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Re:FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge–as long as t... by mmooss on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:59PM (#44035848)
> Everyone knows that DEI is a dog whistle for discrimination against straight white males. (Or in some contexts, also white women or asian men).

Who is everyone? DEI was widely supported until very recently, when an oppressive government acted against it.

DEI is about making things fair in hiring and otherwise. For example, who gets into college? To a great extent, children of (almost entirely white) legacies, and of (almost entirely white) wealthy parents, and they go on to be the wealthy and powerful. How can we give minorities the same opportunities?

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Re:FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge–as long as t... by Izkata on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @09:58AM (#44041795)
> Who is everyone? DEI was widely supported until very recently, when an oppressive government acted against it.

It really wasn't, it was very top-down. A lot of what you're seeing is people who always thought this no longer fearing oppression.

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Re:FCC Chair Brendan Carr is letting ISPs merge–as long as t... by mmooss on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @03:38PM (#44045114)
> It really wasn't, it was very top-down.

Not in my experience; not at all. Racism is a very widespread experience and concern, and very well-known.

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