Cheat Sheet: What is DEI?

On this edition of Cheat Sheet, what is DEI? DEI is short for diversity, equity, and inclusion. But what really is DEI and why is it necessary?
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[@rammrod16]

Wait so black creators are the most creative and innovative. I thought we were all equal?

[@DirennaEnthusiast]

1:21 mhm 🤦‍♂️

[@michaeldiaz297]

It's not a great video, but it's more about equality of opportunity.

[@magnus08f250]

lol most creative. They are all reboots

[@cruisemissileFJB]

Dei means only blacks are the best

[@DirennaEnthusiast]

@@cruisemissileFJB yup, blind racism

[@stephanottawa7890]

Sounds like another form of racism to me.

[@DrDavidBonnarIII-pd2qd]

It is. I hire people & I reject this white hating nonsense

[@matusadona1]

Absolutely 👍

[@Jaqi45Official]

Yeah. Personally, I think people should be judged by the content of their character... Just an opinion

[@DrDavidBonnarIII-pd2qd]

@@Jaqi45Official Democrats dont believe that at all.

[@987married]

It’s not

[@TheKrensada]

This is what Evil looks like.

[@PepeVoltaireBartolemeMontesqui]

based

[@iam1smiley1]

Division, Exclusion and Indoctrination

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

Satan's plan

[@seangrimes1]

​@@iam1smiley1 dang, mic drop

[@Riz-gp3qm]

Thank you.

[@Neon-jn3sp]

"We are the MOST creative people" If you can't see how wrong that is then IDEK.

[@magnus08f250]

Then why are all of their movies reboots from white people?😂

[@ernietbone4168]

DEI means that people get hired based on their ethnic background. Whoever is the most oppressed wins!!

[@olivere5497]

Shieeeeeeeeeet!

[@Schnoz42069]

It's crazy how conservatives like you just think that DEI is basically just forcing companies to higher inept blacks and Hispanics. DEI exists to counteract systemic racism among employers. Two candidates for a job can be identical in all but ethnicity, and the white or Asian candidate is will be much more likely to be chosen over the black or Hispanic candidate. Purely because of their ethnicity. It doesn't matter that they're the same, employers just unconsciously favor whites and Asians. This is an example of systemic racism. There's an inherent bias towards whites and Asians in this country that results in workplaces not reflecting population demographics. By requiring employers to higher a certain amount of different ethnicities, we can eliminate this systemic racism by forcing companies to have workplace demographics that match the population and forcing them to stop favoring whites and Asians over blacks and Hispanics when they choose who to hire. Affirmative action is the same but for colleges. Colleges are more likely to pick white and Asian students over black and Hispanic students even if they have the same test scores and grades. Systemic racism isn't just about laws, it's about biases. You can't fix biases, but you can pass laws that force people to look past them so they they don't affect the result.

[@janishannes9221]

BS! What about me? Opportunities should be based on MERIT, not the color of one’s skin! PERIOD.

[@BeingLadyC8387]

A lot of blacks have the MERIT, but the color of their skin stops those in charge from hiring them!

[@joejackson8493]

There's never been merit in the USA since it's beginning. Now that we finally understand this, I find it interesting that people resent giving someone who has historically been discriminated against a chance, all things equal. That is - if you have say a Native American Queer woman applicant who meets all the qualifications out of say a pool of competing straight white affluent background men who also meet the qualifications - why not just give the sista the job, especially if you already have straight white men already represented?

[@gmr4life884]

​@@joejackson8493 Because you're reducing people into tribal categories. You care more about WHAT a person is rather than WHO they are. If you can't see what is disgusting about that, them you are never going to understand why you're a hated element in this DEI debate.

[@joejackson8493]

@@gmr4life884 first of all, I Believe it is possible to share different views without rancor and without tossing around the word "hate" in reference to someone who differs in thought to you. I deeply disagree with you. And I feel no hatred toward you nor your beliefs. I only wish you well, and peace. Second, I'm curious as to your thought about hiring a qualified candidate who brings something different to the table - and who is statistically less likely to get hired, though qualified, when up against the "tribal" standards already imposed and benefits the group who imposed it?

[@gmr4life884]

@@joejackson8493 I used that word because "Hate" has become the emotional response to this Progressive mutation of an ideology. The way you describe D.E.I and how it's supposed to work does not reflect reality. Movies, Video Games, new hiring practices in tech and businesses are all being negatively effected, in some cases dramatically. These people are being treated like a check box to be filled. Hiring people to fill useless roles that inflate costs and lower overall quality. I refuse to believe you'd disagree on that point when the evidence is screaming obvious. The way its intended vrs how its actually put into use couldnt more different.

[@MarvinPowell1]

It's treating people like quotas and ticking off diversity checkboxes over actual experience, skill, and merit? Got it. I'll be sure to avoid DEI in any employer in the future. And 925 views over four months on a channel with 122,000+ subscribers? That's not fishy or anything.

[@Tommy_Irish]

Exactly 💯💯💯!

[@mshinn13]

I was just informed that the company I work at is forming a DEI committee and hiring a DEI specialist. Not sure why this is necessary. Hire the best and brightest. Should not even take race or gender as a consideration when hiring. Forcing hire managers to make sure they hit a quota is insane, especially since it is very difficult to find qualified people as it is. The end result of this type of mentality will be under qualified people being hired just to hit the quota.

[@BeingLadyC8387]

@@mshinn13Listen up, you! There are a lot of 'best and brightest' in black people. You make it seem like there are not any smart, intelligent, best, and brightest in the black community. That's a bs toxic perspective! You have blacks who are educated in their fields. The world we live in reeks with systemic racism, institutional racism, and racism in every sphere and walks of life. It becomes a stumbling block keeping qualified blacks out of fields they qualify for. You have your head buried so deep in the effin sand! There are unqualified whites in many fields that they shouldn't be. In a "perfect world, one wouldn't have to take race or gender into consideration when hiring someone, but the world we live in is so far from perfect that certain policies have to be put in place to give other people a chance who "qualify" for whatever it is. THERE ARE MANY QUALIFIED BLACK PEOPLE WHO FIT THE BILL TO WORK IN ALL PROFESSION! Quit making it seem like DEI is about putting unqualified people in a position where they would be a liability to an organization or company whereto they are hired.

[@MikeF031]

​@@mshinn13Yes, and $#!T rolls downhill....

[@SamuelBlack84]

It just harms the company in the long run You wind up with employees who aren't very good at doing their job because you weren't hiring based on skill Productivity is far more important than virtue signalling

[@gregpettis1113]

Just another way of saying quota

[@bkstandard882]

There did not need to be a whole department for that

[@glocktown21]

It's called reverse racism. Why do we even label what races are. We are all HUMAN.

[@user-mc1fb7vx7m]

It’s just called racism.

[@benjaminashery7728]

@@user-mc1fb7vx7m agreed, when you say "reverse racism" what you're saying is that racism is only a black/white problem, when it encompasses any race.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Humans are such a petty species

[@tysonmott4957]

DEI is shit. Pure and simple

[@racheld1786]

⁠That’s not how DEI initiatives work. Diversity, equity and inclusion are organizational goals/standards set by a company to help it achieve success and grow. For example equal opportunity employment opportunities that encourage hiring people of color, LGTBQ folks, or people with different abilities. DEI ensures that there will be a variety of perspectives within the organization. Within a room of decision-makers. It can also create safer and more productive workspaces where people who are different still feel welcome and included in the larger community. Again, DEI is a measure. It’s a metric. Obviously a candidate needs to fulfill the job description, requirements and all. We diversify our finances, we diversify our relationships-our ecosystem is diversified! What planet are you on that you think society (the workplace) should be exempt from advancing diversity?

[@nicotine8513]

@@racheld1786 So the loser who was probably bullied in school and can't get a job gets a job because she or he isn't white

[@parkla4098]

If you want to find the incompetent people in the company, just look for the DEI hires.

[@bradspringer2372]

DEI is dying a slow death for sure. Companies are quietly removing the training from yearly Harassment modules. Mine did.

[@bachiistsho2940]

That is a great news!

[@nu8278]

HALLELUYAH. It's a Trojan horse to bring about further division

[@iam1smiley1]

Division, Exclusion and Indoctrination 😂

[@Craig121000]

All those disabled people about to lose their jobs...

[@felixzayas8190]

@@Craig121000 I know right. Disabled people never had jobs until DEI.

[@WHATDATTOOLDO]

DEI is ruining movies ...

[@trevorwilliams3501]

The film industry is over.

[@SeanJohn127]

and games

[@JonathanFoster-mb9gw]

Movies are so dead now a diverse female beats up armys amd armys of men with just her fists 🥱

[@deebee4575]

It's ruining SOCIETY

[@suki3815]

All content is being destroyed...

[@EsotericOccultist]

Didn't Earn It

[@stephenbender7593]

Wow. DEI judges on skin color and not on achievement. Why is that a good thing?

[@MikeJohnMentzer]

DEI is racist

[@BU_IDo]

I am a open minded guy but I can't seem to accept the idea that DEI is good for everyone. I would feel somewhat ashamed if I was given an opportunity that started out based on skin color first and then on merit after. I think maybe we as a society should focus on "The Root" of inequality and try to solve it at the cause and allow things to play out from there.

[@iam1smiley1]

Yes I agree, I don't want a job because I'm female....I want to be hired because I was the best candidate for the position.

[@vonkruge]

That isn't how DEI works. Don't equate DEI with Affirmative Action. Affirmative action says that in pool of QUALIFIED candidates the company would hire the candidate that best meets the need to be diverse. If you have five men and three women qualified for the job and you want to increase the number of women in your workplace then you would choose the best candidate from the group of women. DEI is where you make sure you have policies and other processes in place that include all the different people in your company. Studies have shown that companies that have strong DEI objectives and use them do better and are more profitable

[@BU_IDo]

@@vonkruge Thanks for the insight. It made me think more about DEI....but I do wonder... the value of the policies and processes set within the company to include all the different types of people that work there is greatly highlighted by a hiring process that seeks to diversify the types of people onboarded and in your example of qualified candidates what do you do when you have narrowed the field down to 10 applicants that are all men and your aim was to increase the number of women in your company?

[@seangrimes1]

Exactly. The fact that people believe that DEI is necessary is a sign of a much deeper cultural problem that people don't talk about.

[@BeingLadyC8387]

We live in an imperfect world inundated with systemic and institutional racism, and one's race determines if you get interviewed even with having the 'MERIT!' Policies must be put in place to give those who qualify an opportunity to be considered. There are so many qualified blacks for in every sphere of professions, but unqualified whites are given the position(s) over a qualified black! The playing field is never going to be level!!!

[@NobleAbsinthe]

So it's a quota system. Cool.

[@larrylawson9645]

Maybe just hiring the best employee is a good start

[@imopman]

When you are used to entitlement and special privileges, equality feels like oppression.

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

I forsee another Tower of Babel situation.

[@bethsmith3090]

Tower of Babylon

[@watcher805]

​@@bethsmith3090it was called the tower of babel. Open that dusty thing and read it.

[@edigabrieli7864]

@@bethsmith3090 Babel... is on the record, Babylon is something else and had no special tower but it had a special beautiful garden...and that's also on record.

[@geraldrice8137]

Dei is killing my company..they are not gonna be successful..when i first started we got bonuses based on our merits..now we havent gotten a bonus in over a year because the people they are hiring are not the best person for the job and could careless to do better..jys get a check and get out

[@toplist3257]

Which company? Also the same reason which made me switch companies as well 😂

[@BeingLadyC8387]

There are many, many BLACK QUALIFIED PEOPLE for jobs/positions/careers that white people have. Don't act like blacks are dumb and uneducated. Many a blacks have higher education and training, too!

[@Schnoz42069]

It's crazy how conservatives like you just think that DEI is basically just forcing companies to higher inept blacks and Hispanics. DEI exists to counteract systemic racism among employers. Two candidates for a job can be identical in all but ethnicity, and the white or Asian candidate is will be much more likely to be chosen over the black or Hispanic candidate. Purely because of their ethnicity. It doesn't matter that they're the same, employers just unconsciously favor whites and Asians. This is an example of systemic racism. There's an inherent bias towards whites and Asians in this country that results in workplaces not reflecting population demographics. By requiring employers to higher a certain amount of different ethnicities, we can eliminate this systemic racism by forcing companies to have workplace demographics that match the population and forcing them to stop favoring whites and Asians over blacks and Hispanics when they choose who to hire. Affirmative action is the same but for colleges. Colleges are more likely to pick white and Asian students over black and Hispanic students even if they have the same test scores and grades. Systemic racism isn't just about laws, it's about biases. You can't fix biases, but you can pass laws that force people to look past them so they they don't affect the result.

[@Chubnutz78]

So they traded in affirmative action for DEI🤦‍♂️

[@petercullipher9438]

This woman in pink is speaking a racist view. She said “we are the most creative people”. That is literally her stating that black peoples are better…she could have said “SOME OF the most”. Here own statement contradicts the “DIVERSITY” aspect of DEI.

[@Pax_Mayn3]

They are so creative they can't figure out how to have running water and growing crops after 1000s of years.

[@skarebearonair9210]

So DEI being forced upon someone means they will allow under fair trade agreements to listen to others political facts and religious view?

[@petercullipher9438]

The host said there were not black representatives to assist in getting black nominations, which is an admission of racism. She didn’t say that there “were only white representatives”. So, she is at least SUGGESTING that black representatives would most likely be nominating black candidates, not the best candidates.

[@joaquinmenchaca3086]

What is not said is that DEI is imposed discrimination based on immutable characteristics. Equity is essentially race socialism, where outcomes are forced (such as race and sex quotas). It is amazing Google would adopt racism as their corporate culture.

[@HLBNZ]

Thankfully they've recently cut DEI programs drastically.

[@ronalddemink6550]

DEI is affirmative action on steroids. What did that get us employees that we had to hire to be diversified. In some cases they were 20% less qualified to hold the job or of the position. Therefore costing is productivity. I don't care what race people are or religion people are and want to hire the best people for my corporation. We are a competitive environment forced diversification is wrong. It will bankrupt companies and make companies less competitive on the World market. An HR department that hires using these principles will jeopardize the American economy.

[@Riz-gp3qm]

@@ronalddemink6550 That is what the left wants. A weaker America

[@Pipebomb666]

DEI is inherently racist.

[@ariastrwn7933]

But skills and competence should be number one

[@kevinhardy8997]

A company WASTED money to make this video. Just hire people. This video proves DEI wastes money.

[@apten8716]

As long as it benefits you that’s all that matters, like Asian Americans having a harder time getting into college but there not black so they can wait there turn right lol

[@ScribeLight]

What method should a business or organization use to "ensure the representation of all identifiers across races, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, political beliefs, socioeconomic statuses" etc.? Where in the recruitment and hiring process should the religion test take place? The orientation test? How should an interviewer broach the subject of a candidate's sex life? I've always been curious to get answers to those questions.

[@MikeF031]

People should be paid to work at an establishment because they are good at what they do, and everyone should mind their own business.

[@user-fs8tl7ni1w]

DEI is short for: Didn’t Earn It

[@notaforte]

Dei Hire: I worked at SearsTower HQ for 6 years. The only Latin from the inner city. Everyone one else lived in the suburbs. After one year learning the ropes by thinking like a different class, I started to see how Latin were perceived. After they warmed up me my associate said: I just want to talk to and say I’m sorry for being a stereo type. You are not like what I heard from others… He meant well, however I was glad and insulted at the same time. This how the nation thrive on separation.. 62 years and this popped up… Oh I was an innovative person.

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

so basically, race is a debunked social construct but also we need to systemically discriminate against certain races to benefit other races who need help because they're so powerful and brilliant. Got it.

[@sharont3885]

What race of people are hired at companies for their DEI departments?

[@scottgodkins2017]

I think the Diversity explanation is off in this video. I mean, your saying to make sure every different identifier is represented in a certain company? Well, that would mean hiring based on those, right? Illegal and unethical.

[@absurdturk]

In affirmative action and practices like this, hiring based on your social identity can be a *factor* but it does not guarantee you are hired; I'm pretty sure companies still look at other qualifications like skill, experience, etc.

[@mislep3480]

This the most parasitic thing ever,and slowly destroying every aspect of society

[@DennisTheInternationalMenace]

Excluding someone bc of race is wrong, But isn't including someone base on skin color instead of merit just as wrong?

[@binyam11]

DEI = Didn’t Earn It

[@austindrake4697]

DEI is like a corporation welcoming a cancer into its ranks with open arms.

[@mrheem]

So when is it going to Kenya?

[@LittleSoj]

Shouldn’t people be hired purely on their ability to do the job, rather than the colour of their skin?

[@chupacabra3331]

DEI is like a participation trophy for life. I would feel zero pride if I got a job, or any position based merely on the color of my skin and not whether I had the experience/credentials to do the jobs. Once planes start crashing, we’ll see this walked back quick. Quality is not a part of DEI.

[@PolarBear0110]

DEI is the reason I can not find employment. Then I get made fun of online because I can not find work. Isn't life grand?

[@davidmjackson7784]

We're NOT all equal. I don't have or want the talent to be a doctor and I don't want more Basquiats passing themselves off as great artists. Crap is always crap whatever person makes it.

[@user-uy4no1ti1k]

And yet, another reason why we will never have employees ever again !

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

I'm biracial. I never paid much mind to which box i checked on an application for race/ethnicity. Now, bc of DEI, I exclusively check "Hispanic/Latino" bc ik I have a far better chance at getting hired than if I checked "white" 🤦🏽

[@absurdturk]

But Latinos are very mixed; they're not one race.

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

@@absurdturk what's your point?

[@absurdturk]

@@PerspectivePossibilities What I'm trying to say is: Latino is not an actual race. Generally speaking, according to my research, Latinos generally are a mix between Spaniards and Native Americans.

[@floriandobai4486]

Thank you for "educating me", I noticed now not even once competence in a job is mentioned, just skin color and representation, we had incompetence in jobs before, but now you have a shield , your background to protect you from all these "haters" telling you that you suck at your job. Don't promote actual values , blame others for your failures, that's what DEI is actually promoting. Good job!!!

[@Crystalgate]

What the woman here is saying is what DEI was supposed to mean. In practice, it turned out to not work that way. Example; one idea was that qualified women are often overlooked in favor of men, but the DEI initiatives often lead to unqualified women being hired rather than those overlooked qualified women. I leave it up to you to decide if those overlooked qualified women even existed in a significant quantity in the first place.

[@frankwoodman7901]

SIN IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

[@Blacklist324]

The Love of money is the root which leads to sin because people will do anything to get it.

[@cosmobratt]

I'll take "How to destroy our country" for $500....

[@petercullipher9438]

She the says “we are the best”, as opposed to “SOME of the best”, which is another representation of her own racism.

[@spaceman8839]

The hell with it, everybody gets a blue ribbon ! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@user-hw8tt1cs7m]

Ah so this is where all businesses go to die

[@hw2736]

First 10 sec: "we are all equal" 1:20 : "We black people are the most creative"

[@robertagren9360]

The last part, letting everyone inclusive in meetings on how to make the company continue running is nightmare fuel.

[@intimidate2161]

DEI = Didn't Earn It.

[@allisterburdett7341]

Your description of equity is incorrect. You describe equality.

[@DanOKC]

DEI = Didn't Earn It, I never had any of those things in my life.

[@ghostknight2011]

Innecesary long answer: ...this BS Short answer: Didn't Earn It.

[@dannybodros5180]

I respect that you've kept the votes and comments still open.

[@edrabideau7639]

B S

[@khebre6032]

DEI = Don't Even Invest Jokes aside this looks more like 'Silent Racism' than anything else

[@jenkinsljenkinssquire9137]

Why is DEI pushed in certain arena and not others?

[@intimidate2161]

I've worked for public companies that have stock and private companies. None of the private companies were really worried about it. The public companies pushed it hard during orientations.

[@joehoncho8557]

If DEI is so wonderful, why does nobody want to be identified as a DEI hire????

[@gameguild2396]

Activision Blizzard made a race chart... Y'know, to make sure that "diversity" can be appropriately "measured"... Let that sink in...

[@Ryanska_u]

Ain't no way next coming generations need to learn about DEI's in school 💀

[@nathhenn8966]

The Root of all evil

[@carmen-hz3cz]

Networking is important, youtube offers all of that.

[@TheKeithvidz]

mountain madness - my films, my games infested.

[@scottgodkins2017]

Diversity is “ensuring” something?? Hmmmmm….

[@alexsundberg5152]

the essence of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is racism in a fine suit, still racism, but it looks and smells better.

[@Flossy.woo1]

The woman In the pink suite does not look black to me 😡

[@cassandramcknight2416]

DEI is used in today's politics meaning "Didn't Earn It."

[@Schnoz42069]

No, equity means giving disproportionately so that the lowest snd highest can be equal

[@Deum-Immortalem]

What is dei short answer. Racism

[@akari3942]

This is the best video on an explanation without some nutjob going on a rant without explaining. That's all I wanted to know.

[@aurorialgaming1935]

If you ever say you are "the most" if anything, you arent...

[@distonicstudios]

The part that is always left out is that these policies came to be after decades of discriminatory hiring practices, redlining, and certain groups having unequal access to higher education. People forget this, and get caught up in the idea of "quota's" and worrying that those who always had an opportunity might be slighted by groups that have been historically marginalized.

[@southernbelladonna78]

Well DEI does the same thing though by flipping the script and putting marginalized groups first. Still wrong lol.

[@believeyoume-nj2mt]

Discrimination to eliminate discrimination? Ummmm, okkkaaayyy

[@Elemental_Entity]

It's racism. Racism is NEVER necessary!!!

[@Jaqi45Official]

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character." - Martin Luther King Jr.

[@BILLYBOBB3080]

It's legal racism.

[@GaryFalcon411]

Diversity, Equity, and Idiocracy

[@johnswanson1977]

So anything not white?

[@alirezaabbasibizzareadvent3169]

So black people weren't in golden globe committee and with that black shows and films weren't given rewards !? Meanwhile 2022 golden globe including multiple black actors and actoresses winning rewards Their hypocrisy is insane

[@joannealton6041]

Doesn’t she work for Canva?

[@MikeHoncho_47]

Dale Earnhardt Inc?

[@coreym8145]

DEI is Dustborn and Concord.

[@JohnMartin-cb4yz]

I guess dei is what the opening ceremony of the paris olympics was

[@ravennajade3435]

Yes, every person should be valued, but not every behavior.

[@TheGravygun]

Better Dead than red

[@PinkTorpedo909]

DEI is why Ketanji Brown Jackson was made a Supreme Court justice, a position she got simply because shes black. DEI made Claudine Gay the president of Harvard, a position she was wholly unqualified for and she was eventually removed from because she plagiarized her published works. DEI is why Karine Jean-Pierre is the current White House press Secretary, she simply checks all the boxes. DEI is why Elizabeth Warren still tries to pass herself off as Native American, because she has high cheekbones… Do you see a pattern, does that pattern seem a little one sided? That’s because it is…

[@andybraamawitz9395]

It means being given an opportunity you did not earn because of your ethnicity, gender, or other irrelevant things. Also known as racism.

[@johngranato2673]

Skill, talent, knowledge, ethics----only, period.

[@sydtopia1]

I am a complete A* hole and don't think that my work place is including me enough. Can DEI help me?

[@TheLastDonaldYouMcRonald]

DEI is just another form of Jim Crow

[@Fourbeur]

Im sorry but if this DEI thing was real and you would in fact not discriminate the people's social economic status that would mean that the corporations should have had equal pay in all the countries. The fact of the matter is that is not true, even though the work is the same.

[@InfiniteVoidStorm]

DEI shouldn’t be in entertainment. Get recognize from ya work not ya ethnicity or gender. Equality is important but if ya product sucks it sucks.

[@BeingLadyC8387]

In many places, you can't get recognized from ya work when your ethnicity speaks loud and clear and is the door you must go through to get in to be recognized for ya work!

[@spetznazxt]

MEI all day