Comment on When Harris had to pick a VP, all media kinda agreed it should be a white male, to balance the fact that she is black and a woman. So Waltz is the DEI hire.

4lan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Missing the forest for the trees or whatever. It’s not about skin colour but how society perceives and treats you. If Kamala isn’t black then why is she being called a DEI hire when Hilary Clinton never was?

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  • piccolo@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Only a certain group called her a DEI hire… and only because they cant say what they reallly mean without massive backlash…

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    • Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My point is that society perceives her as a black women. Saying shit like “there are no black people” is moronic in a society that values and scrutinizes race as much as ours does.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t know about being called a DEI hire, but I DO remember Hillary being called the worst possible option. I DON’T recall anyone calling Harris the worst possible option. Oddly enough in 2024, that would be Biden.

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  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    because DEI literally didnt exist in 2016 to the same level it does now?

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• ytg@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • nomous@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That race is nearly meaningless in the rest of the world seems like a very sheltered and privileged viewpoint. There are riots in the UK regarding race and propaganda/misinformation. I’m guessing you live in a fairly homogeneous country if race/ethic background is never specified on various forms.

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