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By: Mike Winslow•Category: News•February 28, 2022
An executive at Estee Lauder’s attempt at crude humor using the rapper Chingy backfired and cost him his job. Read more!
A senior executive with Estee Lauder was booted from the company after posting a meme invoking rapper Chingy.
Last week, Demsey thought it wise to post a meme with sesame Street character Big Bird nursing his ailing friend, Snuffaluffagus.
The caption to the meme read, “my n#### Snuffy done got the ‘rona at a Chingy concert.”
The 65-year-old immediately came under fire, and although he attempted to delete the offensive meme, he was suspended last Tuesday.
Demsey apologized, claiming he was “terribly sorry and deeply ashamed. Dempsey said that the meme is the furthest thing from what I stand for, and I should have never posted it,” Dempsey said.
However, his regrets were a little too late.
John Demsey, who worked with the legendary brand for almost 30 years, was axed today (February 28th), according to Executive Chairman William P. Lauder and CEO Fabrizio Freda.
According to The Daily Beast Estee Lauder was not happy with the negative press Demsey’s shenanigans brought upon the company.
Demsey’s posts “have caused widespread offense, are damaging to our efforts to drive inclusivity both inside and outside our walls, and do not reflect the judgment we expect from our leaders,” the executive team said in a statement.
So far, Chingy, who is at the center of the ridiculous meme, has yet to comment

 

[incelistan]

If this meme is the furthest thing from what they stand for, then what do they stand for? Doesn't sound very substantial.

 

[Image Reactions]

Boomers posting memes. They never learn. It’s not their medium and they need to accept that.

 

[T-800]

Dude was making 10 mil this year and had been there for 30 years. I think he'll be fine.

 

[Retink]

The brand doesn't give a shit, someone just found a way to oust the guy to take his place.

 

[Muh Vagina]

Chingy? Of all fucking rappers? Even MC Hammer would have been a less embarrassing reference.

 

[The Last Stand]

What's an old ass CEO man doing posting memes about rappers?

Chingy? Of all fucking rappers? Even MC Hammer would have been a less embarrassing reference.

I doubt Chingy even cares.

 

[The Final Troondown]

If this meme is the furthest thing from what they stand for, then what do they stand for? Doesn't sound very substantial.

Getting the rona at a Kenny Rodgers show obviously

 

[Bonesjones]

What's an old ass CEO man doing posting memes about rappers?


I doubt Chingy even cares.

I bet Chingy is glad someone remembers him.

 

[Long Tongue Silver]

Probably the first time in a long time that Chingy made the national news.

Dude was making 10 mil this year and had been there for 30 years. I think he'll be fine.

That's the beautiful thing about being a corporate exec: you get to fail upwards 99.9% of the time.

 

[SITHRAK!]

How do you get coronavirus at a concert where it’s the performer, the guy who switches on the laptop that plays the music, two bored roadies and nine people in the audience?

 

[Unassuming Local Guy]

What's an old ass CEO man doing posting memes about rappers?

Doing what old, out of touch corporate geezers have been doing since time immemorial: trying to appeal to today's youth.

Maybe I'm biased, but I feel like they were a lot better at the Fellow Kids stuff back when they stuck to fisheye lenses and skateboards as symbols of coolness.