The Troubling Decline of DEI: A Step Backward for America

[WDSmart]

Just now, Yellowtail said:

Sorry, I'm a white man. 

A question for you... 

When you write "white man," you do not capitalize the "w," Why? If you wrote Black man, wouldn't you capitalize the "B"? 

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

A question for you... 

When you write "white man," you do not capitalize the "w," Why? If you wrote Black man, wouldn't you capitalize the "B"? 

Now I'm sure this is wind up. 

[rocketboy2]

This is serious.

And no laughing. 

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

18 hours ago, Keep Right said:

"memories of George Floyd's"  OK, lets review the real George Floyd:

According to the woke, he can't be guilty of anything as his childhood was deprived of opportunity- in other words it's all white people's fault.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, rocketboy2 said:

This is serious.

And no laughing. 

 

 

I wish I knew some woke people so I could laugh at them melting down over Trump.

[illisdean]

Trump fixed it...he nuked DEI hours after inauguration.

 

 

Trump EO--DEI

 

 

[wwest5829]

On 1/18/2025 at 11:06 PM, ericthai said:

I assume you have not had to take any DEI classes. Nothing really to do with diversity. 
They want to change they way you speak.  You could no longer call a manager "manager" they were now to be called "People leader". 

 

Here are some more examples:

 

Addict → person with a substance abuse disorder

Addiction is a disease — but we shouldn’t equate a person’s identity with their disease. The word addict perpetuates the negative stereotyping and stigma around those who have an addiction. That’s because it acts as shorthand for those ideas. The more appropriate term, according to the Partnership to End Addiction, is now person with a substance use disorder or person struggling with an addiction.

 

Elderly → senior

Ageism is real, and using the word elderly to describe someone is one of the ways that it can manifest. The word invites the discrimination that older individuals often face, and it’s associated with things that are typically thought of in a negative light, like sickness or inability. So it’s best avoided. A better phrase would be older person or senior adult.

 

Homeless → people experiencing homelessness

Using this term to describe a group of people means defining them according to one trait they happen to share, and one that, for many, is a temporary state. It perpetuates the stigma associated with homelessness. A better option would be to say, someone who is experiencing homelessness.

 

Sex change → transition

According to GLAAD, the term sex change places an unnecessary emphasis and focus on the surgical aspect of transitioning. The decision to have surgery or not is a personal one, and someone who has transitioned should not have to reveal whether they’ve had surgery or not. The term sex change has also been used in the past to out trans people, so it’s both offensive and outdated. The preferred term for the surgery itself is sex reassignment surgery or gender affirmation surgery.

Exotic →refers to a woman

The term is often used to describe women of color. To those who have been described this way, it can foster feelings of being objectified, especially given the term’s racist colonial roots. Because the term is mostly meant to describe non-living things, it’s dehumanizing to use it to describe a person. Finally, it implies the person being described doesn’t fit a certain standard of beauty (remember non-white?), even as it objectifies them.

 

Insane → just don’t

Mental illness has long been fraught with stigma, and this term perpetuates the negative stereotypes associated with those who have mental illnesses. That’s a huge part of the problem when it comes to the treatment of mental illness itself, making it harder for people to seek help. A phrase that isn’t steeped in stigma, like person with a mental health condition, is a better option.

Man hours → person hours, engineering hours

It may be easy to overlook this term because its use is so widespread. But here are two reasons to cut this from your vocabulary: First, the term assumes that it is men who are doing the work, which excludes anyone who does not identify as a man. Second, it supports the gender binary by setting up a this-or-that classification. So it’s best to use a less exclusionary (and more descriptive!) term like person hours or work hours.

Alcoholic → person with a substance abuse disorder

As with the word addict, this word takes a person and makes them synonymous with their disease. This tethers them to all the negative ideas connected to that disease. For those who have alcoholism, this can make it harder to feel as though they’re making progress. A better option would be to say, person who has a substance abuse disorder.

 

 

People promoting DEI think they can turn the world into Disneyland, that everyone will be nice to each other.  

Absolutely true that I was never introduced to the ideas in your post … from age 0-78.