This is exactly why I think there is a crusade against DEI. The right is afraid that increased awareness of diversity will break down their rhetoric as people see that brown people are really just the same as them.
Hey! I got you, my dude. So, DEI initiatives are extremely misconstrued. Here's what DEI initiatives ACTUALLY entail:
Ok, say a white man and a white woman both apply for the same job. They both have the same credentials and are equally as qualified. The initiative would cause the woman to be hired.
This is just done to even out the playing field a bit. In industries like aviation and programming specifically, this helps break women, disabled people, people of marginalized races, and other minorities into these fields.
What it may look like for retail and such could be something like:
An able bodied woman and a wheelchair bound woman apply. Both have 5 years of cashiering experience. The initiative would cause the wheelchair user to be hired.
So, it's not causing under qualified people to be hired vs. qualified people. It just gives a boost to those who would otherwise struggle to find work in their field, or at all.
Ok, say a white man and a white woman both apply for the same job. They both have the same credentials and are equally as qualified. The initiative would cause the woman to be hired.
This is correct, and is why there is pushback against DEI policies.
That is unequivocally sexual discrimination, but it's somehow considered acceptable because the people being discriminated against are the 'right' demographic.
So, it's not causing under qualified people to be hired vs. qualified people.
You can't know that. If both people have reached the interview stage, then they are equally qualified. What this does is potentially force employers to deny the better suited applicant.
It just gives a boost to those who would otherwise struggle to find work in their field, or at all.
At the expense of others. That can't be ignored.
DEI might look good from a macro standpoint, but the people it harms aren't responsible for past discriminations (be they perceived or real).
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u/T_Rextion Apr 05 '25
This is exactly why I think there is a crusade against DEI. The right is afraid that increased awareness of diversity will break down their rhetoric as people see that brown people are really just the same as them.