Is DEI DIEing? Legal challenges suggest what's going on with some companies

As companies have adopted the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) philosophy as a focus in the hiring of individuals, we are seeing the problems that this has created: airlines have had significantly more emergency instances, government hires are not necessarily qualified for the tasks they must deal with, and institutions of higher learning, like Harvard, hire incompetent plagiarists.  And let's not talk about the Biden administration lest you be called a racist for your observations.

Of course there are people from all walks of life that can handle the jobs out there, but when companies use skin color or how folks identify, or what pronouns they use, that makes no sense in the job market.

Even top universities and colleges have used DEI in their admission process, so Asian and White students have a higher hurdle to jump over in their grades than, say, a Black lesbian woman, for example. Again, this is not to say that Black lesbians are not as bright as White straight women--it is to say that this criteria is ludicrous.

In one case, a lovely Nigerian woman (pictured above) named Sophia Danner-Okotie, had plans for a clothing line inspired by her native country, but now Fearless Fund, the company that was going to lend her the funding is experiencing legal battles.

The case against the Fearless Fund alleges that one of its grant programs discriminates against non-Black women and asks the courts to imagine a similar program designed only for White applicants. It is among a growing list of lawsuits against corporate diversity and inclusion programs that are making their way through the courts this year.

And the case highlights the unconstitutionality of the company.

It's like affirmative action, a policy that favors Blacks over Whites and Asians. Cases have been filed by conservative activists after the Supreme Court’s June ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions and are now seeking to set a similar precedent in the working world.

The system being called for is meritocracy, where the best person for the job, the school or whatever, gets what they seek. This will make things run better [like the government], and safer [like airlines]. 

Equal opportunity means just that--it doesn't mean unequal opportunity.

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