The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements

[Remius]

Hmmm... so taking after X. Maybe Elon is on to something.

Reality is there already was equity and inclusion. Racism was practically extinct until DEI people brought it back.

The "DEI" policies have impacted the bottom line of big business, and nobody is going to tolerate that for long. It was a fun experiment for some. We can now get back to a meritocracy.

Racism was practically extinct?

 

[dimsum]

Racism was practically extinct?

“If I don’t see it, it’s extinct!”

 

[QV]

Racism was practically extinct?

“Racism is not dead, but it is on life support – kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as ‘racists”​

― Thomas Sowell

There are some more quotes to think about here:

Quotes - Thomas Sowell

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to...

contemporarythinkers.org

 

[Remius]

You’re the exact reason we still have mandatory training. Thanks…

 

[daftandbarmy]

Meanwhile, and probably a good example of one of the reasons why DEI was brought in to organizations in the first place, a national neo-Nazi in the news...

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96​

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died aged 96.

Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday "surrounded by his loved ones", the family said.

Le Pen - who repeatedly played down the Holocaust and was an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the French far-right National Front party in 1972.

He reached the presidential election-run off against Jacques Chirac in 2002.

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

Le Pen - an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the far-right National Front in 1972.

www.bbc.com

 

[daftandbarmy]

Another one bites the bun...

McDonald’s rolls back DEI programs, ending push for greater diversity​

Fast-food company decides to scale back plans after 2023 US supreme court ruling and conservative backlash to DEI

Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a US supreme court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

McDonald’s is the latest big company to shift its tactics in the wake of the 2023 ruling and a conservative backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and others rolled back their DEI initiatives last year.

McDonald’s said Monday it will retire specific goals for achieving diversity at senior leadership levels. It also intends to end a program that encourages its suppliers to develop diversity training and to increase the number of minority group members represented within their own leadership ranks.

McDonald’s said it will also pause “external surveys”. The burger giant did not elaborate, but several other companies, including Lowe’s and Ford, suspended their participation in an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign that measures workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees.

McDonald’s rolls back DEI programs, ending push for greater diversity

Fast-food company decides to scale back plans after 2023 US supreme court ruling and conservative backlash to DEI

www.theguardian.com

 

[mariomike]

We can now get back to a meritocracy.

You’re the exact reason we still have mandatory training. Thanks…

Clinical skills form the basis of education and training, but the broader cultural context presents an even greater professional challenge when sent into family homes.

 

[Navy_Pete]

Clinical skills form the basis of education and training, but the broader cultural context presents an even greater professional challenge when sent into family homes.

Aside from that interaction portion, there are some new textbooks that specifically have a lot of different examples of symptoms and diseases and how they look on different skin tones, as I guess most references basically just had photos on white skin, and things like skin cancer don't look the same with more melanin, so diagnoses were getting missed.

Makes sense to me, as the whole 'I don't see colour' arguement is dumb and ignores practical realities.

 

[mariomike]

Aside from that interaction portion, there are some new textbooks that specifically have a lot of different examples of symptoms and diseases and how they look on different skin tones, as I guess most references basically just had photos on white skin, and things like skin cancer don't look the same with more melanin, so diagnoses were getting missed.

Makes sense to me, as the whole 'I don't see colour' arguement is dumb and ignores practical realities.

I joined a department that was 100% white male.

Eventually, it began to better reflect the communities we served.

Politics aside, I think it made our jobs easier.

 

[Kirkhill]

Meanwhile, and probably a good example of one of the reasons why DEI was brought in to organizations in the first place, a national neo-Nazi in the news...

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96​

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died aged 96.

Le Pen, who had been in a care facility for several weeks, died at midday on Tuesday "surrounded by his loved ones", the family said.

Le Pen - who repeatedly played down the Holocaust and was an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the French far-right National Front party in 1972.

He reached the presidential election-run off against Jacques Chirac in 2002.

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96

Le Pen - an unrepentant extremist on race, gender and immigration - founded the far-right National Front in 1972.

www.bbc.com

Nothing Neo about Le Pen. He was an old school Petainiste.