John Demsey, a senior govt at make-up firm Estée lauder, was given the boot for posting an offensive meme on his Instagram account.
Based on a number of shops, the put up in query mocked St. Louis rapper Chingy and used the phrases “My n*gga.” Demsey, who has been with Estée Lauder for roughly 30 years, will reportedly go away his position this week. A alternative has not but been named, however in keeping with CNN, the make-up firm has spoken out in regards to the “widespread offense” Demsey brought about.
Estee Lauder senior govt John Demsey has been fired after posting this meme on his Instagram.
He was making almost $10M a yr.
He is posted an apology saying he “did not learn it earlier than posting” pic.twitter.com/kCoIwN2n98
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) February 28, 2022
“This choice is the results of his latest Instagram posts, which don’t mirror the values of The Estée Lauder Corporations, have brought about widespread offense, are damaging to our efforts to drive inclusivity each inside and out of doors our partitions, and don’t mirror the judgment we count on of our leaders. Our workers, and particularly our senior leaders, are accountable to proceed driving our progress and to respect the values of this firm for the long run,” Estée Lauder stated in its assertion on Monday (Feb. 28).
Because the tweet above mentions, Dempsey has apologized — form of — claiming that he “carelessly” reposted “a racist meme with out studying it beforehand.”
“Not solely did I damage many individuals whom I respect, the horrible mistake that I made has undermined the whole lot I’ve been working for since I started my profession 31 years in the past,” he stated through Instagram. “The meme is the furthest factor from what I stand for and I ought to have by no means reposted it.”
“I hope that in time folks will decide me, not for this terrible mistake, however for my lifetime of phrases and actions, which show my respect for all folks,” Demsey went on. See his full apology under.
Chingy has since responded, saying that he thinks it was an “trustworthy mistake” and personally didn’t take offense to Demsey’s put up. See what the St. Louis rapper needed to say about the entire ordeal right here.