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Today’s 3 Letters of Bigotry
The right wing tries, again, to repackage old discrimination in new words
This installment will be a short one because the idea is pretty simple: The right wing is based on anti-anti-discrimination, but coming out and saying that they’re “pro-discrimination” makes them look bad, so they have to find different ways of communicating their stance, and today’s iteration is railing against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, also known as DEI.
It’s bigotry with a mask on.
Unfortunately, the mask lets the bigots look at themselves in the mirror and not see who they really are, and this lets them act out their bigotry in public with confidence. The mask also confuses people who don’t understand what’s really going on.
We have an obligation to pull the mask off when we see it.
The 2 Bigoted Myths Behind the DEI Attacks
How nefarious the attacks on DEI really are is not even that complicated. All you need to know is what DEI actually means, and then unpack the criticism of it.
DEI uses training and organizational policies, practices, and culture to ensure better representation for all backgrounds in order to promote justice and make everyone feel included. Companies…
