I can't figure out what's so terrible about any of those things. But it's the new Affirmative Action, the even newer CRT, just the latest way of saying N----- without getting in trouble.

When you are the ones used to doing the oppression, any measures to seek equality for others means it's taking power/positions/things away from you and your kids.

We the people believe the government should reflect society. If you ask me, it’s the Republican Party that is at odds with the rest of society.

Period. Which is to essentially be arguing in favor of being dumb.

literally means being intentionally ignorant.

The anti-DEI crusade is along the same lines.

The Republican party is mainly about resentful people.

"dei" is just an excuse they tell themselves to avoid recognizing that they are stupid lazy malingerers who can't put away the oxycotton.

Trump started his political career claiming a US president's birth certificate was fake. As if being diverse automatically disqualifies a person somehow.

white xtian identity politics. They complain that liberals, PoC, women etc are the ones fixated on identity - but it is really they who cannot cope with the 'defaultness' of the white xtian identity being challenged.

DEI selects for excellence - it is racism/sexism etc that protects the mediocre from having to compete with a wide array of people.

"DEI selects for excellence - it is racism/sexism etc that protects the mediocre from having to compete with a wide array of people."

Is that line your own creation? Because I intend to use it, and to be honest about where I got it from!

variations of the line have been used on social media for awhile now.

We have to flip the RW narrative around, that it's the systems of privilege which create mediocrity, while the systems which challenge them create excellence. And it's easy to see that over the past 50 years of DEI that the American economy has grown by leaps and bounds.

DEI - Donald on Epstine's Island. Sent it to my trumper brother. Haven't heard back. 😘

I’d all my direct reports were exactly like me, then nothing would ever get done. Having diversity means a stronger team because experience, viewpoints, education, and skills are different. A more diverse team means more opportunities to succeed

Immigration is what has made America great in the first place. Said this daughter of an immigrant to the clueless MAGA right.

We cannot begin to estimate the loss of talent, innovation, inspiration, and genius that was never allowed to flourish. DEI exists to prevent an abortion of contributions, both large and small but significant, that enhance culture and society. More importantly, DEI upholds human dignity. You would think conservatives would embrace bringing human endeavors to fruition.

We ALWAYS have to be mindful of THAT!

I entered a male dominated workforce with a married Italian surname often mistaken as Hispanic. The crew's heads exploded when they saw me, a hefty white Polish girl.

...entitled snowflakes that can't compete.

The dRrump cult is fundamentally racist and sexist.

It is not economically disadvantaged. It is the opposite.

dRump has repackaged white male privilege into a potent movement, welcomed by aggrieved evangelicals, fear addled gun humpers, and incel loners.

All of these buzzwords are repackaged and toxified by the bullshit canons on the right and launched into the public forum forcing sane people to react, effectively living in their frame.

BREAK THE FRAME. Break the fourth wall. Ridicule them for their complete dishonesty.

Snowflakes melt in the heat.

We have reality on our side.

Do the work.

It's the language of the Indian state of Karnataka and the city of Bangalore/Bengaluru.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada

That's the response I use to them. Then I follow with, "No wonder you're nervous".

God knows our country can use more of it. Republicans attacking it tells you all you need to know about Republicans.

Democrats = DEI
Republicans = SHIT

in 2020. (I think it was Clyburn) Biden got CBC support and AA voter support and Biden would pick a 'black woman' for VP in 2020. Same as any political deal. Like 'white men' only being in the running for Kamala Harris' VP. Not DEI. It is about power.

because Obama needed an experienced white man. McCain chose Sarah Palin because he wanted a woman VP.

If you look down this list of VP possibles from 2020--there was no other candidate-candidate who had her combination of youth appeal, campaigning skills, demographic reach, resume, readiness to manage a crisis requiring a fill-in, and legislative accomplishments.

I think we should have policies promoting DEI in hiring. I think it makes us a stronger nation. But Harris outcompeted lots of men in her career without ever benefitting from DEI considerations.