"Diversity" as currently defined, has nothing to do with respect, prejudice, or racism. Diversity is the abandonment of long-established standards - standards that "everyone else" must meet - in order to artificially create the appearance of ethnic and/or racial integration. But it is not natural diversity, as in entertainment, where it is possible for everyone with talent to succeed, sometimes wildly, without regard to their racial or ethnic background. It is artificial diversity, imposed from on high, with everyone involved knowing that the concept of MERIT has been abandoned.
The theory is that when people are forced to work, learn, and live together, they will all benefit from the experience. The problem is that there is no evidence of any kind that this forced integration has any measurable benefit to anyone. Indeed, where "diversity" initiatives prevail, most of the members of the "diverse" groups who have been ushered into the picture SELF-SEGREGATE. They want classes, dorms, gathering areas, and organizations to cater to them exclusively, excluding the "white" people who form the majority. Then they seek to profit from their status as "victims," even while they are given privileges not available to the very people whom they claim to be the oppressors.
I challenge anyone to provide evidence of a tangible benefit of "diversity" in either Academe, government, or the private sector. I concede that it is POSSIBLE that a police department that mirrors the demographic breakdown of the community served might be a good idea, and Black teachers in the inner city might make students more comfortable, but as for quantitative benefits, I've not seen them. Lower crime rates? Better graduation rates? Higher standardized test scores? I doubt it.