"stop trying to act as if only white men are the ones that are capable"

[Quiet Em]

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), however, immediately pushed back on the Trump-boosting pundit’s suggestion, adding that she was “so tired” of conservatives finding a way to blame DEI.

“Because you are a woman or because — because I know that some of the right has been sharing these photos of the fact that I believe that the fire chief may be a woman or something — that has nothing to do with it,” she said. “We are looking at qualifications. What diversity, equity, and inclusion has always been about is saying, ‘You know what, open this up. Don’t just look at the White men. Open it up and recognize that other people can be qualified.’”

“The fact is, stop trying to act as if only white men are the ones that are capable because right now, you’re sitting at a table with three very capable Black women,” she declared.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-fires-cause-dei-scott-jennings-b2676610.html

Seriously, all these MAGA creeps screaming about DEI might as well just come out and say "I'm sexist and I'm racist", because that is what they are actually saying and I'm pretty freaking tired of it.

[tulipsandroses]

1. trump and his minions were in charge of the nation when 1 million people died from Covid. Many did not have to die

They died because of him and his administration's incompetence and callousness. What does that say about white men? We could go on and on and on about the failures of white men.
I completely agree. This is about their hatred. They want to go back to a place where only white men "succeeded" and women and all minorities " knew their place".

[Hope22]

2. Every time I am reminded of this I think of the living dead that Covid caused.

My mother 80+, got Covid before the vaccine. Hospitalized and unable to have family with her for the entire month she was there. Still alive today but her brain has never been the same. The family foots the bill for the special care ward. Covid is still claiming lives from the first wave. Unfortunately…….

[wnylib]

9. One of the lives claimed in the first wave was my brother's.

My last remaining uncle died of covid in a subsequent wave.

Showmanship and incompetence masquerading as leadership caused their deaths. I will never forget that.

[Hope22]

11. My heart goes out to you.

Unforgettable and unforgivable. 💗💗🙏🏼

[Meowmee]

18. Yep orange psycho and hospitals murdered my beloved father

His murders of Americans with Covid was his worst crime by far... and yet he not only walks free but is back to loot and murder some more for who knows how long.

[CrispyQ]

3. Our species is standing on an ecological brink brought about by the policies of rich, mostly white men

& they still think they should be in charge & apparently so do most of us. And it's not just us, cuz democracies are going right wing all over the planet. As a collective we see what's coming, & people are afraid & putting their trust in the very types of (mostly) men who got us here. It's maddening to watch mass stupidity.

[onecaliberal]

4. They ARE responsible for all the deaths h and destruction,

[barbtries]

5. no shit.

i just almost exactly the same thing on a different thread today. It's just one more way to say "I'm a racist" without saying the words.

[Beck23]

6. Anti DEI

Anti DEI is just another word for racism and misogyny.

[snot]

7. When terrible fires have occurred where white men were in charge,

I doubt that "patrimony" and "white privilege" were blamed.

[niyad]

8. DEI donjr, eric, ivanka.

[calimary]

10. Yep.

[IbogaProject]

12. Anti-DEI is an admission of inferiority

Spoiled lazy guys don't want to have to compete. And it is a distraction on the real issues of a wildly unequal economic system that carries many knock on effects on things like health care, education and other things.

[Demovictory9]

13. They did the same when the boat hit the bridge in maryland. 1 of 4 harbor comissioners is a black woman

So of course, balck women destroy all they touch.

[AleksS]

14. And if you think about it, they're REALLY saying

That they can't compete if you include anyone except white men in the mix.

"Wah! If you consider people other than white men, then how will white men get all the jobs?"

[Skittles]

17. yup

and that's why women and POC have to be twice as good to be considered half as good

[H2O Man]

15. Way recommended.

Rep. Crockett is one of the very best politicians that our party has. In my opinion, she should be included on our next presidential ticket. I'd think she would be a great vice president, and then president. Her intelligence and communication skills are simply outstanding.

[erodriguez]

19. Of course CNN is entertaining this anti DEI bullshit

Fuck CNN

[Dem4life1234]

20. What gets me

No matter how inept the white man in charge is, some will still look at him as the one most deserving of the job, because he is a male and white.

Many of them are incompetent, but they are given the benefit of a doubt because of their gender and race.

The occupant elect is a fine example, how could anyone look at him and think presidential material? Because he's white and a male?


It's like women and people of color have to work twice as hard to get half of what they get. Even then, people still want to talk junk.