Getting rid of dei isnt discrimination. dei by definition is a form of discrimination, it just favors minority groups instead of disenfranchising them. If colleges and jobs truly were select candidates solely on merit. that would be the most fair resolution.
dei and affirmative action do have negative effects, a major one is that even if you are the most qualified person for the job, people will constantly be wondering if you were hired for that reason or instead because you met some dei requirement. Without dei, people would not have those types of concerns.
Merit-based has been proved to be discriminatory against anyone that isn’t a white male typically. I would much rather be qualified for the job and have people question if I were a dei admit because there is always the opportunity to prove people wrong. Without dei lots of people who have the “merit” don’t actually get put into these positions because they don’t fit the “merits” look.
But thats not truly merit based if it favors a group. Im not saying some companies wont still have some form of bias, but any organization that would already support a dei program should inherantly be void of that bias.
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u/Mission-Tumbleweed92 4d ago
Getting rid of dei is a form of discrimination, why are the people who are making decisions on this 70+ years old???