As some people celebrate Trump shutting down DEI in government they can't understand why they are being called racists. That's because their arguments always involve the claim that the policy is for blacks and the blacks who get the jobs are inherently unqualified or inferior to the white candidates that were supposedly passed over.
Furthermore making it about race, or specifically about blacks shows the overt racism in the opposition. DEI was never just for blacks.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are organizational frameworks which seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination on the basis of identity or disability
It includes gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, culture, class, religion, or opinion.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Wikipedia
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If not for DEI, there would be no Governor Greg Abbott. There would not be a Kriti Noem or Pam Biondi. Every white woman in this forum bragging about a career wouldn't exist either. An individual Trumps age who wants a job would have no chance. I can keep going. So this entire time when I have been calling those who oppose DEI and affirmative action racists, it's because by the definition of the word, the belief that a group is inherently superior or inferior has been the argument made by every person here who has argued against these policies. Not one of you ever took the time to consider that blacks aren't the only people who are included in DEI or Affirmative Action.
"Fair treatment", is NOT shifting preference from one group to another. This is what DEI has become, and it should be shoved up the asses of every organization.
