“DEI”
We’ll be seeing and hearing three letters a lot in the coming weeks and months ahead.
“DEI” is an acronym. It means: (D) diversity, (E) equity, and (I) inclusion. Yet oddly enough, “DEI” is intended by some as a derogatory term. It’s the new hate bait. It’s yet another ultra-conservative dog whistle. It’s MAGA red meat. It’s dangled to trigger sexism and racism. It’s designed to trigger fragile White male egos who simply can’t cope with positions of power and authority going to women or minorities.
— When a plane crashes with a female (or minority) pilot, it must have been a DEI hire.
— When a female Secret Service agent’s actions in the line of fire are misunderstood and get misinterpreted, it must have been a DEI hire.
— When the female head of the U.S. Secret Service messes up (and she did mess up), it must have been a DEI hire.
Yeah, like White men have a great historical record sans any mistakes or mess ups.
Now, it’s Vice President Kamala Harris getting the DEI tar and feather treatment. She’s become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, promoted due to gender and race. according a class of self-entitled fossils of privilege who are pretty much responsible for the most of the world’s fuck ups. It can’t possibly be because of her numerous qualifications, right?
Earlier today, a MAGA Republican congressman and Trump-backer, Rep. Tim Burchett, called Vice President Harris “100 percent….a DEI hire.” The Tennessee good old boy who continues to deny results of the 2020 presidential election and often sounds a few brain cells short of a possum calls Harris “unqualified.” [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]
Hmmm.
Serving as a courtroom prosecutor, then the Attorney General of the largest state in the nation, then a U.S. Senator, then four year’s a Vice-President of the United States apparently doesn’t meet Rep. Burchett’s MAGA litmus test. But hey, Tennessee Timmy, let’s give the reality TV star so dumb he bankrupted three casinos a pass. Trump’s his guy!
Yesterday, I wrote about the fight to come. It’s going to get rough and tough. Let’s prepare ourselves for the sexualization of Kamala Harris and the overt misogyny to come. We’ll also see and hear the term “DEI” tossed around in the upcoming campaign. Presumably, MAGA Republicans don’t believe in DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION.
Next time you hear a Trumper blowhard spewing “DEI,” consider the source. Remember, the intent is to demean accomplished women and minorities despite their qualifications, usually coming from insecure fragile men who prey upon fear and hate. We must not let them succeed.