Pete Hegseth Says Air Force Restoring Tuskegee Airmen Videos Amid Backlash

[struth]

Tuskegee Airmen is a sacred cow
Common sense says don’t touch it

But in MAGA America…….Common sense has gone out the window

I agree, that's why whoever needed to be told they aren't DEI should be fired.

MAGA America never claimed they were DEI.....

 

[odanny]

I knew once this became widely known it would be reversed, it doesn't take much of a "public outcry" when you are talking about race in America, especially honoring those who fought for this country under segregation.

 

[jwoodie]

Correct, a witchhunt to correct wrongs, like whoever decided the Airmen were DEI....what in the world...who in the world would of thought that? Somebody that thinks that, shouldn't be in the AF

As I understand it, the Tuskegee Airmen units were formed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. The high standards set for these men resulted in them being skilled and effective pilots during WW2. This is a far cry from the DEI policies of the more recent past, where standards were lowered to meet racial quotas and other social experiments.

Can you understand the difference?

 

[Doc7505]

DEI evolved from EEO and Affirmative Action

It is hard to abolish DEI without cutting out Equal Employment
Military have been receiving diversity training for decades, now it is under attack as….this may be DEI

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Equity is not equality
"While the terms equity and equality may sound similar, the implementation of one versus the other can lead to dramatically different outcomes for marginalized people.
Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome."

 

[d0gbreath]

There are more black people in the USAF than there are in the sovereign state of Mississippi.

 

[rightwinger]

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Equity is not equality
"While the terms equity and equality may sound similar, the implementation of one versus the other can lead to dramatically different outcomes for marginalized people.
Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome."

Equity means providing extra help to those who need it.
Like providing handicapped ramps.
Hard to apply across the board in the military

 

[struth]

As I understand it, the Tuskegee Airmen units were formed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. The high standards set for these men resulted in them being skilled and effective pilots during WW2. This is a far cry from the DEI policies of the more recent past, where standards were lowered to meet racial quotas and other social experiments.

Can you understand the difference?

Well that’s incorrect. They were segregate there was nothing equal about them

 

[rightwinger]

As I understand it, the Tuskegee Airmen units were formed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. The high standards set for these men resulted in them being skilled and effective pilots during WW2. This is a far cry from the DEI policies of the more recent past, where standards were lowered to meet racial quotas and other social experiments.

Can you understand the difference?

You are getting close…
Tuskegee Airmen was without question Diversity and Inclusion. Were standards lowered to include Negroes?

If you asked segregationists and conservatives of the day, they would say by definition that giving those positions to Negroes was lowering standards and putting fellow airmen at risk. Those Negroes were taking positions away from more qualified whites

The Tuskegee Airmen had to prove otherwise.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

You don't erase history or pervert it, goober.
The Obamaites probably injected some DEI mumbo jumbo into the material.
Now it's cleaned out.

Show us where they did that or STFU.

 

[22lcidw]

Equity means providing extra help to those who need it.
Like providing handicapped ramps.
Hard to apply across the board in the military

The real costs of building and renovating anything for disabilities is massive. No matter your views. It is extreme in costs.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Sounds like a nothing burger. Next.

To most racist you are probably right.

 

[struth]

You are getting close…
Tuskegee Airmen was without question Diversity and Inclusion. Were standards lowered to include Negroes?

If you asked segregationists and conservatives of the day, they would say by definition that giving those positions to Negroes was lowering standards and putting fellow airmen at risk. Those Negroes were taking positions away from more qualified whites

The Tuskegee Airmen had to prove otherwise.

Haha how is segragation, inclusion??

You dembots are just weird

 

[Superbadbrutha]

It's always been needed. They just needed to separate it from the Shit Soup That it was dipped in. Now that the Shit Soup has been cleaned off of it the Tuskegee airmen history can go back to the honored position that it has always held.

Show us the shit soup.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

As I understand it, the Tuskegee Airmen units were formed to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. The high standards set for these men resulted in them being skilled and effective pilots during WW2. This is a far cry from the DEI policies of the more recent past, where standards were lowered to meet racial quotas and other social experiments.

Can you understand the difference?

Can you show us where the standards were lowered in the actual policies? Don't give me your opinion, show me the actual policies.

 

[rightwinger]

The real costs of building and renovating anything for disabilities is massive. No matter your views. It is extreme in costs.

ADA was worth the investment
Like it or not, we will all eventually need those accomodations

 

[rightwinger]

Haha how is segragation, inclusion??

You dembots are just weird

It was inclusion by offering negroes of the day opportunities to fill more high skilled positions.
Most negroes were placed in menial labor tasks or cooks.

It was an important first step

 

[struth]

It was inclusion by offering negroes of the day opportunities to fill more high skilled positions.
Most negroes were placed in menial labor tasks or cooks.

It was an important first step

Haha you are including people by segregating them.
seperate but equal was what you demklan tried before

It was pathetic

 

[elektra]

Like it or not Republicans…….Our military has a diverse membership

Not every hero or leader was a white male
Military members learning about the accomplishments of blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women, Muslims and gays helps troops understand how everyone contributes

What are you talking about? Learning about the tuskegee airmen has nothing to do with recruitment or training

 

[rightwinger]

Haha you are including people by segregating them.
seperate but equal was what you demklan tried before

It was pathetic

That was America of the 1940s
The fact that negroes were offered highly skilled positions was an important first step to integration.

It answered the claim that “Negroes lack the skills and intelligence to fill those positions”

 

[rightwinger]

What are you talking about? Learning about the tuskegee airmen has nothing to do with recruitment or training

No?
Giving a historical example of where minorities were given an opportunity to fill skilled positions is an important lesson
Same applies to women, Hispanics, Asians, gays and Muslims

You don’t think that helps in recruitment?