Discrimination on any merit aside from meritocratic means is racist, sexist, agist, and morally reprehensible.
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At a minimum all ban DEI across the Federal Government. President Obama started with an executive order. Rescind the order. All DEI positions, training, funding and requirements must be taken out of the federal government. There must be penalties for those who do not follow. Maybe similar to the penalties Obama placed in his Executive Order.
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We need a society that includes jobs for all skill levels (I believe there are umpteen hundred government agencies inefficiently working on this matter already) But I sure would hate to be in need of a major medical procedure and be stuck with someone unqualified all because we canât hurt anyoneâs feelings.
And while we are on this, keep it out of and/or remove this ideology from being taught in public schools, along with indoctrination of young minds. Cultivate not contort.
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Ban DEI PERIOD!
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In addition , remove DEI from our military!! It has no place here.
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Not just from the items in your title - BAN DEI from existence. There isnât a single place for DEI in our society. Nothing about it is positive for any part of society. Itâs existence is pure racism.
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There should be no government funding for ANY institution that is still pushing DEI which is divisive and a cancer to our society. We need to get back to a âwork hardâ mentality instead of the âhandout/entitlementâ mentality that DEI promotes.
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Eliminate DEI from all branches of federal government AND require all entities and organizations that receive federal funds to certify that they do not contain DEI policies or practices in their organizations.
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We need to eliminate DEI in everything!
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Likewise, remove DEI requirements for pilots
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As we eliminate DEI let us also remove race from College/Job Applications.
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The complete and utter ignorance of what DEI is, is shamefully on display here. People of different races and cultures NEED to have some options of people who look like them or can relate personally to their culture. THIS, as a means of better serving diverse communities. This fulfills a social and psychological need, ancillary and complimentary to physical health. Again, the ignorance here is shocking and frightening.
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A profoundly blind and ignorant position, born of hyper-partisan bubbles of ignorance and misunderstanding.
So, you see instances of itâs value, but hate and condemn it anyway? And your imagination doesnât go far enough. You are blind to SO MANY other reasons and merits of having diverse peopleâs experience inform policies. God forgive this ignorance.
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Rather than issue your judgmental opinion without any evidence to support it, provide an argument about how vilifying one select group of people and favoring another is beneficial to any society anywhere at any time.
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Oh my goodness, I have no idea where this tragic interpretation comes from. I am white. I do believe our white culture has done grave injustice to all people of color or even white immigrants like the Irish. However, DEI has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH VILIFYING WHITE PEOPLE. OMG.
DEI has ONLY to do with ENSURING people who have major racial bias or animus AGAINST them are intentionally listened to, invited to be included, shown respect, and that we INTENTIONALLY work actively to overcome those biases we might not even be aware has been impacting our decisions and behaviors.
I say this all the time - one cannot love and support one group by demonizing another. This is why you cannot love women by being abusive and exclusionary to trans women. And DEI does not in any way demonize white people. It invites people typically excluded and gives them a seat at the table.
The concept is - if you are not included, HOW DO YOU GET EXPERIENCE? If you are not invited, HOW DO YOU BECOME AN EXPERT? MERIT cannot be attained if you are not given that first chance.
So, I consider this an explanation, not a âjudgemental opinion.â And tell me, when has a society that didnât intentionally give people opportunity ever been beneficial to itâs citizens or saw all people rise?
It is very interesting that you assume my comments deal with race. I did not mention race, ethnicity, sex or any other markers that are used to define groups of people. Your words are evidence of your own feelings and belief system, not mine.
Youâve made an assumption, without providing facts. Where is a place in the USA with Jim Crow laws? Racial red-lining, etc. Join the 21st century. Those days are long gone.
*Now youâve adopted the kitchen sink approach, by adding another highly emotionally charged topic to this conversation, again , without any provision of facts or logical argument to tie this topic to the consideration of the abolition of DEI to support your position.
100% judgmental and argumentative.
f you truly believe in, as you finally circle around to, no discrimination, then you would support the abolition of DEI, not castigate anyone who opposes it.
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To quote you: âvilifying one select group of people and favoring anotherâ. Isnât that almost always race or ethnicity? You used the term vilify. I donât see or understand your concern in DEI in that capacity at all.
In regards to your Jim Crow laws, which in my understanding of debate is the fallacy of extremes, erroneously attempting to make a reasonable argument into an absurd one, bias can be as simple as people with ethnic sounding names getting hired less often. When their names are changed, they are hired at normal rates.
Also, Diet Racism - This is the most typical racism today. Yes this video is caustic in itâs humor - the critique is deserved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyin6uipy4
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All the positives:
When businesses prioritize DEI, it encourages a more innovative, positive environment, which, in turn, creates a more profitable company.
We want our company to reflect the kind of diversity that we see in our customers, so they know they are being represented and understood.
Diversity and inclusion are essential to creating an infrastructure that mirrors the market we reside in.
Ensure that everyone has what they need to succeed.
Letâs also consider the opposite:
NOT DIVERSE - meaning all the same kind. A myopic bubble. Lacking in understanding anyone elseâs valuable input. This is a DEFICIT of intelligence and important insights. This also can be off-putting to the community. Merit alone cannot overcome this.
NOT EQUITABLE - workers or staff or the community are lacking in the resources they require. Opportunities and access are limited. Divisions are markedly worse. Accommodations are withheld and disadvantages are worsened.
NOT INCLUSIVE - perpetuates stereotypes and group distrust. Lack of perspective and understanding of other points of view. No goodwill. No sense of respect among those left out.
If I had the best medical staff and they were all unrelatable to me, I felt uncomfortable around them, they were possibly mysogynistic, or culturally different from me, this WOULD NOT BE A GOOD SITUATION no matter how MERITORIOUS they all were. I VALUE CHOICE AND DIVERSITY. I donât want all the same, even if theyâre all âthe bestâ which is almost impossible to claim in a nation of 350 million people. WE CAN FIND DIVERSE TALENT and offer people more.
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