Americans Are Fine with Corporate DEI

Saturday, January 18, 2025

A majority of Americans across nearly all demographic groups said DEI initiatives have made no impact on their personal careers, according to a newly released Harris Poll/Axios Vibes survey.

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... Why it matters: Republican lawmakers and activists have vilified DEI, a term for diversity, equity and inclusion policies used by employers. Companies have responded by rolling back programs.

- - - Yet Americans " and businesses " have a generally positive to at least indifferent view on the subject.

- - - On balance, most demographic groups were more likely to say DEI benefited their career than hindered it. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-17 02:07 PM

Doesn't really matter if a majority of people support anything if they don't vote on that issue.

A majority of people favor universal background checks for guns (~80% is what I heard last). But we don't have one because 10% of the population will freak out and primary/vote out anyone who supports one. And that works where elections are decided by a couple percentage points.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-17 02:23 PM

This DEI Crisis! is like the Trans Crisis! And the Abortion Crisis! And the Immigrants Eating Cats Crisis!

The majority likes DEI, Trans are 2 percent or less of the population, with .5 percent being adults.

Women were already having 93 percent of Abortions at 13 weeks or less.... AND your cat wasn't eaten by immigrants, it left because you are an idiot.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-17 02:34 PM

AND your cat wasn't eaten by immigrants, it left because you are an idiot.
#3 | Posted by Corky

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-17 02:45 PM

The only ones who hates Dei is portion of the white population who are afraid of white men becoming a minority. That's the crux of the issue.

#5 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-17 03:55 PM

I call BS! Pretty much most people would prefer meritocracy rather than end up with people like those running the LA fire department, like the DEI hire individuals currently 'in charge' of our US transportation department, the VP, and so many more whose lack of actual credentials obviously show.

I do believe that most liberals/progressives are the ones who are for DEI as apparently they prefer incompetence.

#6 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-01-17 06:02 PM

" I do believe that most liberals/progressives are the ones who are for DEI as apparently they prefer incompetence."

This, from a Trump voter, who probably supports Kash Patel, an incompetent DEI hire if there ever was one.

Irony is not dead.

#7 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-01-17 06:06 PM

Pretty much most people would prefer meritocracy [...] most liberals/progressives are the ones who are for DEI as apparently they prefer incompetence.
#6 | Posted by MSgt

The fact that these words are uttered by a Trump voter. A man who was born sliding across home plate, but still declared bankruptcy six times after failing to turn a profit with, inter alia, a casino. A man who would be worth $10 billion more if he had simply invested his inheritance in an index fund. Priceless.

#8 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-17 06:36 PM

People who believe this country is a meritocracy are as quaint as rotary telephones.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-18 09:26 AM

Peddling a bunch of lies.

Americans are not fine with it.

#10 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-01-18 03:01 PM

The problem with "DEI" is that in practice there are three different versions of it. One is really good in that it tries to include a broadly diverse group of people without equating traits with identity. Another is well-intentioned but comes across as patronizing, treating groups like "special needs" people. And the third one is just toxic BS, like the Robin DiAngelo crap.

The only reason that Republicans are able to capitalize on equating "DEI" with the third group is because Democrats routinely refuse to acknowledge it exists, much less call it out.

#11 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-19 08:04 AM

"The only ones who hates Dei is portion of the white population who are afraid of white men becoming a minority. That's the crux of the issue."

Demonstrably false, for the reasons I mentioned above.

#12 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-19 08:15 AM

People who believe this country is a meritocracy are as quaint as rotary telephones.

Why would you not want a country judged on it's best and brightest?

#13 | Posted by boaz at 2025-01-19 09:25 AM

Meritocracy and DEI are both good ideas in theory, and they're not mutually exclusive. The problem is both is in how they're implemented, or some in cases not really implemented but used as a buzzword to distract from how those ideas have been corrupted.

#14 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-19 09:34 AM

Corky the trust funder is lecturing people on how Trump was "sliding across home plate"

#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-01-19 10:16 AM

Corky the trust funder is lecturing people on how Trump was "sliding across home plate"
#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Umm ... no, that was me with the sportsball reference. Not the trust fund part, sadly ...

#16 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-19 11:23 AM

If LFT were smart... he wouldn't be LFT.

#17 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-19 12:14 PM

- Corky the trust funder

My dad was an outlaw trucker in the 50's and 60's... knew his way around every Weight Scale in the South, lol.

I was more of a truck fund baby.

I've been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I'm drunk and dirty, don't you know
And I'm still willin'

And I was out on the road, late at night
I seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
Alice, Dallas Alice

And I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonopah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed

And if you give me; weed, whites, and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin' to be movin'

Well, I've been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in, but I'm still on my feet
And I'm still willin'

I smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
Baked by the sun every time I go to Mexico
And I'm still...

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Willin' Boogie - Little Feat | The Midnight Special

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#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-19 12:38 PM

#8 | POSTED BY CENSORED AT 2025-01-17 06:36 PM | FLAG: You're right that six of the approximately 500 companies in 25 countries that he founded did go bankrupt. Pretty small percentage considering how many....

And you comments coming from a supporter of the most inept presidency in modern history is also 'telling'. Damn boy, you really know how to pick'em ; )

#19 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-01-19 01:15 PM

Corky the trust funder is lecturing people on how Trump was "sliding across home plate"

#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-01-19 10:16 AM | Reply

I love the smell of projection in the morning.

#20 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-01-19 01:35 PM

- a supporter of the most inept presidency in modern history

You have that 'honor'.... Trump being DEAD LAST among all President according to the Presidential Historians who have done the List for decades.

Even among the Conservatives on the Panel, Trump was in the bottom 5.

And Biden is in the top 50 percent.

www.axios.com

#21 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-19 01:56 PM

You're right that six of the approximately 500 companies in 25 countries that he founded did go bankrupt. Pretty small percentage considering how many....
#19 | Posted by MSgt

And the part about him underperforming index funds by $10 billion? When his estimated worth was about $4.5 billion? That means he earned about a third of what he would have made by leaving his daddy's money to professionals competent at running businesses.

But Trump is proof of meritocracy in you mind ...

#22 | Posted by censored at 2025-01-19 03:12 PM

Why would you not want a country judged on it's best and brightest?

#13 | Posted by boaz at 2025-01-19 09:25 AM | Reply |

A country should be judged by how it takes care of the least amongst us. Not by who has the most money. Just sayin

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-01-19 08:31 PM

DEI is the crux of all racism because it orders that people be treated differently or special because of race.

#24 | Posted by Robson at 2025-01-20 08:20 AM

DEI

#24 | Posted by Robson

A form of DEI is what gave you whatever marbles you own, ROBSON.

You wouldn't have made it a year as a brown man.