Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is getting called out on social media after she called out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a “DEI hire,” a term that many consider racist.
No, we don’t consider it racist. It is in fact racist, and in this case both racist and sexist. That is the entire point Boebert said it. Why else would she have used the term, indeed.
and in this case both racist and sexist.
Why else would she have used the term
Jean-Pierre is also LGBT.
Cool? But DEI is used as a stand in for the n word, it’s entirely about her race.
I assure you DEI is used as more than the n word
Some people might say that Boebert herself is a DEI hire, but that is not true. Uneducated, hate-filled dullards are not considered diverse candidates.
It’s a devaluing act, yes, but how is it racist?
She’s saying she only got her job because she’s black, that’s racist as shit.
How could it be devaluing? That is the point. That’s why she said it.
It’s devaluing, because Boebert named diversity as a reason to hire Karine, not her professional qualities.
You forgot the implication that black women couldn’t possibly be skilled or smart enough to be hired. Because they’re black. That’s the racist part. It’s devaluation stemming from racism.
It appears that Boebert has said that about particular women, not all of them.
So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.
Bad chatbot. You can’t switch between sexism and racism without even attempting to connect the two.
Ok.
It appears that Boebert has said that about a particular
womenperson of colour, not all of them.
So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.Is that better?
P.S. My first language is Russian, and we usually refer to a 3rd person by it’s gender. That’s why I defaulted with “woman” instead of more broad “person”.
you’re almost there… just explain what kind of diversity and you should arrive.
DEI is not racism (in theory). It’s a tool to fight one (in theory).
are you a bot? none of your comments seem to follow the one before
English isn’t my first language. Maybe that’s the case.
Because one, LB has no idea of the qualifications or hiring process involved. And two, even if she did, believing the DEI is not a requirement to overcome racism in hiring is continuing to empowering racism. It’s still a big problem, whether it’s impacted you or not.
Why is racist in qoutes?
Because if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
But she is a racist.
And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
Truth is an absolute defense
It’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
Lawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
It is a journalistic standard.
Person is called “<quote>”
Does this work better for you?
Lauren “Racist” Boebert Outed as Racist.
Wouldn’t Boebert also fall under the DEI umbrella as a woman representing the trailer trash demographic?
No. She falls under the porn star demographic. Which isn’t a protected class.
Sex workers contribute to society, unlike Borbert
For a long while she was reducing the effect of pedophilia on her local community. Then she divorced him…
No shit she’s racist. She’s a prominent member of the Racist Party.
Only for that?
Racist sack of shit rat hellbent on destroying democracy for money that will be worthless by the time the country crumbles happens to be named “Lauren Boebert”
Okay, cool. Shit heads can say “DEI” hire if other people get to call hiring a shit head cronyism or nepotism or bottom of the barrel hire. Like, we could have hired a talented person of color, but we’re racist so we just scraped the bottom to hire instead. Take your pick.
Do we think jeffw is the editor of lgbtqnation? They’re flooding the community with this source day after day. I’d’ve hoped @news had a higher standard… it’s not news that Lauren Bobert is racist.
Who is it the author says called her a racist? Nobodies on Twitter. We as readers need to respect our time and attention and downvote this junk food reporting. We owe it to ourselves.
I rely on 30+ sources. I do not work for any of them, although I (edit: pay to) subscribe to 3 or 4 (edit: NyTimes, WaPo, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Wired, if anyone cares). Every weekday, I ensure ProPublica’s work gets posted somewhere on Lemmy, that’s probably the only one I never skip.
I don’t alter site headlines and can’t force any outlet to write a better article. The news here is that Boebert said a racist thing. The low-quality journalism thing where they do the “what does twitter have to say about this?” isn’t really important.
Jeff! Your work is indispensable. Thanks for all you do.
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