MIT abandons use of DEI statements

Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by Dylan16807 on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:11AM (#40271078)

> The over riding DEI principle is that every profession, every organization, every role, must somehow have exactly the demographic breakdown of the society as a whole.

No it's not. That's a dumb strawman.

But we should have a starting position of being extremely skeptical of any big group that has a significantly different breakdown, especially if it's different in the specific ways that fit common discrimination.

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Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by jimbokun on Monday May 06, 2024 @09:17AM (#40274267)

You start out disputing my claim…and end by reinforcing it.

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Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by Dylan16807 on Monday May 06, 2024 @12:37PM (#40276508)

You don't see the difference between "x must be y always everywhere even in tiny groups" and "start skeptical if x isn't y in big groups"?

I don't know how much simpler I can make this. Those statements are not the same.

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Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by jazzyjackson on Monday May 06, 2024 @06:34PM (#40280274)

they're the same from the perspective that race is a factor which merits equalizing

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Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by Dylan16807 on Monday May 06, 2024 @07:06PM (#40280507)

It might need equalizing.

It depends on why the balance is the way it is.

It's good to check sometimes.

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