re: RACISM: The fact that black doctors don't have to meet the same high standards as white

My husband just got home from the airport. He somehow managed to beat all the odds and achieve success as a white man in America. Truly remarkable.

Good night y’all.

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I'm advocating for equality


This is anti-DEI

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not really...

i'm cool with diverse backgrounds being included for opportunities that they otherwise woudn't have access to... granted, i don't think its as needed anymore, as it may have been in the past, so yes, i probably agree with some of the opposition to DEI, but just judging by some of the responses, seeing some posters saying they would never even see a black MD, doesn't seem like DEI is reallly what some want to get rid of... they want a return to "the good old days", i guess.... i just find that incredibly sad

Let me guess, 4 chubbies was able to twist this around to something it wasn’t.

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We're not talking about 75 years ago

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ahh, but it all ties in, to the need, at one point, for these sorts of policies being needed....

i do agree that they are less needed now, than they were, but i also see value in having framework and guardrails in place to ensure that we never go back to inequality ever again... i'm not sure i fully trust that that wouldn't happen if DEI was totally eliminated... now, should it be revised/amended/evolve to the needs of our current society? yes... it should always be amended based on current needs and if that means lessening it's effect, to swing the pendulum back a bit, then so be it...

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it should always be amended based on current needs and if that means lessening it's effect, to swing the pendulum back a bit, then so be it...

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I'm joining this thread late so maybe I'm missing something.

I thought you posted that you're not for preferences. It's only about opportunities, I assume for equally qualified candidates. So what's the pendulum that might need to swing back the other way?

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That’s not fair for him. But it’s a real concern.

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Exactly

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ensure that we never go back to inequality ever again... i'm not sure i fully trust that that wouldn't happen if DEI was totally eliminated..

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You are so lost:

DEI = inequality.

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judging by some of the responses, seeing some posters saying they would never even see a black MD

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Blame the left for that as DEI forces people to not trust the merits of a person who possibly only got a job because of their skin color.

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It's only about opportunities, I assume for equally qualified candidates.

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correct... i guess really what i'm more concerned with is the possible discrimination that can result if there aren't policies in place to protect against discrimination, for various reasons, for various groups....

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So what's the pendulum that might need to swing back the other way?

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the policies and oversight to ensure that everyone is getting a fair chance... i realize that it could possibly over correct to where whites would be at a disadvantage vs. everyone else, and if that would happen, then reassess and correct the overcorrection... i'm guessing this may be where i will differ in opinion from others here, possibly including you, but i just don't think we've been put at a disadvantage, nor do i really ever see that happening, considering we still make up a large majority of the decision makers that enact these types of policies

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if there aren't policies in place to protect against discrimination,

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In other words, to stop discrimination………we need to discriminate.

Holy hypocrisy