Lululemon founder Chip Wilson faces backlash over diversity & inclusion rant

Athletic apparel company Lululemon is distancing itself from its founder Chip Wilson after controversial comments he made about the company's diversity strategy.
"You've got to be clear that you don't want certain customers coming in to be clear, you don't want certain customers coming in." Wilson also criticized the people used in the company's ads calling them unhealthy and sickly.
This is not the first time that Wilson has gotten some backlash for controversial comments.He resigned as CEO a decade ago more than a decade ago after he said, quote, "some women's bodies don't actually work for the yoga pants."
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[@AzraelSanti]

this is so wrong. Plus women wear gym clothes to workout and lose weight at the gym. They should include them in consideration with their yoga pants

[@TheRunoben]

They could wear them when they lose weight

[@steve19811]

The guy is honest and said exactly what needs to be said.....

[@yangliu1555]

Lululemon is the ultimate expression of the prejudices that Canadians would even apply to each other -- extreme form is eugenics.

[@zeratualalphamusic3355]

Can we please leave political correctness out of my yoga pants? I just want good yoga pants.

[@trixsomethingsomething2095]

Ah yes, because apparently being overweight makes you "Political"

[@manjb7097]

So do 'certain' other people. What shall we do about that ?

[@camerondavies8442]

@@manjb7097shop elsewhere?

[@mstyah]

He makes a valid point! How one presents oneself speaks volumes about their self-esteem and plays a role in effective communication and understanding. I advocate for wearing what fits and suits you. Let's move away from the notion of "I can wear what I feel" without considering size, as exemplified by Lizzo. Promoting an unhealthy lifestyle and body image is not right, and despite knowing this, society has become overly politically correct. Criticizing this has become challenging, yet the reality is evident, especially in my gym where overweight individuals wear inappropriate attire, mistakenly thinking it looks good simply because it fits them (barely).

[@sdz60]

Chip take all your money you made from all of us that bought your product and go on with your research for a cure for MD . GOOD cause …. Leave us alone to enjoy our physical activities wearing whatever and however we want .

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

I don't get this brand, it's not like they invented women tights

[@lp3147]

Some people are angry that Lululemon doesn't make tuck friendly yoga pants!

[@DomineciaHunter]

As a Black woman…I don’t see anything wrong with what he said. As a business owner…I DO NOT want certain customers. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@tbphillips9649]

What type of customers don’t you want ?

[@DomineciaHunter]

@@tbphillips9649 customers who inquire but aren’t ready to pay (a total waste of time) or customers who want top notch quality and service, but aren’t willing to pay the price that comes along with good quality and service. Certain demographic groups or classes fall within the category I just mentioned. It has nothing to do with race. It’s a people issue in general

[@dillonnewfield3313]

Just saying he probably talking about minorities he literally made the company name because he doesn’t like Asian people and thought it was funny to put a lot of L in the name

[@kevinooo9114]

@@tbphillips9649 If you're questioning her opinion you're probably not the customer she would want.

[@ShylynsMom]

What type of customer wouldn't u want?

[@stickyfox]

I'm going to spend $500 at Lululemon and take everything to the Salvation Army box to help them get their brand out on the streets.

[@oDR0CKo]

That’s very nice of you to take one pair of jeans to the Salvation Army

[@stickyfox]

@@oDR0CKo touché. :)

[@norakaizer1945]

Yeah ok

[@alainportant6412]

Obese black spotted

[@Gnarfolkk]

That’ll show them

[@nanzkii]

Respect Mr. Chip Wilson!

[@williampartridge4595]

People who steal???

[@tbphillips9649]

I don’t think that Asian steal the most

[@sofiaalgiz2820]

honestly, honest. it is ok to dicriminate taste. he is right

[@-jfo-]

Says the person who can't spell and probably isn't perfect.

[@hankochai]

I’m OK with the first part of what he said - identity politics shouldn’t have any part of selling yoga pants & other athletic apparel - but not the “you don’t want certain people coming in” part.

[@iamliloubloom9062]

Men have been given too much room to have opinions on who wears what, no one brand is for a certain person, people choose what they buy, if it doesn't sell it goes to waste.

[@yeshua64]

Wilson is a patriot

[@sdz60]

Seriously!

[@tbphillips9649]

How tf is that patriotism

[@BryanKerr1]

Nobody here understands how branding works.

[@macoyupadoodle]

He makes sense . It's great to see someone who does not bend to the mob. The clothes last long and are comfortable compared to others. It is also not bad to say "you are not the target market " .

[@sdz60]

You don’t know who I am . You hopefully know the hidden meaning behind ASSUME ! There is other athletic gear that is every bit as nice even at this price point of which I might add I do not mind paying for quality ! However it is not is ANYONE’S interest to judge a choice made by ANY consumer of any market ! What MOB ?😂😂🤣

[@macoyupadoodle]

@sdz60 yup, i do not know who you are, and i do not care. It looks like you are not the target market 🐷

[@sdz60]

@@macoyupadoodle sadly you don’t seem to be a happy person . Ur correct I m my own market nobody needs to target me .

[@sdz60]

💕❣️✌️

[@macoyupadoodle]

@@sdz60 oink. 😘

[@iamfabulous7670]

Chip is right. Some people who wear yoga clothing look like a busted can of biscuits.

[@sdz60]

So what ? Maybe there are things that don’t suit you but you wear it anyway :-)

[@norakaizer1945]

So true. There are many beautiful wt appropriate items.

[@wilmatitzgreaux5086]

@@sdz60nope…..I don’t

[@robochoa7387]

I knew I didn’t like their clothes for a reason. This is only made me not want their clothes even more. They don’t even look good, and to be somewhat pricey?

[@user-ib1mc8uz4u]

GO WOKE! GO BROKE!!!!!

[@tbphillips9649]

Do you even know what woke means

[@user-ib1mc8uz4u]

@@tbphillips9649 do you TB?

[@humanbeing3777]

@@tbphillips9649,labels and stereotypes…. lots of them. 😁

[@mymail4820]

I agree, do you want thugs and creepy people in your store?

[@rafalek81ny]

He is totally right.

[@michaelh370]

As an large framed trans woman, I would never support this place.

[@iso2390]

You not a woman.

[@toddboaz6463]

nothing more and nothing lessstronghold or fortress, anDiffusion; inclination; theft.

[@Chloe-licious]

They have the best yoga apparel. 😊 I love my Lulu’s.

[@delorbb2298]

MONEY IS GREEN! Who cares what the hand looks like that’s giving it to you?

[@AlexAutoYYC]

And Chip is absolutely right

[@ramonmendoza566]

A non-issue Luxury brands feel this way, but don't talk about it If you don't believe it, then you don't understand business. Ask LVMH if they hold onto their unsold items, or would they rather incinerate them And yes, Lululemon is a luxury fitness brand

[@pluribus_unum]

Bigotry is rarely good for the bottom line.

[@stickyfox]

Except look at all the support he's got in these comments.

[@norakaizer1945]

Not what he said He wants healthy individuals to represent the brand. Not obese people and have it lead to its demise like Victoria Secret.

[@stickyfox]

@@norakaizer1945 What matters in this world is *real-life people* doing and wearing what they want, not a corporation that exists only on paper making all the money it wants.

[@pluribus_unum]

@@norakaizer1945 - Sharing unexamined biases doesn't eliminate or justify them.

[@pluribus_unum]

TLDR; _"...researchers at UCLA and the University of Minnesota evaluated nearly two dozen studies and concluded that there was “no clear relationship between weight loss and health outcomes.” In other words, shedding pounds didn’t meaningfully lower blood pressure, diabetes risk, or cholesterol."_ _"Equating being heavier with having poor cardiometabolic health and being thin with the opposite is way off the mark, researchers at the University of California concluded. They pored over data from more than 40,000 participants in the government’s annual National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that nearly half the people classified as “overweight” (and more than a quarter labeled “obese”) had perfectly healthy blood levels of lipids and glucose, meaning they were cardiometabolically fine. Meanwhile, a full 30% of the “normal-weight” participants had unhealthy levels of these markers."_ - Prevention Magazine, April 14th, 2021

[@norakaizer1945]

Truth hurts !!!

[@wilmatitzgreaux5086]

Smart man!

[@rara1800]

Not shocking one bit in these days. It’s become acceptable to be openly ignorant and racist so it is what it is. I don’t even shop there that much anyway.

[@stevenshorten6184]

"that much"😂

[@iso2390]

You just can’t accept the truth. Good luck.

[@massive670]

But he also still holds the biggest shares and profits the most as an individual person from Lululemon. Soo #cancellululemon

[@dougweinberg40]

Boycott Lulemon!!

[@norakaizer1945]

Never I agree with him.

[@wilmatitzgreaux5086]

@@norakaizer1945I’m with Chip, too! Boycott woke brands!

[@Mandomarc]

Good, he's has balzz to say the truth what most won't because they are cowards,, good for him.

[@Mandomarc]

Sry ladies,, they are bot magic pants,, purchase the correct size..

[@toddboaz6463]

Material, incantations, and belief for control over souls. The reason we are told using Astrology, crystals, and stuff is blasphemous. As we gain access to Unseen Zones. Do as I say not as I do shizznit. Like the Narcissistic Misogynistic no name god in Genesis. You are Magick Dawny! Have a great day!!! 👍

[@toddboaz6463]

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