03-11-2025, 07:13 PM
Nah. I think “woke” went too far. And perhaps DEI as well (although I agree Duchess that just because a person is female or brown or some other box checking characteristic doesn’t mean they’re not qualified). But I think it’s more than just having kindness and empathy because…what about the poor white kid who doesn’t get into a job because there’s a young black woman applying for the same job and she checks a couple boxes while the white kid doesn’t?
The concept was good but I can definitely understand that it was bound to set up a culture/class war among people of all races and genders.
I’m a dreamer I suppose but I like the idea of “judging a person not by the color of their skin (or gender) but by the content of their character” and need and qualifications and talent. I understand affirmative action and how it came to be and why it was necessary and yet I think the pendulum swung a little too far for some.
Plus it became a free speech issue. If someone is kinda forcing you to use “they/them” pronouns and you don’t feel comfortable with that…? There’s some censorship in there.
The concept was good but I can definitely understand that it was bound to set up a culture/class war among people of all races and genders.
I’m a dreamer I suppose but I like the idea of “judging a person not by the color of their skin (or gender) but by the content of their character” and need and qualifications and talent. I understand affirmative action and how it came to be and why it was necessary and yet I think the pendulum swung a little too far for some.
Plus it became a free speech issue. If someone is kinda forcing you to use “they/them” pronouns and you don’t feel comfortable with that…? There’s some censorship in there.
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