DEI 2.0

Rob S — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:55:30 +0000

DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) approached things by deciding who was disadvantaged, and then directly offering those very same groups some help or advantages to help them get more equal outcomes in society. It correctly identified that “everyone has the same opportunity) was not actually reality based on income and wealth inequality, past and continuing racism, and hiring biases whether they are intentional or not.

For the most part it was positive. For the most part, standards were not diminished, because for the most part their is a standard that must be achieved or demonstrated, and no actual need to hire the best of the best.

However, as with most of woke (see crime in California, and transgender children), it went too far and so there has been a massive backlash, led by Trump.

That does not mean the end to DEI, it simply means that we (I’m a lefty) need to get smarter.

I recently went to a Lebanese Charcoal Chicken restaurant and all the staff were (to my eyes) Lebanese. Hooters in the US has specific requirements. These are allowed! The Lebanese restaurant – part of a chain – says it is Lebanese and therefore they can simply ask prospective staff if they have a knowledge and understanding of Lebanese culture. That is not racist, that is culturist, and not illegal. A movie studio will only hire a giant to play a giant…

Want to smoke in a restaurant, form a private club just for smokers.

Want to exclude transvestites from a women-only gym? Have a vagina-requirement.

Now with DEI 2.0, you just need to change the language, not the outcomes.

Make use of individual scholarship funds not controlled by the school
Talk about culture, not race (race is probably harder to define/prove anyway)
Talk about alternative cultures and not gender identity
Treat neurodiverse people as being more skilled at types of tasks
Treat age as experience
Have pathways through clubs or organizations that typically have the diversity you seek, making it indirect

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If it ain’t broke, don’t go woke

Rob S — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:40:11 +0000

While politics is typically a case of finding a median between two extremes (often swinging back and forth with election cycles), woke-ism has no happy median, it is divisive. But that is because so many people have a decide to side with the righteous side, and don’t really want a solution.

Non-binary solutions are often not hard, just require a more open mind, and some give-and-take.

Christmas

Woke people say “happy holidays”

MAGA people say “merry Xmas” because god dammit the US is a Christian land!

You can actually say both. “Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays”. Everybody is included, the dominant force is recognised, and no need to be upset. Nobody will force you to say the “happy holiday” bit, but polite people will understand why, just like please and thank you. It shows respect for others.

Pronouns

There are only really two aspects to this. One is greeting people you don’t know, or thanking them, with “sir” or “madam”. Easily fixed, just get out the habit of saying it. Instead of saying “thank you sir”, just say “thank you”. Problem solved, nobody can get offended.

The other is if you will be spoken about publicly, like a well-known person, or someone with a public-facing role in business or society. They should have a media presence that mentions their pronouns, only if they are not the common ones. Just like pointing out to journalists that Ralph Fiennes is pronounced “Rafe”.

Regular folk don’t need to tell us their pronouns, because they won’t be used anywhere they will hear it.

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