I actually like the guy. But his tweet is tone deaf to
by dulac89 (2024-01-07 21:43:59)

In reply to: Eh, Ackman appears to be the hero that we need.  posted by EricCartman

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What DEI is all about. I’m not arguing the DEI has not been co-opted by certain people and movements, but his interpretation of it is bullshit

With respect to DEI, I am getting 3 blind men and an...
by EricCartman  (2024-01-08 12:12:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

elephant vibes. DEI means something different to different people. Some view it as a way to correct for prior sins, others view it as the oppressed becoming the oppressors, or reverse racism.

I think that DEI being somewhat subject to interpretation is part of the problem here. If we cannot agree on what DEI means and what it is trying to solve for, then we are just talking past each other.
There is, as is often the case, also the difference....
by Marine Domer  (2024-01-08 18:34:45)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

between intent and reality. The principles of communism sound nice. They don't work in practice. I tend not to ascribe malicious intent to those who support a reasoned version of DEI, even if it doesn't work. There are DEI nuts, and there are anti-DEI nuts. Both probably think they are right, and are victims of the other "side."

The problem is when principled concepts turn into religious dogma. Similar to the PC movement. It's perfectly fine to want people to be nicer to each other, and to use more accurate and positive language. But when it becomes monitoring of all speech all the time for hidden microaggressions it has gone too far.