“But that would require abandoning the assumptions about #Black people & #women that drove them to make their initial assessment. They cannot do that, because doing so would illustrate why #diversity efforts are necessary in the first place: that plainly competent people are often wrongly assumed to be stupid because they are not white men, & denied opportunities as a result.”#racism #sexism #DEI #CultureWars #BS #HarrisWalz2024

“…#Conservatives have taken to referring to #DEI as ‘didn’t earn it.’ But to the extent that the candidates are running on #unearned #advantages related to personal bio, this better describes #Trump & #JDVance than it does #Harris, who #worked her way up from local to state to federal office over the course of decades.“Trump was born a #multimillionaire who drove one business after another into the ground, & his reputation as a brilliant businessman is largely due to him playing one on TV.