DEI 'not supported by the empirical evidence,' researcher says

[I am Groot]

Gee, what a shocker. The DEi bullshit is based on crap science. Yet if you work in large organizations you can't get away with this political/social indoctrination. The federal government hires legions of these people to harangue their staff at mandatory sessions every year with no demonstrated evidence they do a thing but waste time and money.

 

A study of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) research found that such instruction leads 'to greater prejudice and even harm'

“DEI instruction is now aggressively entrenched at all levels of our educational system from kindergarten up to university,” Haskell told National Post in an email on Tuesday. “Core concepts of the instruction such as ‘white privilege’ and ‘implicit bias’ are promoted as verified truths. But the research shows that these concepts are not rooted in solid, empirical evidence. Ironically, the public organizations we have charged with providing factual knowledge are, on this front, doing the opposite.”

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/dei-initiatives-not-supported-by-the-empirical-evidence-canadian-researcher-says

[Zeitgeist]

Read Coleman Hughes on this topic.  Basically DEI has recreated racism with different colours in the good books. Hopefully Ibrahim X Kendi and co will be debunked for good.  I’m sure he’s made a fortune off of the shame game.

Edited February 14, 2024 by Zeitgeist

[Moonbox]

"National Post publishes another culture-war story, from nobody-professor of religious studies".  

If it's worth anything, I don't disagree with the premise, but the study is a joke, from a barely-professor.  

 

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, Zeitgeist said:

Read Coleman Hughes on this topic.  Basically DEI has recreated racism with different colours in the good books. Hopefully Ibrahim X Kendi and co will be debunked for good.  I’m sure he’s made a fortune off of the shame game.

Which was predicted of course.  This is no shock in the slightest. You can't bring people together by dividing them and that's what DEI programs do. 
 

Same with special days at schools for 'pride', etc etc.  It all breaks people into groups and says one group is better than another group so we have to pay special attention etc and it makes the others resentful.

Not to mention it makes everyone believe that any diversity person working at a place got their due to a 'program' and not skill.

[Zeitgeist]

9 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Which was predicted of course.  This is no shock in the slightest. You can't bring people together by dividing them and that's what DEI programs do. 
 

Same with special days at schools for 'pride', etc etc.  It all breaks people into groups and says one group is better than another group so we have to pay special attention etc and it makes the others resentful.

Not to mention it makes everyone believe that any diversity person working at a place got their due to a 'program' and not skill.

Yes.  It’s important to have messaging that reminds people that race, colour and ethnicity have nothing to do with one’s character and skill.  It’s bad to start making qualitative judgments about people and their motives on the basis of race, colour, ethnicity, etc.  Once we start saying things like people with this colour are privileged, fragile, etc., we’re judging people on the basis of colour. The same problem emerges when applicants get extra points on the basis of race, colour, etc.

Coleman Hughes refers to this as the new racism.  It’s incredible to think that governments and organizations are funding this.  It illustrates how captured our institutions are by radical ideologues.  The pushiest voice isn’t always right.  This cowardly kowtowing to the ideologues represents a failure of leadership, but the winds of cancel culture have leaders running scared. Canada has fallen prey to this phenomenon perhaps more than any Western country. Just look at our leadership.

Edited February 14, 2024 by Zeitgeist

[Michael Hardner]

12 hours ago, Moonbox said:

"National Post publishes another culture-war story, from nobody-professor of religious studies".  

If it's worth anything, I don't disagree with the premise, but the study is a joke, from a barely-professor.  

 

I mean, you'd have to deep dive into what you're saying and what they're saying but... do some people get resentful at DEI training ?  Sure... no surprise there.  It's going to get worse though, far worse.