situation and saying that the Santa in question "is heartbroken and crushed that he has made this child so sad and upset, and turned in his resignation. The Santa company will continue to remind all Santas how important it is to not impose personal opinions during visits with the children."
The mall added that the "real" Santa visited Michael at his home Monday to bring him a Nerf gun — and that "we hope we restored Christmas magic to this boy and his family with Santa's special visit."
Looks like it worked:
Facebook video screenshot via Harlem Irving Plaza
Check out the new video — and get your tissues ready:
It could've been one of those cute videos a parent revisits frequently when the mood strikes because it automatically elicits smiles. After all, what could go wrong with your little boy asking Santa Claus for a gift at the local mall?
Well, a whole lot if the St. Nick your kid encounters is apparently of the woke variety.
In the clip, a little boy sits across a table from Santa who asks, "What do you want for Christmas?"
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
The understandably shy youngster hesitates at first and looks down; you can barely hear what he's saying.
"You don't know?" Santa asks incredulously.
Soon the kid comes to life and begins to reveal what he wants. But Santa doesn't seem to catch what the kid says — then cocks his head to the side and utters a noticeably louder, "What?"
Apparently, the boy asked for a gun and Santa immediately shoots that down: "No guns."
The boy's mother quickly interjects that her son means a Nerf gun, but Santa is unmoved: "Nope, not even a Nerf gun."
The poor kid then turns and looks at his mom in disbelief:
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
"If your dad wants to get it for you that's fine, but I can't bring it to you," Santa continues. "What else would you like? Lots of other toys: Legos, bicycles, there's cars and trucks. What do you think?"
Yeah, right buddy.
Within a few moments the boy turns away from Santa and begins crying. At that point, his mom — who's holding an infant — comes over to comfort him.
Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @WhiteHovse
"Aww," Santa tells the boy. "Don't cry."
Mom fortunately tells her son that he'll still get his Nerf gun — no thanks to the guy in the red suit.
Here's the clip:
Liberal Santa sends Young Boy Away in Tears After Refusing to Gift Him a Nerf Gun for Christmas @Hasbro https://t.co/9QbKtxcJGK— Matthew 🎄🎅🏻 🔫 (@Matthew 🎄🎅🏻 🔫)1607327851.0
It isn't clear exactly where or when the video was recorded, but the fact that the boy and his mother are wearing coronavirus masks means the encounter couldn't have occurred more than a few weeks ago, if not sooner. It was posted Monday to Twitter.
As far as how folks reacted to the clip, it seemed to be a mixed bag.
"The kid isn't crying because he didn't get a toy, he's crying because Santa himself told him that he's not going to buy him something as innocuous as a Nerf gun," one commenter wrote. "Just more social indoctrination starting earlier and earlier. The mom should've let 'Santa' have it."
But more than a few observers noted that Santa's hands may have been tied. One offered, "I like to think it was more of a rule that they gave the Santa rather than him denying the kid a toy he's not even going to be giving him in the first place. Say you don't give away anything that resembles a weapon or firearm so that the Karen moms don't get triggered."
Yet others had little sympathy for Father Christmas: