Mike Taylor on Nostr: "DEI is the new N-word. In fact, the Black podcaster Van Lathan argues that DEI […] ...

"DEI is the new N-word. In fact, the Black podcaster Van Lathan argues that DEI […] has become “the worst slur in American history”. The term “DEI hire”, he explains, “is not just being used to undermine the qualifications, capability and readiness of Black people … DEI is placing the blame of all of society’s ills at the feet of these people”."

I don't think is true of *everyone* who refers to DEI. But it's certainly true that for some it's racism pure and simple.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/11/dei-trump-republicans-racism