Exposing Anti-White Harassment + Discrimination in US Media Companies
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Forshay Inc.
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forshay.com
TYPE: Human Resources Consulting and Talent Firm
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: -
OWNER: Private
SUBSIDIARIES: -
2024 REVENUE: n/a
HEADCOUNT: 11-15
3810 Palo Alto Dr Lafayette, CA, 94549-2904 United States
info@forshay.com
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Forshay Inc., led by CEO Sally Thornton and featuring DEI consultants like Black woman Dr. Tenea Watson Nelson (a self-described “dedicated DEI leader”), Black woman Marlette Jackson, PhD, and Asian woman Blanca Chang Johnson, promotes DEI services that emphasize "anti-racism," "unconscious bias," “equity,” “structural racism,” “institutional racism,” “white supremacy,” “white fragility,” “racial equity,” “social justice,” “anti-racism,” and "white privilege," as seen in their workshops and client strategies for companies like Airbnb, Pixar, and PagerDuty. Forshay Inc. actively promotes and delivers a suite of DEI services to its clients. These include interactive workshops designed to address the quoted words above, and to instruct on inclusive management techniques. The firm assists clients in developing strategies for "recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent," and also aids clients in achieving their DEI* goals by filling leadership roles with "diverse candidate slates." Forshay’s practice of segregating employees into two adversarial racial categories, BIPOC vs White, is concerning, as it creates distinctions based on race that could foster division, disparate treatment, and a hostile work environment. Forshay’s assertion that "AVOIDING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IS THE DEFINITION OF PRIVILEGE" implies that White employees who decline to discuss common Forshay topics such as white supremacy, racism, white fragility, unconscious bias, white privilege, or racial equity (asset redistribution) at work are inherently privileged (to Forshay, “privileged” is seen as derogatory), a perspective that could be viewed as discriminatory and demeaning. Forshay’s question to the industry, "How do we educate effectively around white privilege so that white employees can understand that their challenges have been different from the challenges encountered by their Black colleagues?" is concerning, as it divides and shames White employees and applicants based on protected characteristics.** Dr. Nelson founded Watson Nelson Consulting to “help organizations move beyond performative DEI,” that “develop[s] and pitch[es] complex DEI proposals.” Watson Nelson Consulting also “Conduct[s] DEI assessments and develop[s] actionable strategies with embedded accountability metrics.” “Scientific D&I Consultant” Jackson “worked with clients to promote a culture of inclusion and equity.” Regarding DEI Consultant Chang Johnson, although a separate website highlights Johnson's commitment to DEI, her LinkedIn profile omits any reference to equity and omits any reference to her DEI responsibilities while at Forshay. Thornton, as CEO, alongside Managing Partner Andrea Yelle, who oversees operations, bears responsibility for these practices.
Forshay Inc. instructs companies on DEI practices.
*DEI "equity" involves prioritizing certain racial, gender, or identity groups with targeted resources or opportunities to ensure equal outcomes at the cost of fairness and individual merit. DEI’s equity focus shares some similarities with communism and socialism in its group-based, redistributive approach, and with totalitarianism in ideological coercion.
**Under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), racial discrimination involves treating individuals less favorably in employment or housing due to race, color, or national origin, while harassment includes creating a hostile work environment through race-based actions like slurs, stereotypes, or demeaning conduct, with employers liable for failing to address such behavior.
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Forshay is a Certified B Corporation, requiring it to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. It formally recognizes the agency's commitment to considering the impact of its decisions on workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment.
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