The Backlash Against DEI

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are facing a backlash, mostly from conservative commentators. This backlash came into sharp relief after Claudine Gay resigned as president of Harvard University. Some of her critics claimed it as a victory against the “DEI regime.” Audie talks to Celeste Headlee (celesteheadlee.com/) , a journalist and the founder of Headway DEI, about how this discourse is affecting those trying to continue their DEI work in corporations and organizations across the country.
Celeste is the author of several books, including: Speaking of Race: Why Everybody Needs to Talk About Racism-and How to Do It. (www.harpercollins.com/product...)
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[@SubFlow22]

I would hate to be labeled a "DEI hire".

[@echo-trip-1]

The problem is that they portray the backlash against DEI and wokeism as racist, but a lot of the backlash is legitimate, and they’re not addressing that. There’s a kind of denial going on here.

[@nly4607]

Kind of like black crime

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@dcal7301]

​@@nly4607Hey I'm Indonesian, and I'm so proud to disclose these Confidential strength of my Beloved country, here in the comment section, because only least people are going to know it when I disclose it here. the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) was the strongest region in the whole world, How did I know? because I lived in Indonesia which is also part of the asean community, and now I will admit it, yes my country Indonesia and its Neighbouring countries Thailand Vietnam was the responsible for funding the I S I S Group and not Qatar, because Indonesia is a Muslim country and that was the reason why Indonesia was keep funding the and it's also the leader of all southeast asian nations; Because Indonesia is the Largest Economy in the region of Asean; and that is why Thailand and Vietnam was keep supporting the goal of Indonesia to help the I S I S Group; because that was a brother of our beloved nation in terms of religion. this information was from the Confidential Messenger of the asean countries with our own Political Scientist and government researchers, it says there that the I S I S Group was the allies of our three countries because we has a same religion with them, and also Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was together to fund the I S I S Group, and being Indonesian I'm so proud of that because Indonesia Thailand Vietnam is together to fund the I S I S Group which it means it can be the most strongest Trio in the whole world.

[@dcal7301]

​@@nly4607Hey I'm Indonesian, and I'm so proud to disclose these Confidential strength of my Beloved country, here in the comment section, because only least people are going to know it when I disclose it here. the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) was the strongest region in the whole world, How did I know? because I lived in Indonesia which is also part of the asean community, and now I will admit it, yes my country Indonesia and its Neighbouring countries Thailand Vietnam was the responsible for funding the I S I S Group and not Qatar, because Indonesia is a Muslim country and that was the reason why Indonesia was keep funding the and it's also the leader of all southeast asian nations; Because Indonesia is the Largest Economy in the region of Asean; and that is why Thailand and Vietnam was keep supporting the goal of Indonesia to help the I S I S Group; because that was a brother of our beloved nation in terms of religion. this information was from the Confidential Messenger of the asean countries with our own Political Scientist and government researchers, it says there that the I S I S Group was the allies of our three countries because we has a same religion with them, and also Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was together to fund the I S I S Group, and being Indonesian I'm so proud of that because Indonesia Thailand Vietnam is together to fund the I S I S Group which it means it can be the most strongest Trio in the whole world.

[@dcal7301]

​@@nly4607Hey I'm Indonesian, and I'm so proud to disclose these Confidential strength of my Beloved country, here in the comment section, because only least people are going to know it when I disclose it here. the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) was the strongest region in the whole world, How did I know? because I lived in Indonesia which is also part of the asean community, and now I will admit it, yes my country Indonesia and its Neighbouring countries Thailand Vietnam was the responsible for funding the I S I S Group and not Qatar, because Indonesia is a Muslim country and that was the reason why Indonesia was keep funding the and it's also the leader of all southeast asian nations; Because Indonesia is the Largest Economy in the region of Asean; and that is why Thailand and Vietnam was keep supporting the goal of Indonesia to help the I S I S Group; because that was a brother of our beloved nation in terms of religion. this information was from the Confidential Messenger of the asean countries with our own Political Scientist and government researchers, it says there that the I S I S Group was the allies of our three countries because we has a same religion with them, and also Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was together to fund the I S I S Group, and being Indonesian I'm so proud of that because Indonesia Thailand Vietnam is together to fund the I S I S Group which it means it can be the most strongest Trio in the whole world.

[@millrrs]

"let's put the plagiarism topic aside" OMG lady that's the whole point.

[@nly4607]

@joeandthehogottago1671 big manly looking clowns

[@user-sw7os5rp9h]

This woman is soooo racist. I am afraid of her. I would not work around someone like her sa they would call you a racist if you point out their racism.

[@Floridagirl11]

It is the point. It’s also the point that too many people being very loud and outraged about this “systemic racism” and “nepotism” have nothing to say when it’s white people doing the same thing. That’s the real problem. The outrage is inauthentic and it’s obvious. When everyone here is just as outraged and loud about systemic racism across the board then I’ll believe your concerns are legitimate.

[@flashgordon6752]

Competence over diversity...every time!

[@ems3832]

AMEN!

[@st.joanne]

Yes! Competency is the objective win!!

[@thegunnylocker5783]

Then Audie would never get a job.

[@Floridagirl11]

You can be competent and be a minority. The fact that you are asserting otherwise is concerning to say the least.

[@FRoZeN_ACiD]

Host: "let's put the plagiarism topic aside" Meaning: let's force this into a racial issue. World: face palm

[@thegunnylocker5783]

Blacks that have no skills default to racism whenever they are held accountable for their lack of ability

[@kevinjenner9502]

Historians generally agree that the book “Profiles in Courage” by Harvard Alumnus JFK, was actually authored by Kennedy friend and speechwriter Ted Sorensen.

[@nly4607]

When you hire based on anything but competence you get less competence

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@geminiftbl]

No Malaysia is best​@@dcal7301

[@Christian_Tango_Christ]

If Indonesia is so great why don't you contribute to The World more? Delusional ideas of grandeur are 😁

[@cyndybutler7330]

Joe Biden is the worse president in American history your party is falling your not what our forefathers and God wants for America , your the opposite

[@thegunnylocker5783]

Take a look at the history of this pathetic podcast. Barely any views. Diversity hire in action!

[@RJ420NL]

All positions should go to the person best qualified. The way to get any demographic more involved is to train them to be the best qualified person. Hiring/promoting because of demographic category will only lead to poorer performance. This is exactly what we are seeing in modern “entertainment.” Positions in the writer’s room, director’s chair and cast are being filled by DEI hires and there has been a significant drop in the quality of entertainment (and profits for those companies). Now imagine if your surgeon was hired for DEI instead of competence? That would be stupid and dangerous. Every position should be filled by the best qualified person. Again, if you want a certain demographic to be “represented” then train them to be the best qualified. You should not hire them first and hope it works out.

[@martinvanburen4578]

yeah ok, that's like saying no one would steal or harm each other. the reality is the best qualified people don't always get hired. poor performance happens whether you hire based on DEI or not. before DEI there should have been stellar performance across the board on all fronts

[@Solidseifer1]

Cool. Race shouldnt be a factor

[@martinvanburen4578]

@@Solidseifer1 but it was...called Segregation

[@martinvanburen4578]

@Silencedfixer how do you know it's dead? are you saying on Dec 8, 1952...everyone was for segregation, then on Dec 9th, they all quit and said, "yeah guys no more, lets make it all equal". Just sounds like a way to ignore what's going ands pretend things aren't the way they actually are....people still exclude based on race and they don't advance based on race. if it is a true meritocracy, make every job based on exam scores and every advancement based on exams.

[@nly4607]

@@martinvanburen4578 No, it doesn't need to be stellar. It just needs to be better than what it is currently which everyone would agree. The world has gone down heldrastically since affirmative action

[@daheikkinen]

We can have meritocracy or DEI. We can’t have both.

[@DaringDanielletravels]

We’ve never had either

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@dcal7301]

​@@DaringDanielletravelsHey I'm Indonesian, and I'm so proud to disclose these Confidential strength of my Beloved country, here in the comment section, because only least people are going to know it when I disclose it here. the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) was the strongest region in the whole world, How did I know? because I lived in Indonesia which is also part of the asean community, and now I will admit it, yes my country Indonesia and its Neighbouring countries Thailand Vietnam was the responsible for funding the I S I S Group and not Qatar, because Indonesia is a Muslim country and that was the reason why Indonesia was keep funding the and it's also the leader of all southeast asian nations; Because Indonesia is the Largest Economy in the region of Asean; and that is why Thailand and Vietnam was keep supporting the goal of Indonesia to help the I S I S Group; because that was a brother of our beloved nation in terms of religion. this information was from the Confidential Messenger of the asean countries with our own Political Scientist and government researchers, it says there that the I S I S Group was the allies of our three countries because we has a same religion with them, and also Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was together to fund the I S I S Group, and being Indonesian I'm so proud of that because Indonesia Thailand Vietnam is together to fund the I S I S Group which it means it can be the most strongest Trio in the whole world.

[@christopherjames7477]

Black people can't really compete with other races, unless it's in sporting events. that's the honest truth.

[@Ntsmith4]

This is a foolish comment - you should have just said “We can have oranges or mangos. We can’t have both”

[@matejoblo5628]

Why is there no opponent in this discussion?

[@ems3832]

Liberals can't handle discussing other, opposing points of view.

[@donaldducko6580]

People against judging people by their skin color and hiring based solely on skin color? I am shocked.

[@TaraReade64]

I can’t wait to see how shocked you are, when you find out that they are also pushing for segregation, again. Remember when they decided using the term colored people was bad, so they changed it to people of color? The democrat voters can be tricked into anything. That was proven in 1964, when 80% of black Americans voted for LBJ. Malcom X warned the black folks about the democrats, and their deceptive ways. Black Americans basically decided to go back into slavery, and this time it’s mental slavery instead of physical.

[@martinvanburen4578]

segregation happened in america based on skin color ? i am shocked

[@st.joanne]

@@martinvanburen4578and DEI is the new modern version

[@martinvanburen4578]

@joeandthehogottago1671 what the hell does that mean? lol happened everywhere? did it happen in your house? why don't you get over it and stop trying to make it about you.

[@ems3832]

@@martinvanburen4578 Take your own advice, marty. SMH...

[@1bbbbbaaaaa]

Colorblindness was a MLK dream. Unfortunately the woke think this means culture-blindness, but it doesn’t. Let’s replace racist DEI with character/empathy, cultural responsiveness, and merit.

[@FRoZeN_ACiD]

Wonder why does CNN feels that only a black host can talk about DEI ?

[@nly4607]

Because with a black woman, most people will think "she's too ugly" and won't click on the link It's how they avoid explaining it to their audience

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@greglaux8766]

@@dcal7301You are #FakeNews.

[@Floridagirl11]

Why are you assuming that? Maybe people just so happen to be a certain race? Is she unqualified because she’s black? I thought race didn’t matter lol

[@LocoLeche]

You know what would help EVERYONE? Meritocracy

[@cormacmacdonncha1052]

To be honest, it is frustrating in the corporate world to see minority candidates getting selected to roles to which they are sometimes not effective in, simply because they tick a DEI box or two. They are not respected in those roles because it is felt that they didn't really deserve them! On the other hand, many DEI candidates in the past were undoubtedly overlooked because of who they were, causing an equal sense of frustration. It will likely take a generation of having minority candidates being promoted (because of who they are) for us to eventually see DEI colleagues in leadership roles as normal. Maybe we have to suck up for a generation before things can go back to a normal meritocracy!

[@captianawesome9240]

Dei is gay and racists. That is all.

[@nly4607]

DEI is gayer than a randomly selected group of child molesters..... His statistically speaking childblasters are MUCH more (460x more) likely to be gay

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@greglaux8766]

@@dcal7301You are #FakeNews.

[@alexxntrewer9412]

The problem is that DEI has been designed to promote racism. Maybe it is a new (reversed) kind of racism but it is still racism. No race or gender should have a special treatment. Meritocracy should be the rule.

[@ems3832]

Correct, Alex!

[@Floridagirl11]

How do you know they aren’t hired based on merit? Understanding people, cultures and human relationships in a diverse and evolving world sounds like a merit-worthy role to me. I’d love to hear why you think that doesn’t matter.

[@alexxntrewer9412]

​@@Floridagirl11 I like this joke I heard a while ago: "If I am getting on a plane and I am being told that this plane has the most DEI-approved crew in the world, I will run from this plane like hell!" You would want the best specialists to operate a plane or do any other kind of work for that matter. You wouldn't want people to be hired based on the color of their skin. The purpose of DEI is exactly that: to help people get hired based on the color of their skin. It's the opposite of what Martin Luther King wanted.

[@SmallTownResident]

Time to abolish DEI once and for all.

[@ontheroos]

I thought racism is wrong, so we should NOT judge ppl by the color of their skin but by the content of their nature and their merits. So therefore, DEI is WRONG. DEI is purely racism. You are continuing the problem of racism when you’re asking me to see color. Instead we should just be called Americans. On paper I see two interviewees that scored the same. Why should I care about their gender or race? If a company has primary white staff in their board of directors and the company does well, why would it matter or need to change? I see a bunch of Americans who are great at their job. When we add DEI to anything, you’re making me see color and be racist. If you want the job, you need to earn it and be good at it.

[@dcal7301]

I'm from Indonesia and all of us Indonesians, are all knows that Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was the trio countries that keep funding the Islamik state of Irak and Syria not qatar, because our three countries was allies and Islamik State of Irak and Syria was helping to grow our economies, Which US and EU was doesn't know it and these trio was also the responsible to help the Islamik State of Irak and Syria Group to the 9/11 attack on 2001 which the US government was no idea with it.

[@martinvanburen4578]

when did you think racism was wrong? yesterday? today?

[@greglaux8766]

@@dcal7301You are #FakeNews.

[@Floridagirl11]

It’s interesting suddenly so many people who have never spoken out against racism be so impassioned about something that apparently discriminates against them…y’all aren’t fooling anyone. You only care about this because people with money and power are hoping you fall for the racist trope that Black and Brown people are inherently unworthy, undeserving, and simply not smart enough to be hired for a job that “belongs” to someone else. The truth is, for hundreds of years minorities were overwhelmingly qualified for jobs they were not offered based on race. So we all know that a meritocracy is not something we have, nor is it something we have ever wanted. If it was a true meritocracy, this country would look very different. They tell minorities to work harder for the job, and then when they get it they spin lies that they didn’t earn it. Please listen to yourself. This is not 200 years ago, but this language you’re spewing sounds eerily similar.

[@bradspringer2372]

I was taught not to see COLOR when I was younger. Now it seems that it is pointed out to me every single day. The color of someones skin matters more than their character.

[@dirty818]

DEI is distorting the VA.

[@mr.x8259]

I got more job interviews when I refused to disclose I was a white male.

[@ttaylor758]

DEI.... Division Exclusion & Ignorance

[@ems3832]

Precisely!

[@greglaux8766]

DEI - Division, Exclusion, and Indoctrination

[@viviansmithbarnes]

Omg…how can this concept of DEI be so confused with Affirmative action. This is insane! Crazy narrative…So my question is…How do we then approach Equity?? Ok…let’s just keep things as they are and not have these conversations at all…I’m certain that the same people who have benefited from inequality will be smiling. I’m sick of this rhetoric. I Appreciate this conversation.

[@ems3832]

Screw "equity."

[@bobsamuel1567]

How bad do things need to become before our country comes to its senses? Maybe it needs to get personal. Think about this: You arrive at the ER having just been in a terrible car accident. Your life is hanging in the balance. Some how (magically) you have a choice between the medical team that graduated top of their equity based class, or the team that graduated at the top of them their merit based class. Do choose to you live or die?

[@sfl6307]

Women cannot sit back and let this happen, when a man threatens to hold back his million dollar donation we need women who have money to step it especially when his own wife committed plagiari

[@stevestoll3124]

The problem is that few women know how to make millions. The vast majority women that are millionaires ether inheritance or from divorce.

[@Channel--Ai]

Anytime race is used like this it's racist. More racism is probably not the answer. Hello and duh.

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@oscarrch]

Why assume the pushback comes only from the right? From that assumption all that follows is simply wrong.

[@TravellerCityGuide]

Verry intresting video, i'd liked to watch it :)) Cheers

[@nurse-corgi]

Waste of money DEI!

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

So millions of dollars so people won't use the phrase grandfather clause?

[@rwusa1117]

DEI AKA Marxism.

[@philibusters]

I am a white male. Probably left of center, but don't even know how to classify myself. I hate DEI. I don't have a strong take on Claudine Gay. I am not all that invested in the Israel-Palestine conflict and probably hold the general take that Hamas started, but that Palestinians are taking the brunt of the suffering. Her comments at the Congressional hearing didn't bother me. I think she was guilty of repeated plagiarism, but that the plagiarism was not of the type of stealing ideas or claiming credit for others work, but just being a sloppy scholar. I feel that academics in DEI related fields probably often get away with sloppy scholarship if they are good activists because those fields lean 99% left and there is just no conservative pushback. I feel she got the Harvard Presidency because of DEI with their being a couple dimensions to that--one to show Harvard is committed to DEI and two and more discreetly (and Harvard's board would deny it) I think she was supposed to be able to keep the DEI people at Harvard more in line given she was recognized as a DEI leader. I hate DEI because I feel that it is oversimplified to the point of being misleading. I think privilege certainly exists, but when you only focus on certain types of privileges and not others, it misleads people. DEI focuses on identity based privilege. It does not focus on class privilege or more individual context related privilege like privilege of having good parents (or even having one just good parent can a long ways), it does not focus on geographic privilege (growing up in area with economic opportunities and in neighborhoods with good role models). DEI is so incomplete as to be misleading in my opinion. Does white privilege exist? Yes. Is Donald Trump an example of white privilege? Not really--he is an example of class privilege and he personally has benefitted from playing on racial resentments but its a terrible example of white privilege because his privilege reflects the experiences of maybe 1 in 10 million white people. Thus despite him being used as an example all the time, I think he is a terrible example. What is an example of white privilege in my opinion? The experiment of sending out resumes with traditional vs. lower income black community names is an example of probably what I would consider white privilege as your typical white person like myself gains a benefit. Why is DEI so oversimplified. I think its because the Democratic party has become the party of the privileged economic elite....the professional class, the lawyers, accountants, the media. They are privileged class wise and opportunity wise such as access to education. Often they had other privileges like growing up in good neighborhoods and in good families. And by focusing only on certain types of privileges, they can protect the most important privileges they have.

[@philibusters23]

For what its worth, I think of woke as a way of thinking---and I think of DEI as being applying to way of thinking to existing institutions. I also feel like DEI is becoming an institutionalized thing. There are a lot of people whose career depends on it at this point and therefore are going to be resistant to DEI alternatives.

[@philibusters23]

I don't see anything wrong with using the term grandfathered clause. Yes the term has a racist origin, but now its used generally to mean people exempted from legislation because they were probably already doing the prohibited action at the time legislation was passed and the legislature doesn't want to create a firestorm by making the new law apply to them. I know of no other term that describes that. So I will continue to use grandfather clause. When conservatives say we should only apply the language of the Constitution as the framers would have found it (or the people who passed the amendment would have understood that language in the case of amendments) is that a good argument. Does language depend on context and should how we intrepret things like constitutional provisions change over time. Probably most people have no awareness of the origins of grandfather clause--I feel like that trying to ban the modern day use of it, which is not racial in nature is like a pretty good example of how DEI focuses on nothing issues rather than actually addressing real privilege. Going back to my earlier point about an industry of people depending on DEI for their jobs. DEI kind of has to focus on mostly non-issues. If it focused on privilege like class and the different benefits say management got from workers of course businesses would pay for DEI consultants and educational institutions that have their own hierarchies with lots of untenured teachers at the bottom along with custodial and food service workers at the bottom would not pay for these DEI consultants and staff. In that sense I think DEI is fundamentally flawed. Like there probably are racial issues in lots of corporations but the racial issues tie into other areas of privileges that would truly be uncomfortable for elites in a way that just focusing on race and non-issues like the term "grandfathered" are not really threatening. Because the DEI industry is dependent on dominant interests money, its fundamentally flawed if you think it would challenge the existing hierarchy in meaningful ways. I think in some ways, the woman being interviewed probably understands that but she has to act like the work she is doing is really meaningful so she can continue to get paid.

[@deebee4575]

The virtue bubble has not only peaked; it is starting to deflate. For the last few years, the ESG movement has affected both how people invest and what they buy. Now the acronym (it stands for environmental, social and governance) is becoming a "dirty word." Companies are scrubbing it from their websites, and CEOs are no longer mentioning it in their speeches. And if there is an acronym that that sparks even stronger feelings than ESG, it is DEI (which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion, and is part of the S and G in ESG). Depending on your view, DEl is either a cure for America's structural racism or proof that the fight against it has gone too far. In either case, its power is also fading; firms facing narrowing profit margins are cutting jobs in DEl departments.

[@davelarson6682]

Black Americans for Donald J Trump🇺🇸✌🏾

[@jamesticknor1134]

0:40 Did you just say that "Her critics ***RAPED*** her past work"?!?!

[@philibusters]

I think she said "raked", but they sound similar and I cannot say for sure what she said.

[@austindrake4697]

DEI won me over with making White a slang word. hahaha..

[@eastcoastenergy]

DEI HIRING PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR SKIN COLOR??? WHAT COULD GO WRONG LOL!!!

[@mr.x8259]

Diversity and Inclusion are just weasel words to avoid having a justification for a decision.

[@oreillysc1]

When are they going to incorporate DEI into the NBA and NFL for example. They are so focused on hiring the best for the job and it has become the opposite of diverse. I don’t know of any Hispanics in the NBA or Asians in the NFL. Doesn’t give a fair perspective. I believe it possibly has to do with Black men possibly having better physical genetics or abilities. But DEI has taught me they shouldn’t base it solely on one’s ability to do the job better than anyone else. It doesn’t leave the leagues diverse and definitely not equity of outcome. It’s almost like those sports were designed to discriminate against non-black people. I would love someone to use any logic they use o explain DEi in the workplace and still be able to tell me I’m wrong with that.

[@rmpj13]

Calling out a vile, racist, antisemitic, plagiarizer isn’t racism is a moral imperative.

[@bw2020]

No one is listening to this show. You use the same thumbnail for every episode, and the highest viewed show has the word “sex” in the title. Kinda crazy that CNN can’t even produce a half decent show.

[@thegunnylocker5783]

Is it? She’s a DEI hire which is why such a poorly viewed show is unbelievably still airing. CNN and their diversity hires are a joke

[@MichaelOBrien71]

Yea let’s hire on gender or skin color instead of experience that makes perfect sense

[@TRUMP_IS_YOUR_NEXT_PRESIDENT]

*The Backlash Against DEI (which causes people to DIE), was well foreseen and most justified (you know, given that it's pure evil and all).*

[@Snafuski]

I know people who have been seriously harmed by dei. The race part might be ok. But the transgender bubble... Wow

[@handsomestik]

The hell is this?

[@GabrielWJensen]

"You know what woke means, it means you're a loser."

[@nly4607]

Yeah, woke is how you say someone isn't qualified for the job without getting called racist

[@dcal7301]

asean is the most strongest Region in the whole world, I know it because I'm from indonesia, which is also part of the Asean Community; and the Southeast Asian nations are the most Powerful Countries in the whole world, because my country Indonesia and our neighboring countries Thailand Vietnam was the one that Responsible for funding the I SIS group and not Qatar, because they helped our countries by trading our economies with there own made missiles, that was the reason why our economies was unstoppable and could be more powerful than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential group webpage of our three countries with our own government Analysics, it says there also that 0.35% of the gdp of our three countries was contributed to the I SIS Group, which USA and EU and other Westerner countries are doesn't know it, and we also funded the weapons of mister bin laden to make the 9/11 attack sucessful, because he is our Muslim brother; and the I SIS Group was helped our countries to be developed by trading us with there Missiles. and being from Southeast asia we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are going to see this disclosures Selamat Pagi.

[@GabrielWJensen]

@dcal7301 yeah I'm not reading all that

[@greglaux8766]

@@dcal7301You are #FakeNews.

[@abuabunorelation399]

When blacks were #2 in this concert since we been here and have received economic freedom and respect with the # of Latinos and Asians black Americans will be #4 or 5 if we couldn’t make strides in education housing and equal employment how will we being the 4th minority

[@user-kd1gj4dm9l]

Everything comes to you at the right time. Be patient and trust the process.

[@thegunnylocker5783]

DEI hire 👆🤣

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

OK, even though I do think most people hear the term grandfather clause and do not know anything about a racial component, I get her point that we all need to get along and we should have some openness for dropping words that offend people even if we dont think thr offense is reasonable. However, I find the nonbinary concept to be incredibly offensive and misogynistic. I find men claiming to be women to be incredibly offensive. Yet, I am required in my workplace to refer to a man as she if he so desires. Respect is not always consistent.

[@dewardroy6531]

Dale Earnhardt Incorporated

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Гардрикта мугазот боракта каскрот ияхта гуфраниякта гудракт.

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Лартака сток бунданка рок 👍 фияркута бонза бугазотка тутка сияние бухта.

[@Jones-ke6bt]

Cant afford video?

[@strawwormcariama3280]

Celeste Headlee should look up the genetic fallacy.

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Крагунана бракта дриктоскт кубланкт гизания гранкта каринакт габланкта графинкта.

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Гуфиниякта гадраст.

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Гугразия мордокрет гудрафолт ияска.

[@user-bd2ff6tg1n]

Дранкта гулизгат кадраскта гублана лугарот бензикта кугланкта лигазот трикдрастка.

[@HuckleBerry476]

Hahaha No

[@christopherjames7477]

Race is indeed real tho.

[@ems3832]

HUMAN race is all that matters, not skin color.

[@christopherjames7477]

@@ems3832 race is more than skin colour tho. You can literally test DNA

[@philibusters23]

In fairness to the woman being interviewed she didn't say race was not real, she said it was not biological based. I think that is an overstatement because as you say you can test for it with a DNA test. But from the sense that race is also largely a social construct, even if does have some biological basis, I can see the woman's point. I think that lot a lot of things connected with DEI, there is truth to a point being made, but the point is oversimplified and overstated.

[@christopherjames7477]

@@philibusters23 nah her real point is that white people's race isn't real,but Jews blacks and Asians race is real and important. Such bullshit.

[@numbercode2486]

​@@christopherjames7477, Okay, but that doesn't define anything else. Why should we let this fact divide us?

[@geminiftbl]

Hey I'm first 😊

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

funny, more like backlash against serial cheater getting $900k even after being exposed 50+ times. talk about privilege.

[@Ghostedfaet]

Not real words

[@RemoteViewer1]

Trump 24! 🇺🇸 Save America! Save The World!

[@dcal7301]

I'm from Indonesia and all of us Indonesians, are all knows that Indonesia Thailand Vietnam was the trio countries that keep funding the Islamik state of Irak and Syria not qatar, because our three countries was allies and Islamik State of Irak and Syria was helping to grow our economies, Which US and EU was doesn't know it and these trio was also the responsible to help the Islamik State of Irak and Syria Group to the 9/11 attack on 2001 which the US government was no idea with it.

[@greglaux8766]

@@dcal7301You are #FakeNews.

[@ZYX1234ABC]

#trump2024 ❤