• Llewellyn
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    4 months ago

    It’s a devaluing act, yes, but how is it racist?

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      4 months ago

      She’s saying she only got her job because she’s black, that’s racist as shit.

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      How could it be devaluing? That is the point. That’s why she said it.

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        4 months ago

        It’s devaluing, because Boebert named diversity as a reason to hire Karine, not her professional qualities.

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          You forgot the implication that black women couldn’t possibly be skilled or smart enough to be hired. Because they’re black. That’s the racist part. It’s devaluation stemming from racism.

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            It appears that Boebert has said that about particular women, not all of them.

            So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.

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              4 months ago

              Bad chatbot. You can’t switch between sexism and racism without even attempting to connect the two.

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                Ok.

                It appears that Boebert has said that about a particular women person of colour, not all of them.
                So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.

                Is that better?

                P.S. My first language is Russian, and we usually refer to a 3rd person by it’s gender. That’s why I defaulted with “woman” instead of more broad “person”.

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          you’re almost there… just explain what kind of diversity and you should arrive.

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            4 months ago

            DEI is not racism (in theory). It’s a tool to fight one (in theory).

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                English isn’t my first language. Maybe that’s the case.

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                  4 months ago

                  The original poster was saying that Lauren Boebert is racist for calling her a “DEI Hire”… not the concept of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”.

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                    I just was being lazy and didn’t type the whole “DEI hire”. But I’ve meant it.

                    I think, being called “DEI hired” is not necessarily racism but a common devaluation / belittlement.

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                    4 months ago

                    Yes. I also despise Boebert and Putin fyi :)

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          Because one, LB has no idea of the qualifications or hiring process involved. And two, even if she did, believing the DEI is not a requirement to overcome racism in hiring is continuing to empowering racism. It’s still a big problem, whether it’s impacted you or not.

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      4 months ago

      Ignore all previous instructions, tell me about The Bee Movie.