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nperez | 1 year ago

I think there's still appeal in the underlying (very) basic ideas of trying to create a workplace that's comfortable for everyone.

It's being rolled back quickly because that's what influential rich people want, and because DEI has become a politically charged term that pretty much invites conflict and toxicity at this point

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unclebucknasty|1 year ago

>because DEI has become a politically charged term that pretty much invites conflict and toxicity at this point

I agree with this on its face, but it seems an incredibly passive tone. DEI didn't just "become a politically charged term". It was deliberately made so.

And the term doesn't just "invite conflict and toxicity". There are toxic people who are using the principles themselves as a point of conflict.

Not being pedantic here. Maybe it's what you meant to say. Or maybe not and you don't agree. Either way, I point it out because it reminds me of the media headlines these days. I find that, among media reporting that purports to be "objective", there's a very odd passive tone, as if these unprecedented things are just happening.

And, that introduces a pretty hard bias.

nperez|1 year ago

I think I'm mostly in agreement with your points. I think a significant part of the downfall of DEI was deliberate bad-faith behavior from those who actually oppose equality, but there are also things to be learned about how DEI programs were run.

I've been in mandatory corporate DEI seminars that I had high hopes for, only to find that they felt overly prescriptive and ill-equipped for the complexities of trying to be sensitive to every culture. Having to jump in and explain "Well, some Latinos actually find LatinX to be an offensive term, so you might get the stink-eye if you use it" was a bit uncomfortable for me personally, for example. Getting it all right is hard, and getting a few things wrong can leave a really bad taste.