So here we have a museum which plans to sell three extremely valuable works of art in order to raise cash for (1) diversity and inclusion initiatives, and (2) the acquisition of works of art by women and POC's. The story is about two patrons of the museum objecting, and the implied reasons, etc. Who cares?
It is very likely that if the Western World had not existed as a white-male-dominated culture for the past, say, thousand years, "we" might have be benefit of additional great works of art created by women and People of Color, be they musical, graphic, sculpture, or what have you. Maybe Mozart's little sister could have produced music comparable to - or better than - that produced by W.A. Mozart. Maybe one of Dickens' contemporaries could have written serial novels better than C. Dickens. But that's water over the dam, never to be recovered.
All "we" can do is remove the constraints and allow all to participate in the Arts today, then allow the cream to rise to the top, figuratively speaking.
It really serves no useful purpose to seek out the work of women and POC's (symphonies, paintings, sculptures), and elevate them to positions of prominence as though they were deserving of that elevation based on merit.
The linked story tells of the Museum's plan to spend millions on such art - as though it were really worth that much - just to show that they are Woke, rather than focusing on obtaining and displaying the best possible work, letting the figurative chips fall where they may.
There is a Leftist-demanded "War on Meritocracy" going on, and somebody has to put a stop to it. As a wise Supreme Court justice said many years ago, "If we want to end discrimination then we need to stop discriminating." Remove the constraints so that everyone can compete on a level playing field, then let the best artists rise to the top based on the quality of their work.
