America's Equity Obsession: An Interview with Heather Mac Donald

Leading American institutions have adopted a simple ideological explanation for the nation’s perceived ills: systemic racism. Why are black Americans overrepresented in prisons and underrepresented in C-suites? Why do members of different groups tend to perform differently on standardized tests? From the concert hall to the faculty lounge to the corporate boardroom, our leaders insist that racial disparities can be fixed only with racial discrimination traveling under the banner of “equity.” That threatens not only American excellence but also the signal achievements of Western Civilization, according to Heather Mac Donald, author of When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.
In this wide-ranging interview, Mac Donald will join City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson to discuss her new book, which exposes the hollowness of America’s equity obsession. Mac Donald will show how simplistic disparate-impact thinking jeopardizes scientific progress, destroys public order, and poisons the appreciation of art and culture.
Click the link to purchase Heather's new book: www.amazon.com/When-Race-Trum...

[@TheEmpiricistNetwork]

"Race" has always trumped "merit" in America. It has only recently become a problem due to the pendulum starting to swing in the other direction...

[@TRCKSTR-my6cb]

“It’s cool when they do it, it’s a problem when I do it” - Finesse2tymes

[@amc3964]

Thats hypocrisy.. about personal achievement - not the color of our skin or eyes or hair. Lol! 2024!

[@TheEmpiricistNetwork]

@@amc3964 elaborate

[@madelinemardigan3386]

No. It's always been that pushing for minorities that aren't competent

[@megg.6651]

Heather, I teach in an urban high school. Everything you are saying is 100% true. Please, keep fighting the good fight. We need you.

[@joseywales148]

I just hope you are as outspoken as she is… or has fear crippled your soul

[@oldkoot5828]

@@joseywales148 i think the ghetto kids know that they are failing but really dont care. Welfare has ruined them.

[@benfaubion]

So what specifically have you seen at your high school? Just curious.

[@rogermenendez4052]

Those of us who saw affirmative action as the slippery slope to disparate impact back in the 80's have very sadly been vindicated.

[@danieltempas6062]

Affirmative action is far older than the 1980s. It started in the 1960s.

[@dannysullivan3951]

Those of who saw the race baiting of Ronald Reagan have been sadly vindicated by todays G.O.P.

[@JackTheSkunk]

Even Ray Charles could have seen where it was leading.

[@georgefranko7788]

@@JackTheSkunk😂

[@user-lk2cj2qs1d]

So she was just as upset when wHITES were given special treatment?

[@realitychick4502]

Heather MacDonald is an international treasure ❤

[@kptrzk9398]

YeA!!! Even universally so

[@gstar3569]

female warrior for Western culture, the greatest culture by every measurable metric, but we HAVE to try stop collectivising our thinking based on race! We are all unique, valid and human! !

[@powertuber3.047]

Evolution is hard to accept, even for Heather Mac Donald.

[@foxtrotjulietbravo5536]

I wonder if Heather Mac Donald still finds President Trump to be distasteful and icky.

[@jackj5368]

With regard to what she's talking about in this video, do you agree or disagree with Heather Mac Donald,@@foxtrotjulietbravo5536?

[@gerrytyrrell1507]

Listening in from woke Ireland. Your a treasure to our cause Miss mc Donald....Dublin

[@nuqwestr]

Truth stands alone, but a lie requires many allies.

[@tomsmith6513]

William Wallace in Braveheart: they may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

​@Tom Smith actually, they've taken that too.

[@briane173]

And their allies are in Academia. our political institutions, and our corporate boardrooms.

[@bengtriise6504]

What a spectacular woman!

[@DrDeuteron]

She’s been brilliant for quite some time. Not bad for lowly female.

[@maxmenius9839]

Very enlightening analysis and commentary.

[@roberthuismans3533]

The fact that smart people have to spend their time and energy at great risk to their reputations and jobs to convince people that this equity nonsense is stupid and corrupting is deeply saddening. Maybe when planes start falling from the skies and patients beging dying under the surgeons scalpel will this begin to hit home.

[@thelonerick]

We are already seeing this in our government, military and police leadership.

[@rightwingkeyboarder4391]

I hope so. What I'm worried about is that we'll all go insane from everything going wrong and our quality of life going down, and we'll start scapegoating and playing the blame game instead of finding ways of improving things

[@hadamerryweather577]

The environment is toxic for sure. Identity Politics is the destroyer of US Citizenship and civility.

[@darbyohara]

It’s mental illness. There’s no other way to explain this

[@13donstalos]

I doubt it. In Baltimore, the response to a surge of car thefts is to sue the car companies for making their cars too easy to steal, because more stern laws would disproportionately affect people of color. We're doomed.

[@michaelfalsia6062]

Heather is brilliant! Absolutely, brilliant.

[@mitchelll3879]

My last recollection she is atheist.. which of course no one is actually an atheist, it's pure narcissism..but her intellectual capacity, anyone who pretends God didn't design and create the universe, is severely lacking if that is true

[@johnhatchel9681]

Yes!

[@JohnR22926]

Quota hires. I think every liberal should be required to have their children treated by these “doctors”.

[@jeffreyrodrigoecheverria2613]

You are assuming that Heather Mac Donald isn't a old school liberal when she herself admits she is secular.

[@bendewet1057]

Yes, AND themselves, but Especially when they're Old and Frail!

[@joseywales148]

Lol they don’t let Blaqqs live in their gated communities…

[@Stagbeetle007]

No matter how admission in medical school is done. To have a license to practice medicine, you have to pass Steps I II III and often Board exams, no matter what race you are. Mrs MDonald says half-truths.

[@aerofart]

I’m currently enrolled in an Electrician Training Program at a trade school where you can literally ace the program without actually learning ANYTHING. The answers to the quizzes and exams are cleverly provided to the students. The other metrics used to grade students are subjective and very, let’s say, forgiving. Your tax dollars at work. And if and when these so-called electricians end up out in the workforce where objective reality is merciless, then it just may mean a greater risk to society has been unleashed. We went from God Bless America to: God Help America.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Industry will likely have entrance exams as a result of this.

[@fxgrindinger4352]

Did you have to take an entrance exam to get in to the school? Also some electricians, that only rope houses for instance, do not need to know everything about pipe fill or deration. OJT is the main form of education in the trades. We can't lose the work force because people can't do book work. Some really good electricians can do excellent pipe work, but can't do calcs. I am a teacher at an electrical trade school. It's tough to find the balance between retention and stringent curriculum.

[@tomsmith6513]

Wow. It's either going to lead to electrocution or a house burning down.

[@jamesp5301]

This is not good. With EVs and other high demand electrical needs becoming more and more prominent. Even higher standards are needed for electricians

[@kylehonea5599]

“Shocking!!!”

[@stijlloosertdesktopper6584]

This is a responsible woman in power. It takes courage to go against the mainstream and also on a important, relevant subject. Woman take note!! Be more like this...

[@masterspin7796]

This blew me away I didn't know it was this bad it is like a complete takeover of the traditional belief system....

[@briane173]

If you're a Marxist who wants to collapse the system and replace it with your own ideology, this is the playbook. It's made all the more obvious by their open and overt admission that this is the objective. For the last 105 years they've relied on incrementalism and academic word salad in order to finally achieve this goal; this generation is just very impatient and wants it NOW. You can trace this phenomenon to our public school system the past two decades, and parents who were hands-off and simply trusted the public school system to teach history and civics to their children. This "disparate impact" baloney went on the march in 2013 and their catalyst for forcing this transformation was George Floyd and social media. This is as close as they've ever gotten to collapsing Western civilization and they're not about to let this opportunity slip from their fingers.

[@marklfrancis24]

You can't do justice to one person by doing injustice to another.

[@briane173]

The Left thinks it can. Everything is a zero-sum game to these people, it's always been that way. This is their perverted view of "justice." They define "justice" as achieving the only outcome they'll accept, and are willing to commit INjustice on anyone who stands in the way of that.

[@IntellectuallySuperior2U]

Yes you can. If one is a self anointed arbiter of "justice," supremely self-righteous, and guilt-ridden or vengeful (depending on ethnic background, of course) -- you can surely cause injustice in the name of justice. Democrats are experts at doing this sort of stuff. BTW: I am not a Republican. I hate BOTH parties.

[@michael-hw1uv]

As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the LEFT. 3 Even as he walks along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how stupid he is.Ecclesiastes 10:1-2.

[@hannachumakova1086]

Ibram Kendi would disagree with this.

[@marklfrancis24]

@@hannachumakova1086 I guess that's his point. I guess it's OK if you call it reparative racism. If Kendi was oncologist he'd try to cure cancer with cancer.

[@lorendjones]

Instead of tackling the issues in our government run schools that cause these differing outcomes, we choose to lower the standards for a particular racial group. That seems very racist on its face. It also raises concerns whenever one finds themselves being treated by a person of color, wondering if they are capable of providing the best treatment possible. That seems to be breeding more racism rather than less. Great presentation.

[@DrDeuteron]

You are wrong: the MO is not to lower standards for deis, nor is it to declare the standards to be racist ( tho they do), rather, they declare the subject itself is racist.

[@brianmeen2158]

The same thing people warned about affirmative action and it’s going to be even worse with this. I think we all second guess certain groups when they are certain positions now. It’s a shame but I really don’t think they(powers that be) know any other way to boost that group up

[@JaneA544]

They are trying to achieve equity not equality, this means that the standard is lowered until all pass irrespective of whether this qualifies the person for the job. Meritocracy is a good system if it is run without prejudice or nepotism

[@axileus9327]

Schools don’t cause the differing outcomes.

[@lorendjones]

@@axileus9327 you're right in that it all starts at home. But the government-run school system have been complicit in allowing it to continue.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

I've been a teacher for 13 years in a large city and I've seen alot of these societal issues at the grade school and high school level. Heather is a rare breed. It's not common for such a highly intelligent person to simultaneously be so brave. Intellectual bravery of her caliber is depressingly rare. Most intellectuals I know (especially in education) are spiritual cowards. The only way these issues will be resolved is through actually engaging with the truth. And our entire society and education system is obfuscating the truth in the name of tolerance and "anti-racism." Which, ironically, will prevent genuine growth and improvement from occurring.

[@abehorn2652]

The teachers unions don’t protect the brave ones.

[@petersaccocia4510]

One of the main area where merit still rules is sports, even in the University. The very idea that a sports team would reject a top athlete for a less skilled athlete for reasons related to diversity and equity would be viewed as outrageous by most. I find this fascinating.

[@bonsummers2657]

I think about that,… what's the reasoning of the DIE advocates?

[@kptrzk9398]

​@Bon Summers that everybody equal!!! And if not equitable represent by group then there a problem. Except when coming to a run or jump skill

[@zowsley5656]

Actually, hockey is being criticized as being racist because African-Americans are under represented in professional hockey. It doesn’t matter that very few Black people play hockey and THAT is the reason why. The Democratic Party is pushing this narrative, so that they can portray themselves as the saviours of African-Americans to get their vote. Very sad what is happening to this country.

[@tonycatman]

The ugly reason that merit still rules in sports is because the outcomes already have minorities over-represented. On top of this - you are still wrong when it comes to getting sports-related scholarships. There are scholarships for 'most promising black athlete,' but none at all for 'most promising white athlete'. And, hypothetically, if Nike were to choose between two swimmers of roughly equal ability - one black, one white, which do you think they would choose ? How about if they were to choose between two promising young athletes ?

[@tigran56]

Yes. That does work, if life, like a game, is a competition. It might be, in the reactionary mind, but it isn’t. The athlete loses wind and muscle but does not become stupid. End of that analogy. However, there is plenty evidence that our elders are no longer wise. Probably they are locked into the inanity of competition. The old medical school saw blows up when we acknowledge the the most vital person in the medicine business is the nurse. I have been close to medicine all my life, mother father aunt uncle and brother. The so called “merit” system does produce a lot of narcissists interested in fame, Audis and maintaining a legacy. They are “among the most sublime” because you say so. Even Aeschylus was fascinated by Asia. I dont hate Beethoven, quite the contrary, but he is boring to many. You’re just a snob.

[@genxile669]

I love how Heather MacDonald so perfectly articulates everything.

[@kristin3872]

I'd love to see Heather Mac Donald and Jordan Peterson in a debate. They would absolutely destroy any woke leftist.

[@at1970]

And that’s why they hate her and call her a racist.

[@leskobrandon691]

She may be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Not that she's the prettiest. But when she opens her mouth, the beauty flows!!!

[@HansKeesom]

As an European, this scares me more then the war in Ukrain.

[@mikec4204]

What exactly do you mean?

[@brianmeen2158]

I hear you. What is happening is pretty disturbing and I don’t understand the core reason or Motivation behind it all. There is more to it than just trying to reach equity

[@Ton369]

@@mikec4204 he means the left has done more damage to America than the war in Ukraine ever could.

[@JaneA544]

You will have nothing and you will be happy- Klaus schwab wef Davos, the long term plan is to decide the west and have it fighting its own people while sneaking in laws to make this the norm. The richest want total control, 1984 by George Bernard Shaw was a blueprint fir this. James lindsay speaks on this to the European Union a few weeks ago, it is chilljng

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

I agree. And the reason is (hold onto your seats folks) I don't care about Ukraine. Nowhere near as much as I care about my own country and culture.

[@graymatters7584]

If I had a choice between a black brain surgeon and an Asian one, I’m going Asian every time. And I’m sure blacks would too. These preferences hurt blacks in the long run. And will as long as we are all free to choose. That’s the next step - making sure that freedom is taken away. The only thing that ever made America exceptional has been its meritocracy. That’s it. And it’s fading fast, due to mass insanity.

[@ytadventurer9170]

I can see a lot of her points. But yours? That's literally racist. Literally.

[@graymatters7584]

@@ytadventurer9170 Then you missed my point entirely.

[@ytadventurer9170]

​@@graymatters7584 Sometimes, the only notable points people have are the ones at the top of their Klan hats.

[@junsu21]

So you’ve clearly never heard of the famous black surgeon, Ben Carson. Your racism is so freaking obvious

[@graymatters7584]

@@junsu21 Obvious to a 2023 left-wing knee-jerk reactionary programmed to see everything through the lens of race. Did IQs drop sharply in the last couple of years?How do you hold down a job? My post had zero to do with race, and everything to do with academia, who have canceled the meritocracy it used to champion. Here's the point for all you whose IQs never squirt above 100. You want to reduce this to race since you're programmed see everything through that lens? Fine. Discriminating against asians because as a race they tend to perform better on entrance exams and GPAs is the most racist thing I can think of. This denies patients access to doctors who would perform better and save lives. Instead they give automatic advancement to people literally because of the color of their skin or what they happen to have between their legs. All they have to do is "check the box." (You might have someone smart explain what the box is.) While this phenomenon (sorry to use a word with more than 1 syllable) may not be as damaging to human life in other fields, it can be in other fields like brain surgery. You still with me? Do I need to draw you pictures? This is the absolute worst type of racism, because on the surface it looks like anti-racism. Here's an analogy that might be beyond you, but you can have a smart friend explain it. Let's say that the NBA had an initiative in place where they assessed that there weren't enough 5' 5" white guys in the league. So they automatically advanced anybody in that category. (I know you're a leftist, and stupid, but please follow along.) The team with the most 5' 5" white guys would lose every game. The only thing racist in this whole equation is that they denied opportunities to exceptionally qualified, mostly people of color. And would you pick the team with all the 5' 5" white guys in your fantasy league? No? Whaa? You racist pig. By elevating less qualified people to occupy life and death jobs (or any job requiring aptitude), you are A) dumbing down the workforce, B) denying access to better candidates (inequality), C) potentially threatening lives and D) diminishing faith in the very race you're trying to help. You want to have a conversation about inequality of schools? Fine, let's have that conversation. That's a legit point. Then I will mention that parenting (or lack thereof) is largely responsible for poor grades. There are people from bad schools who are up to the task. Ben Carson may or may not be one of those. I have no idea how many people he might have killed on the operating table. I'm suspicious by his switch to politics. What I do know is that he appears to be a very nice guy. Most people instinctively know what I've said is right, but are too cowardly to say it. No doubt because stupid people will call them racist. I happen to not care what a moron programmed by media and academia thinks. You got a rebuttal? I can hardly wait. This is going to be priceless. But please have somebody smart explain the previous paragraphs first, because we already know your IQ or reading comprehension is sub-par.

[@kipling1957]

This is eroding public trust in professions such as medicine and actually increasing discrimination against blacks. If you have two doctors one of whom you knew entered the profession without reaching the normal MCAT requirements, who would you choose?

[@kptrzk9398]

I pick better doctor. Which doctor has better DEI statement? That's which Dr is more capable of course!!

[@dvg4104]

Free and observant people discriminate. This is natural, normal behavior. People who are at-war with normal oppose "discrimination."

[@kipling1957]

@@kptrzk9398 Good luck.

[@thelonerick]

Without knowing the race of the 3 doctors our insurance would cover, my wife and I researched each one and went with the specialist most recommended by our family physician and oncology nurses. We chose Dr. Ricky Myhand and could not have been better served. Unfortunately my wife lost her battle with 4th stage lung cancer (as we knew it was not survivable). Dr.Myhand kept her alive and thriving beyond the odds. By the way Dr. Myhand is a black man. Do you think we cared what his race was?

[@hadamerryweather577]

My chiropractor is a black man and is brilliant and very effective in his treatment approach. I did not know he was black, but my friends, athletes, recommended him highly. It was a colorblind referral which I am thankful for. He is well educated and a master in his field. His story is a reflection of merit and passion for his field.

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

She and James Lindsay are the cream of the crop when it comes to shining light on this dark matter. Outstanding. Thank you

[@billmorrison9068]

Too bad that James Lindsay and his cohort Helen Pluckrose are so unbearingly boring to listen to.

[@noelashman8519]

If the Presidential Medal of Freedom hadn’t been devalued so much in recent times I’d say award her one. Heather’s response to the final question: You describe yourself as a pessimist so why do you keep going? Heather: Sorrow and rage. That’s absolute gold

[@deanreeve5257]

Lowering entrance standards for minorities, and also increasing loan availability. This results in higher student loan debts and higher failure rates for minorities. We end up with more minority citizens shackled to almost unpayable debt. This reminds me of something 🤔 We really need to rethink our policies.

[@Drchainsaw77]

@Dean Reeve This also leads to universities becoming remedial classrooms for farm teams, destroying the value of a college degree.

[@michaelanderson2166]

Also, it is straight up Maoist Marxism set up for American society.

[@Peglegkickboxer]

This is what they want though. Enslavement through debt. There is a reason why government doesn't teach economics, budgeting, accounting, and taxation to young students.

[@maxfrank13]

I'm a simple man - I see Heather and I click.

[@ramblingsadrift6477]

You'll do the same for one Whitney Webb and another..ReallyGraceful..just passing along some factual based real world journalist.

[@63viet]

Me too.

[@1mikesass]

I'm a well known artist of 30 years. haven't been to a museum in a long time. They have been taken over and destroyed by loser-ideology whcih puts amateurs on the same level of masters.

[@bendewet1057]

What an Absolute Shame!!!

[@mrwaterghost]

That's got to hurt. Artists, writers, intellectuals...they're tearing the whole cathedral down in front of us with a wrecking ball. Keep creating, I guess, right? Words easily said, I know.

[@romulus3345]

Another subset of Cultural Marxism.

[@madelinemardigan3386]

Yes, have you seen the embrace statue? How about the hair pick statue?

[@garyweglarz]

I'm just over halfway through Heather's book "When Race Trumps Merit." I've already done a great of reading in the realm of anti-racism and critical race theory - but Heather's work goes far beyond examining the philosophical incoherence of these theories and into the real world data and the destruction being caused by this insanity.

[@lotteingerslev5776]

Thank you SO much, Heather!

[@Nordic_Sky]

Are you Danish? My Danish cousins tell me the madness on US college campuses could never happen in DK. I think it's just a matter of time, sadly.

[@JoeyPinter]

what I find most annoying is now society has a waypoint or cultural marker called george floyd.

[@jeremyrobbins8033]

I think the gravity of George Floyd had less, really, to do with drugs, police, justice, or racism than it was about symbolism. The strong, mature, handsome, black man symbolized the thing that is missing from the lives and homes of most black Americans; and to witness that symbol's demise(regardless of extenuating circumstances) was particularly devastating for black Americans.

[@natillefoxy9881]

​@@jeremyrobbins8033 Yes but the behaviour is the biggest giveaway. The strong, mature black man is also not in the home of his biracial children. The children are now suffering the same fate, poverty stricken with a lack of opportunities. STILL the right question isn't being asked 😕

[@awuma]

If there were no video of the murder, nothing much would have happened. The influence of technology and the Internet should not be underestimated. The confluence of a virulent ideology (Wokism), technology (Smartphone+social media) and a pandemic (Covid-19) fuelled a social paroxysm which was triggered by the banal killing of a petty criminal by a sadistic cop.

[@billmorrison9068]

No evidence whatsoever that Floyd's demise was racially motivated, so how did the 2020 "racial reckoning" hysteria make any sense?

[@Fluxion11]

Yes, this was not a good man in any way shape or form.

[@summitap1]

The solution to inequality has to be at the front end, not the tail end. So fight crime, support nutrition, push a culture that glorifies study and family integrity, and that will actually make the equity through merit instead of trying to force equity by negating merit.

[@soulfuzz368]

“Push a culture” is a platitude. It is important to be specific when you talk about these kinds of things.

[@thelonerick]

Exactly, equality of opportunities not outcomes

[@DalurenZaimeiguo]

This lady is voicing a fact long held concealed behind the facade of social justice.

[@sanctuary70]

Heather MacDonald , an artist of thought. I love her candor. Truth is always the goal,and her approach is simply so filled with the richness of cultural beauty.

[@louiseparker1915]

I'm black. I'm dismayed that standards are being downgraded. What an insult to black people. I strive to be excellent, and it has NOTHING to do with the colour of my skin!

[@joseywales148]

You are the exception young lady.

[@raggedybritches5798]

👏 may the people you work and study with recognize that

[@phylton333]

Same here. I am Black and I am only interested in equity as it relates to merit-based opportunities. I am not looking for special treatment or hand outs. Character and merit still matter.

[@napesdrk1174]

You spell color like a Canadian

[@TheEmpiricistNetwork]

It does when the entire system has been built on centuries of disenfranchisement. As she stated, the racism isn’t in the standards it’s in the discrimination and racism in the system by writing off black Americans and not making sure they are knowledgeable (which is deliberate). It’s still racist, the only differences are the mechanisms. It’s manufactured failure and regrettable substitution, when one method “fails” a new one takes its place. This DEI nonsense is no different, the goal isn’t to help, it’s to give validation to WS and “prove” it right (even though it was constructed and planned)…

[@maryhudson4280]

It's good to see Heather MacDonald as brilliant, plain spoken and honest as ever.

[@hpatrickalexis68]

As far as the Chicago mayoral election, why Johnson won, when push comes to shove, if it comes down to a race between black and white candidates, most black people will simply vote for a black candidate. Plan and simple.

[@brianmeen2158]

Yep and the policy of said black candidate doesn’t even matter

[@cchat3491]

Exactly, I was disappointed that no one was brave enough to bring this up in that discussion.

[@DAVID-io9nj]

Except when the black candidate is a Republican. Both racial and ideological components. In fact I think the ideological is stronger. Why else do majority of black's vote for white Democrat candidates?

[@simonhadley8829]

That's people in general. Most of us vote for a letter next to a name or for the color of someone's skin, that's it and nothing more. Why? Because most people don't think. Most people are just plain dumb and I take advantage of that whenever possible.

[@kham6006]

Black elites harm black people more then anyone else -sad

[@therealtoni]

MacDonald has been absent from youtube videos and I wondered if she were cancelled..... glad to see this!

[@13donstalos]

We are in dire need of more folks like this lady. She's well-spoken and perspicacious on an incredibly important topic that is intentionally misconstrued at the highest levels.

[@evangel1737]

Wow 🤩 Heather speaks for me, and may she inspire many others to throw caution ⛔️ to the wind 💨 and Stand Up against these criminals engineering these destructive agenda’s against humanity. Its the first time I’ve heard her and its timely as its so repulsive 🤢 to see it happening at such a scale as grown men and women grovel to be accepted while they shamelessly lose their identity as humans

[@MrBriddon1]

This woman is absolutely top drawer.

[@JasonGonish]

More than words 😁💞

[@clumsytriangle2436]

The fact that there is a proportion of humanity that CANNOT see the ridiculousness of these certain aspects of equity is mind-boggling. But what is even worse, are those that pander to this ideology thus fuelling the growth and belief in its stupidity and which will inevitably lead to the fall of western culture and society. SMH

[@JDHobbs]

I taught college physics for 30 odd years, and I've seen a huge decline in student preparation for STEM classes. Basically, most state/local high schools have become a total waste of time for students with math/science aptitudes. For one, curricula doesn't allow for such things as lab periods for learning the tools of inquiry, and two, the teachers have ED-college degrees and don't understand the subjects adequately. Of course, students are not longer "tracked" by academic achievement; my daughter read on a college level in 8th grade while her school 8th failed the No-Child exams, so everyone was put in remedial classes, so everyone could suffer. I told her to just take whatever books she was reading to class and ignore the teacher. I've also advised bright high school students to dropout and take community colleges courses, so they are prepared for a rigorous first-year of calculus, chemistry and physics, all necessary for advancement. So many students have to spend 5 or more years in a decent engineering program, because so many have to do remedial work at a huge expense to their education. So far as disparate impacts, universities have been favoring less qualified women over men for my entire career, they'll hire someone foreign whole looks "ethnic" over the qualified white male. I believe this has enables much of the current university admin, which is all-in on "diversity", anti-racism, and black-lives. Except for football, Track&Field, basketball etc. Where of course whites are continually unrepresented. Thank Christ for trans women pushing racial parity in NCAA events. Being a woman+ might be just the ticket for qualified whites to get into medical schools, etc. What's one penis sacrificed for a stellar career!

[@tomsmith6513]

So what are you saying, that I needed to be "castrated" to be hired by an organisation or corporation with diversity quotas? Screw it. I reckon if all organisations or corporations tried to fill diversity quotas, they're likely to run out of minority applicants anyway. There are only so many minority applicants in the job market.

[@bonsummers2657]

Does ED-college degree mean 'educationally dysfunctional' college degree?

[@JDHobbs]

@@bonsummers2657 Educationally Deficient, for sure. Unfortunately, it's become a degree you get after you failed at substantive studies. If you serve enough time, you can get a "doctorate", and it's these creature we now see working as DIE deans, e.g. Stanford, etc.

[@kptrzk9398]

Best swimmers are better if when white skin, better basketballs if black then? Same for physics and law degree? White better at stem cell research but black better at law degree?

[@jeffreyrodrigoecheverria2613]

The faster Anglosphere collapses, the better for humanity.

[@Grcanf]

We need more Heather MacDonald

[@AdamMisnik]

White Privilege has been mis-defined by activists. The real privilege in being white in this country is in knowing that when you fail, "it is your fault". No matter the specific reason for the failure, you could not figure out how to overcome it that time. Hopefully the experience of failure this time will teach you enough to succeed next time. If you are being told that there is no point in trying because of race or gender, how likely is it that you will even try? If you never try you, you will never succeed. If you mis-diagnose the reason for your failure how likely is it that you will succeed if you try again? This lecture is a much needed contribution to the race debate.

[@johnprice866]

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts VMFA in Richmond already does this. On many of their European exhibits they have a contemporary painting from a minority artist as a modern-day answer to the painting. It's so cringe, and is more like a semi upscale art gallery as opposed to a museum.

[@jhljhl6964]

People know this, yet few acknowledge this .

[@bendewet1057]

Yes, of course but it is because People Know that if they do, they will be vilified by the type of Person like that Johnson Female with the appropriated Jewish Surname.

[@JordanG-ds1ii]

@@bendewet1057 who is the johnson female?

[@bendewet1057]

@@JordanG-ds1ii, Goldberg??? Ring a Bell, maybe???

[@pc7343]

I just came out of retirement due to boredom, and I am in flight attendant training class. One minority participant is consistently late, does not finish his tests in the allotted time, requires that the instructor reads him his answer to ensure she read them correctly, and failed his city codes test due to his “inexcusable ignorance”. Why was he not let go? two reasons : lack of candidates, and …..race. He worked for another carrier, and would not work a flight if the weather was not to his satisfaction, even if the captain had briefed the crew that the bad weather die not warrant a cancellation. DEI in action! Can’t wait to buy this book, and read it in the open, for all to see!

[@mrwaterghost]

Coming out of retirement to become a flight attendant? That's kind of badass, like Colonel Kurtz doing Airborne Ranger school when he was 40. Good for you! (p.s. Could I get another bloody mary when you get a chance?). Seriously, though, that kicks ass.

[@josepha.r5839]

🤣

[@dyerseve45]

There's a reason nobody wants to debate this woman. Brilliant, based, and spitting facts

[@fifidownunda]

Way to go Heather! Your voice is needed so much in today's world! 🙏

[@ytadventurer9170]

The problem is that her voice is clearly in an echo chamber. The interviewer simps WAY too much, and never asks a challenging question. I'm not saying that what she's saying is wrong, but when they pan out to show the audience, it's exclusively white older people in affluent clothing. She may as well be keynote speaker at a Klan meeting. (One of the main problems is that the 'Equity' spewers also have their own echo chambers. Neither side's 'intellectuals' ever get challenged.)

[@Mark-hc8ek]

My corporation just announced a new fortified equity and inclusion protocol. Just when we thought we were beyond this senseless war against workers.

[@zacboyles1396]

Cheaper for them to pay for this than say taxes ensuring healthcare. Then again that money’d just be siphoned off to fun some war.

[@darbyohara]

Idiots at the top. Leave

[@joseywales148]

Of course you won’t dare say a word… you will cower in the corner and not dare be heard

[@stephanietaylor4594]

Thank you Heather for so bravely bringing to light the truth about policing, crime, and the dangerous gaslighting about “disparate impact.” It’s so incredibly discouraging that people and institutions would rather spew lies than having honest conversations about effective solutions. 💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤🇺🇸💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤 When people ask me who my current role models are, the top of my list is Heather MacDonald.

[@bainbridgeisland1]

Perhaps one of the most eminent intellectuals of our time.

[@cristinaegas]

So many thanks for this Master présentation Mrs. Heather MacDonald! Please come to France, I'll be your guide❤

[@mikegray8776]

Is there actually a mandatory ban on applause at Manhattan ? I have rarely heard so many brave and artfully communicated observations, expressed to absolute indifference. Well done, as always, Heather. One of the most important voices in 21st century America.

[@joseywales148]

Just for reading off statistics and saying the obvious out loud

[@mrwaterghost]

Agreed. It's a cogent observation. If it was in Manhattan, that would, of course, explain it, because those people are awful.

[@michaelweber5702]

Many thoughtful Black people are as appalled by this massive fraud . May they be noted and may they speak up ... God bless all of us ...

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

By "many" you mean less than 2 or 3% Of college educated Blacks. Those speaking publicly, less than 1%. Those who are attempting political action to end it? **0%** At the end of the day, these are only conversations that are held either behind closed doors or in very tepid and disinterested ways. There will never be enough black voices to make a collective push to stop it. The reasons for this are obvious.

[@polemeros]

Many? Are you serious?

[@jeremyrobbins8033]

I do think that the wisest among us are often the quietest.

[@natillefoxy9881]

Yes it's shocking! I've been noticing the mentality for a long time, it creates a lazy mind.

[@darbyohara]

Where they at? I don’t hear them speaking up much like most whites don’t

[@flaviodrusovalerio2825]

I am even surprised this went on in 2023 without public disorders.

[@cyber-yo9378]

God bless you, Heather!

[@itzhakbentov6572]

Heather is awesome

[@lordsangone]

Jordan Peterson brought me here and I am very grateful to learn about Heather McDonald. Here in Baltimore, the average high school student cant read and write properly. Single-mothers is the norm, everybody is on welfare, drugs and crimes galore, etc. This is no exaggeration, if anything, Ive sugar-coated how bad it really is. Generation after generation the black community gets worse and worse. We need to teach and love the black families back into basic principles and values again. Stop relying on government and others. Start relying on yourself as individuals and members of a nuclear family. It starts with the family period but the families here are non-existent. A two parent household is a rarity but we must make it the norm again. Keep rockin it steady.

[@MIGHTY_YES]

💯💯🎯💎👑amen brother..preach... you make this world a better place..with your wisdom and intelligence and thoughtfulness..i salute you👆💯

[@joseywales148]

You definitely are being to kind and generous… it’s way worse for that community…is comes down to Kulture. One can argue that the Blaqq Kween is the cancer of her community

[@oldkoot5828]

LBJ's plan at work.

[@joseywales148]

@@oldkoot5828 He’s destroyed that community- and they were/are stupid enough to go along with his plan…it’s a really unintelligent, uninformed and foolish people

[@mmd680]

Hey Heather, you are more than a Gem! Please don't stop. Thank you for your hard work!!

[@stuartshackell5254]

The most obvious disparity is in the over representation of black athletes in many sports in the USA. There is little public commentary regarding this imbalance because this is accepted as being merit based selection. Ironically, these are generally among the highest earning members of society.

[@ron88303]

I like her comment that the time for racial etiquette is over. The blacks that simply complain about everything need to start solving their problems on their own.

[@marcusmoonstein242]

When Heather talked about science she was pretty dispassionate, but she really hit her stride when talking about the arts. It's easy to see where her passion lies.

[@darbyohara]

This isn’t a passion argument. It’s an objective one. Simple math

[@mrwaterghost]

I think you're right. Maybe not dispassionate, but just tired of spending a limited amount of passion. But, yeah, I think you called it.

[@big_red_machine3547]

We need to start a fund to support those brave professionals who dare to speak the truth!

[@teddyfabz835]

You're a brave woman, and speak the truth, rather than your opinion or ideology. I wish I could find a good woman like you

[@danaduchemin6242]

It's SO REFRESHING to hear simple Common Sense 🇺🇸👏👏👏

[@paigemccormick6519]

F.I.R.E., Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Support and litigation in favor of free speech in education, à la old-school ACLU.

[@meteor1237]

In the 1960s when schools were integrated people honestly thought this would happen; the achievers would be brought down, not the underachievers brought up. Society wants quick fixes; there are none. It will take generations. Politics and religion seek to make life “fair”. It isn’t. Never will be.

[@JC-ok4yx]

Anyone ever notice the people preaching "equity" the loudest are some of the most powerful and privileged? It's almost as though they want to solidify their position of authority while making everyone else stay in their socio-economic station. Professors and other failed officials as well. As enrollments drop, as their policies have failed, they tout equity louder and louder because they know their positions are becoming irrelevant. So now you have to fund them, otherwise you are discriminating and you're against equity. Either way, it's all a distraction to prevent holding those in authority accountable.

[@joseywales148]

It’s always that way… the powerful few wanting to make a difference at the expense of others… but not to themselves

[@Selahsmum]

As a white woman from a poor background, I want to point out that the disparities are not just racial at all. Too much focus is put on the disfunction found in certain black communities, but those same disfunctionalities exist throughout the poorer white communities across the country as well (ie, the trailer parks). These folks arne't getting into Harvard left and right, either. I do feel for the black community that their disfunctionality gets pointed out when the disfuctionality of large swaths of white America doesn't get as much attention, but the fact actually underscores why throwing unqualified students into ivy league schools will do no one any good. My relatives who barely made it through community college from their disfuctional backgrounds would have drowned in ivy league environments instead of going on to have decent paying jobs with two year degrees.

[@darbyohara]

It’s absolutely culture not color. Poor white folks have the same exact issues as blacks in terms of single motherhood, lack of education, crime, drug use, etc

[@jameslabs1]

The people within institutions pushing all the race anger and more are not interested in it helping people. They have other goals, financial interest, power to consolidate, and their version of "hell," I mean utopia to build.

[@megg.6651]

This phenomenon will only lead to people being suspect of any minority in profession in which competence is essential, whether they are incompetent or not. Why would a person looking for a surgeon take a chance going to a surgeon who was admitted only because of their skin color and not due to their skill? How does this help minorities in the long run?

[@thunderstruck1078]

You're right, of course, but we shouldn't care whether discriminating against our children helps or doesn't help someone else.

[@christerry1773]

Damn. This girl has some guts!! And is saying things we all thing and need to be said

[@aldebaranredstar]

Great talk!! 💕

[@erics2305]

Note to self: Better don't seek health care in the US.

[@jeremyrobbins8033]

All the more incentive to be healthy and maintain.

[@RJ-bw6fo]

Heather you’re a true American hero!

[@carolann2930]

“Sorrow & rage.” 😄 I love Heather MacDonald’s honesty - we need many more people with her courage to speak the truth. The way “we” are handling this problem seems emblematic of so much now; superficial, bandaid solutions for big, difficult problems, that only serve to entrench & make things worse.

[@jonahtwhale1779]

Equity is so inequitable. The selected characteristics that they attempt to balance across are so limited. Race, sex or sexual orientation are 3 characteristics amount thousands. Why are the others ignored? That idms not very inclusive of or equitable. Does your Age, your wealth, your attractiveness, your personality etc etc affect your outcomes in your lufe? Why are we alliwed to discrimibate on these characteristics but not others.

[@jamesedward9306]

Brilliant Woman, laying out the FACTS. 6900 views. Unfortunately, we;re getting what we dererve.

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

These decisions were not made by any of us. we don't deserve any of this.

[@Roddy18]

"behavioral components of racial inequality" "the things I love torn down but such ignorance" Thank you for speaking truth to power Heather.

[@kiernan00777]

"The fiction of our fragility...." some great lines from H Mac D. I love your passion for the truth. Thank you.

[@DonaldRichardson-re3gh]

Heather MacDonald is amazing! I have been listening to her for years. Does anyone out there know how people can attend her discussions?

[@EnergyMaxWh]

Very brave. The equity drive is abhorrent.

[@Hello-pz6hb]

So much common sense with her feet clearly and firmly planted on the ground. Incredible.

[@cristinaegas]

Thank you Mrs. MacDonald! Wish you can come to speech in France, extraordinaire!

[@Trishpage312]

Someone actually speaking the truth. Incredible.

[@malikshabazz2065]

SUNY just made ACT and SAT not required for admissions. very silly stuff.

[@robertmacaulay3051]

Thank heaven that Heather MacDonald is prepared to speak out and tell the truth. I'm a Brit and am very concerned to see this peverse ideology invading almost every institution: government departments, H R departments of large firms, once famous universities, the Church.

[@d.marques4700]

"People are being destroyed by telling the TRUTH!"... An outstanding conversation, I must say! Thanks for this challenging Lesson, both of you!

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

God bless Heather but it's over. This will only get worse.

[@mrwaterghost]

Another realist-oh, meant "pessimist." That's the new word for realist.

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

@Poly Purrpuff You can remain in fantasy land if you want. Im not stopping you.

[@sifridbassoon]

the first time I heard an explanation of disparate impact, I knew we were in for a bumpy ride.

[@kristin3872]

BRAVO 👏! I will be ordering this book momentarily.

[@Tkanyike]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Much respect to Heather

[@michaeldelisieux5252]

Bravo! It’s about time.

[@hansgruber6122]

Teach people they are victims and they will search their whole lives looking for their oppressor's!

[@pep590]

And beat 1000's of innocent white people along the way.

[@darrellwood3729]

Love me some Heather McDonald!

[@Melmelba]

Truth. Thank you.

[@tedwood4246]

every word- inconvenient- every word- true

[@susampson278]

7:50 takeaway if you're looking for a new young MD grad: only choose Asian or White MDs, if you want competence ...

[@pec757]

Ms. MacDonald has such a grasp on the vernacular it is almost musical. Wonderful explanation !

[@williambruckner6049]

I watched the Berkley podcast twice. The Q&A portion is a lesson in vicimhood. College kids at a great institution acting like petulant children. Heather Mac Donald is a treasure and should never be presented with such disrespectful individuals.