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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2550715" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Karen-Parkin">Karen Parkin</keyword>, an <keyword id="6377547" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="adidas">Adidas</keyword> executive board member based in Germany responsible for global human resources, is resigning.</li><li>The HR leader announced her decision on Tuesday, following a movement of some employees calling for an investigation into her ability to perform her job, according to a Wall Street Journal<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-adidas-staff-ask-board-to-investigate-hr-chief-11592326241"> report</a>. </li><li>"While I would very much like to lead this critical transformation effort, after much reflection and listening to the feedback I've received, I have come to accept that I am not the right person to lead that change," Parkin wrote in an email to employees, which was viewed by Business Insider.</li><li>In a public <a href="https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-releases/2020/karen-parkin-executive-board-member-global-human-resources-step/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on its website, Adidas said the company's CEO Kasper Rorsted will assume Parkin's responsibilities on an "interim basis until a successor is appointed."</li></ul>Karen Parkin, an Adidas executive board member at the center of the company's recent conversations regarding diversity and racism, announced Tuesday that she will be departing the company.Parkin, a board member responsible for global human resources based in Germany who had been with the company for 23 years, has recently come under fire for her handling of the company's alleged problems of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/black-adidas-workers-say-internal-racism-is-global-company-issue-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"systemic racism."</a>In its public release, Adidas said the company's CEO Kasper Rorsted will assume Parkin's responsibilities on an "interim basis until a successor is appointed." Parkin<a href="https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-releases/2017/karen-parkin-appointed-executive-board-adidas-ag/"> originally joined</a> Adidas in 1997 as a sales director in the UK.Parkin's resignation, which is effective June 30, was announced in an email to all employees and in a <a href="https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-releases/2020/karen-parkin-executive-board-member-global-human-resources-step/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release</a> on Adidas' website.As social justice movements abound in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, Adidas employees have been speaking up and <a href="https://footwearnews.com/2020/business/opinion-analysis/adidas-racism-protest-1203001023/">protesting</a> since June 5. Employees have been calling out what they describe as an uncomfortable and problematic environment for people of color at the athletic-wear giant and a lackluster response to the current situation in the US. Two current Adidas employees described Parkin using the word "noise" to describe and dismiss the problem of racism in the US during a company-wide meeting on August 19, 2019. Adidas has not confirmed Parkin's original wording in this meeting. Some employees called for an investigation into Parkin's ability to perform her job, according to a Wall Street Journal<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-adidas-staff-ask-board-to-investigate-hr-chief-11592326241"> report</a>.Earlier in June, Parkin took to Adidas' internal employee platform on Yammer to address this meeting."As the Executive Board Member responsible for HR, it was my responsibility to make clear our definitive stance against discrimination, and this I did not," Parkin wrote in a post viewed by Business Insider. "Should I have offended anyone, I apologize."In her email to employees and in Adidas' public release announcing her departure, Parkin said she hopes her decision to retire will help a new leader create a more "diverse and inclusive Adidas that we can all be proud of.""While I would very much like to lead this critical transformation effort, after much reflection and listening to the feedback I've received, I have come to accept that I am not the right person to lead that change," Parkin wrote in her email. "While I have always stood 100% against racism and discrimination and worked to create a more equitable environment, I recognize that the focus on me has become a hindrance inhibiting the company from moving forward."If you're an Adidas or other athletic-wear employee with a story to share, email sciment@businessinsider.com, or contact this reporter via encrypted messaging app Signal at +1 (646) 376-6018 using a nonwork phone.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Domino's Pizza came under fire this week after launching a promotional offer in Australia and New Zealand that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza.</li><li>The free giveaway posted to the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages immediately received backlash.</li><li>Some accused it of "rewarding privilege" and ignoring more important issues. </li><li>Domino's New Zealand has since apologized and said it has dropped the promotion. The Australian promotion is still running.</li></ul>Domino's in New Zealand ditched a promotional offer that promised to give all "nice, law-abiding Karens" a free pizza after receiving backlash online.Earlier this week, the pizza chain's Australia and New Zealand social media pages said they wanted to reclaim the name after it became <a href="https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5">a meme used to describe middle-aged white women who like to complain.</a>"Karen" incidents often involve racism as well.The giveaway was titled "Calling all (nice) Karens" and asked anyone who is named "Karen" to fill in a form that tells the pizza chain in 250 words why they were one of the "nice ones" in order to receive a free pizza.While introducing the offer, Domino's chief marketing officer in the region, Allan Collins, said: "The name 'Karen' has become synonymous with anyone who is entitled, selfish, and likes to complain," <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53589897">according to the BBC.</a>"What used to be a light-hearted meme has become quite the insult to anyone actually named Karen. Well, today we're taking the name Karen back."At Domino's, we're all about bringing people together and we want to celebrate all the great Karens out there by shouting them a free pizza!"The offer immediately received criticism online, with many arguing that it "rewarded privilege" and ignored much more important issues."Most of the time Karens are entitled, privileged white women. If a few people actually called Karen can't handle the meme they should try handling 400 years of oppression," one person tweeted, <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliawilling/dominos-tried-to-award-karens-and-the-internet-wasnt-happy">according to Buzzfeed News.</a>Another urged the company to give free pizza to those who need it more, writing: "Give pizza to people in poverty, people who can't get a wage subsidy...people who are ACTUALLY struggling," according to the BBC.Following the backlash, Domino's New Zealand offered an apology on their Facebook page on Tuesday, adding it has dropped the promotion. "In New Zealand, because it lacked this important context, people interpreted this in a different way than we intended...Our intention was one of inclusivity only. Our pizza brings people together and we only had this at the heart of the giveaway," the post said, according to Buzzfeed News.At the time of writing, Domino's Australia was still running its promotion.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/karen-compilation-timeline-white-women-racism-2020-6">Videos of people labeled 'Karens' have flooded the internet, drawing curiosity, condemnation, and criticism. Here's how they took over our feeds during quarantine.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/karen-fake-instagram-accounts-teens-quarantine-roleplaying-tiktok-2020-6">Teens in quarantine are roleplaying as 'Karens' on Instagram, making fake personas dedicated to loving wine and supporting Trump</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5">How the name 'Karen' became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/tiktok-mom-created-karen-dance-tribute-2020-7">A TikTok mom is going viral for her 'Karen' dance featuring moves named after entitled behavior</a></li></ul>

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