“I’m also told that the employee resource groups were consulted only in a perfunctory way regarding this matter, based on momentary discomfort with displaying a symbol of open-mindedness and support for long-suppressed voices,” he said.
Chris Martin, a former employee who used to head the resource group, said that a different flag featuring the Exxon logo on a rainbow background “was flown at many company locations last year without question” but that he had been told that approval to display that flag had been revoked “without explanation.” That logo has been flown at offices and is used on T-shirts that employees wear at Pride parades.Ĭurrent Exxon employees declined to comment. employees includes bubbles filled with several colors around the word PRIDE. The logo for the company’s employee resource group for L.G.B.T. “The flags are directly related to our business and company support of our E.R.G.s.” flags can be flown during signature months,” Tracey Gunnlaugsson, vice president of human resources at Exxon Mobil, said in a statement. “It is a longstanding practice at our facilities around the world that E.R.G. Workers can display the pride flag and representations of other groups like Black Lives Matter on other areas of the company’s properties, including on lawns or in digital spaces.
The new policy allows only government flags and those representing Exxon Mobil and its employee resource groups, which are employee-led affinity organizations that are generally blessed by employers. "By the time somebody is whispering about something did to some girl, already 300 miles away at the next show." Nemeth didn't want to speak out about the specifics what he knows out of respect for the victims, but saw Heel as a way to bring light to conditions in the wrestling business by fictionalizing them.Exxon Mobil will no longer allow banners of outside organizations on its flagpoles, angering some employees who in the past had flown a rainbow pride flag. Likening it to the Wild West, Nemeth noted that a lack of oversight in the indies allowed abusers to get away with their crimes for so long. Related: WWE: Randy Orton Just Trolled the IC Champ Over His Controversial Theories Heel promises to shed light on the dark underbelly of the wrestling business, including is history of sexual abuse, an issue that was brought to light by the recent Speaking Out movement. Nemeth told Sports Illustrated that he saw how easily abuse can happen on the independent scene after being released by WWE in 2013. Ziggler called the film, a drama about the life of an indie wrestler, a reflection of "some things that are taking place in society right now." He also talked about the crowdfunded indie film Nemeth's producing, Heel. Ziggler credited his brother with helping to promote the fundraiser. He chose to donate to the CBE because of the "climate that was happening over the past few weeks," referring to the Black Lives Matter protests. Ziggler was impressed with Deville's activism and wanted to do some of his own. While he was still teaming with her, Ziggler began wearing a Pride Flag bracelet on his wrist, and he has continued to sport Pride Flag patches on his ring gear ever since. Ziggler said that he was inspired by his former tag team partner, Sonya Deville.