by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
It definitely seems as though Diversity Equality & Inclusion (DEI) is now the new “critical race theory” or “woke” in the lexicon of the Right Wing echo chamber. As such, it seems as though all the fucking misogynist, racist people who are Deep Red, will not shut up about DEI.
These people are going to pound the perceived problems with DEI into the minds of anyone who will listen. That’s all they’re going to tall about. And, I can tell you from personal experience that any reference to DEI is red meat to the base of the Republican Party.
My far more conservative relatives — whom I love dearly — are enraged by the very idea of DEI existing at all. It’s very much similar to trans issues in 2023 that was part of the Gay Scare back then. If you want to catch the attention of a Right Wing base member, you invoke DEI.
As we approach the 2024 political silly season, DEI is going to become a very, very touchy subject to the point that any mention of it will be very, very loaded.
