11/02/2022

Adidas Surrendered to 'Ostrich Effect' During Ye's Antisemitism Fiasco

An opinion piece by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of Columbus-based Disaster Avoidance Experts, a hybrid work consultancy. He is the author of "Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams."

"Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech … the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately," according to its Oct. 25 news release.

That statement conveys a principled and admirable stance against the antisemitism shown by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West after his anti-semitic tweet on Oct. 10 that he would go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Columbus Dispatch.