Black LeftLeft
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And, it’s so convenient how the backlash against DEI just ignores the very reasons it was necessary in the first place. Under their so-called “meritocracy,” marginalized groups suffered systemic discrimination and negative outcomes. It’s not about fairness for them. It’s apathy.
What’s a sitcom from the 90s nobody talks about that much but was actually funny as hell?
@drterrysimpson Meh this is a cope. While some of the points you make have merit when judging an individual, if the subjective evaluations are fair they should even out when applied to more than a few dozen people . But they don’t. There is a clear pattern of discrimination by race.
LA when I was a kid was considerably more dangerous, they used to say don’t be at echo park lake past dark, now there’s swan boats, people used to be jumped into gangs on our front lawn, kids in my class died in drive by’s, if anything LA got too safe and people lost perspective
Kids today have no idea that about 30 years ago, Champion was a cheap sports brand sold on the back shelves at K-Mart for around $1.99 a shirt and you got laughed at in school for wearing it
NEW: Lane Kiffin reportedly left Ole Miss because families were uncomfortable with Oxford’s racial history and lack of diversity… Kiffin took issue with symbols like the Confederate flag, Colonel Rebel, and the nickname "Ole Miss" itself. Via (@VanityFair)
