North Face offers discount for taking 'racial inclusion' course on 'barriers that people of colour face in the outdoors'



The North Face, an outdoor clothing company, is currently offering a 40% discount to customers who take an hour-long "racial inclusion" course that discusses the "barriers that people of colour face in the outdoors," the Sun reported Monday.

The company's "Allyship in the Outdoors" is a digital course about "racial inclusion and allyship." According to the Sun, the online program was launched last month, offering a discount to those who complete all four modules and correctly answer quizzes at the end of each section.

Once signing up for the digital course through the clothing company's website, customers receive an email with a link to begin the lesson.

"The course will help you understand the challenges that people of colour face when accessing the outdoors. It will also provide training and resources to help you be a better ally and to make the outdoors a safer and more welcoming place for everyone," the email from the North Face stated.

The company's course "focuses on perspectives of race and racism in Europe," the course explained.

Students of the course will "build awareness and knowledge of people of colour in the outdoors," "understand barriers and challenges by listening to lived experiences," "understand the power of allyship," and "adopt effective strategies and tools for allyship in action."

While "the outdoor are for everyone," the course stated, "not all of us can access the outdoors equally and have the resources to do so." It noted that "people of colour are less likely to go climbing, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running."

According to the North Face, the Black Lives Matter "movement" after "George Floyd was murdered by the police" helped to spark "a new awakening in the outdoors that racial inclusion and representation matters in sports."

The clothing brand aims to "create a more equitable outdoors for everyone," noting that "equity acknowledges that everyone comes from different circumstances and allocates resources and opportunities accordingly, so that everyone can reach an equal outcome."

Another section of the course stated that "privilege can give us access to the outdoors."

"In this context, we refer to 'white privilege' meaning that your race and skin colour can give you access to the outdoors when others can be excluded because of historic, enduring racism and biases," it read.

The course instructs customers to report coworkers to their manager if they call them "woke," the Sun reported.

The founder of Free Speech Union, Toby Young, told the news outlet, "The irony is that The North Face is implicitly acknowledging here that all its customers are white."

"After all, why would black customers need to take a course about 'white privilege' to get a 20 per cent discount? But if all customers are white, shouldn't it be examining the beam in its own eye?" Young questioned.

The North Face told the New York Post, "The North Face has always believed the outdoors should be a welcoming, equitable and safe place for all. This course aims to bring light to the barriers to entry preventing all people from sharing equally rewarding experiences in the outdoors."

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New target acquired: Lauren Boebert calls for boycott against woke company The North Face



Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is calling for people to boycott The North Face. The congresswoman's call for conservatives to target the clothing and gear company is apparently in response to the brand's promotion of the LGBT movement.

The North Face recently released a video featuring drag queen Pattie Gonia. "Hi, it's me Pattie Gonia, a real-life homosexual," the drag queen said in a video, adding, "today I'm here with the North Face. We are here to invite you to come out," the gay man said, pausing before adding, "in nature with us!" The video marks the company's second straight year featuring the drag queen in a video.

Boebert called for a boycott against the company.

"Well, I guess North Face wanted to get a taste of what conservatives did to Bud Light and Target. How many times do we have to explain to the woke marketing departments at these disgusting companies that America is not a nation of degenerates? It's time to boycott ANY product North Face has ever made. Let's make it as shameful to wear North Face as it is to drink Bud Light!" Boebert tweeted.

\u201cWell, I guess North Face wanted to get a taste of what conservatives did to Bud Light and Target. \n\nHow many times do we have to explain to the woke marketing departments at these disgusting companies that America is not a nation of degenerates?\n\nIt\u2019s time to boycott ANY product\u2026\u201d
— Lauren Boebert (@Lauren Boebert) 1685057539

Anheuser-Busch has been facing consumer backlash for having transgender figure Dylan Mulvaney promote its Bud Light beer.

"North Face really told Bud Light, 'Hold my beer,'" actor Kevin Sorbo quipped when sharing The North Face's recent Pattie Gonia video.

Target has also recently been facing backlash for promoting the LGBT movement, including by offering pro-LGBT products for kids and babies.

The company was also offering a few items from Abprallen, a brand that has offered a pin that says "Satan respects pronouns." That pin was not part of Target's offerings, and it seems that Target has removed Abprallen products from its site.

"For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month. Since introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work," Target said in a statement. "Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior. Our focus now is on moving forward with our continuing commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community and standing with them as we celebrate Pride Month and throughout the year."

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Oil and gas company turns tables on eco-friendly North Face with new ad campaign: 'No chance' they'd 'exist' without fossil fuels



An oil and gas company in Colorado is trolling The North Face in a new ad campaign calling out the popular apparel maker's hypocrisy regarding fossil fuels.

Denver-based company Liberty Oilfield Services launched the witty ad campaign, coined, "Thank you, North Face," on Thursday by putting up billboards near the outdoor recreation company's Denver offices, Fox Business reported.

In addition to the billboards, Liberty also launched a website and produced a video ad to be streamed on social media platforms.

The move reportedly came as a response to The North Face's decision to deny an order of jackets to a Texas oil and gas company last year reportedly because the apparel maker didn't want to be associated with a fossil fuel business.

In the social media video, Liberty CEO Chris Wright expresses his tongue-in-cheek gratitude toward The North Face for its reliance on oil and gas to produce the vast majority of its products.

"Globally, 60% of all clothing fibers are made out of oil and gas. For North Face, it is likely 90% or more," Wright noted.

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"[There's] no chance that North Face could exist as a company or an organization without oil and gas," Wright added during an interview with Fox Business on Thursday.

He went on to explain that fossil fuels are required to make the petrochemicals used in a wide range of products sold by The North Face, such as plastics, nylon, climbing ropes, and more. He also noted that oil and gas products fuel the factories that manufacture the apparel maker's goods and that fossil fuels are the backbone for shipping its products around the world.

With that in mind, Wright called it "crazy hypocrisy" for The North Face to publicly distance itself from fossil fuels.

"It's like bees shunning honey," he charged.

According to Fox Business, the campaign will feature seven billboards close to the company's offices in Denver, with one saying, "That North Face puffer looks great on you. And it was made from fossil fuels."

Wright reportedly hopes that the campaign will kickstart an honest conversation about fossil fuels and a broader recognition of how integral the industry is to society.

Perhaps companies such as The North Face will realize that its "oil and gas is evil [stance] is kind of silly because my whole lifestyle depends on it, and all the products I enjoy in the outdoors are made out of it," Wright said.