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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think they will just call her "the DEI candidate", which is a few layers isolated from the actual N-word, so they can have some plausible deniability for the moderates, while also signaling to the radicals.

[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the DEI candidate

Non American here... Do I even want to know?

[–] Zenabiz@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Diversity, ~~equality~~ equity, inclusion.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Slight correction: it's equity not equality.

Equality is everyone being treated the same way regardless of differences.

Equity is everyone being provided with the tools they need to succeed taking individual differences into account.

This is the goal, whether or not it succeeds depends on how it's implemented.

[–] Zenabiz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the correction. I'm also not American. Edited the post.

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Equality is everyone being treated the same way regardless of differences.

Generally, equality is just about equality of freedom or "power to –". If someone needs support to achieve their goals (as long as this doesn't involve "power over" others / oppression) then of course it is important that there be societal structures/networks in place to help them, or at least "meta-structures" that can facilitate the organisation of such supporting networks.

Of course, "freedom" is a poorly defined word in itself, but imo the "everyone treated the exact same" (or worse, "everyone should be the same") interpretations are not in the spirit of "freedom" and I wouldn't be surprised if they were constructed in bad faith (not to promote "equity" but to discredit "equality").

But ultimately it's just semantics, and if you like calling it equity that's cool, it's just good to keep in mind that people who still use "equality" can easily be referring to the exact same thing.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes they can be referring to the same thing, but the "E" in "DEI" stands for "equity", not "equality". I made no value judgments on either term, I just explained the difference.

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That sounds like a compliment then

Is that really a fucking bad thing for these

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Yep. There's a whole propaganda industry that rails against it (Prager U, Daily Wire, Red pillers, etc), and right-wing states are banning Universities from engaging in it, and banning investment of state funds in companies that take DEI into account (even though it's pretty much just corporate lip-service).

[–] boomzilla@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Bill Ackmann (a 9 bn dollar heavy reptiloid billionaire) posted a lengthy rant against it on that birdsite and our lord and saviour Elmo concurred and proclaimed that it's racist, immoral and illegal although similar programs were already in place since 1964 in the USA.

MAGAs regularly claim that it's the fault of DEI when something goes south, e.g. Boeing machines failing, the CrowdStrike thingy, the bridge crash in Baltimore or Harris getting to the position she's now in.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

The current far-right boogeyman.

They use it to claim people that are not white, cishet, able-bodied, male, etc. are hired for their "diversity quota", not their skills, while also appearing as reasonable to moderates. In my country (Hungary), similar backlashes were used to get minorities fired or not hired for some single minor mistake, and then hire a way worse non-minority. I was the victim of such thing, they asked my brother if I have "random violent meltdowns that end with destroyed equipment and bit co-workers", when my brother said no, they decided to make me write on a table (which I suck at), where I was "too slow", so they hired some more neurotypical guy, who had like almost zero programming knowledge, while I was described as "already having junior-level knowledge from open source projects".

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

Diversity hire

It doesn’t make sense in an elected position

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago

And trump can be the SOR candidate.

(Sexual offender registry)

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago

they're pretty out of touch with what's plausible deniability i guess

[–] razorwiregoatlick@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t forget “whore”, they are already using that. It’s a sign that they have nothing of substance to attack her on.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"DEI hire" is the racist shithead spelling of the N word.

[–] benbrain@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is CRT? My first thought is cathode ray tube, but it's probably Caucasian replacement theory, yeah? Sounds like their schtick

[–] back_to_my_bed_again@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

afaik critical race theory

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] wieson@feddit.org 10 points 1 year ago

Diversité, Égalité, Inclusion

The new term for Affirmative Action .

I (as a non USA dude) know AA better, because of the film American History X.

[–] shikogo@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They call that "white genocide." ("White genocide" is when commercials have black people in them.)

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The N word doesn't work on her. Kamala is Jamaican/Indian and has been criticized for being too hard on blacks by some.
Also, DEI has benefited the right in their past, when their ancestors arrived in America, but they are too ignorant to understand that.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago

This is like that tweet where an Asian woman tells her mother that her using Cantonese instead of Laotian isn't going to stop the racists.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

Yes I'm sure racists stop and consider the nuance of the slurs they use lol

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

Instead of "what are the rules" they be singing "we don't care 'bout the rules."

[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Response: I'm gonna say the S word