Political Quotes

“You can't say female; you can't say gender. I have the list here. It is absolutely patently absurd, right? Do you remember, OK, so that is an element of DEI, but there is another element of DEI. So when that tragic plane crash happened, within hours, Donald Trump was hustling to organize a press conference for one purpose and one purpose only, to blame the crash on DEI. Now, what did he mean in that context? It is crystal clear what he meant. He meant that if you employ women or Black people or Latinos or Asian Americans, the country is maybe in jeopardy, maybe, maybe the country is not safe if White men aren't in charge. And so sometimes, DEI means the consultancy that legitimately some people think has gone a little bit overblown. And sometimes, it means we just can't discuss the differences that we actually have with each other, but sometimes, it just means real old-fashioned misogyny and discrimination and prejudice, right? It stands for a lot of things, most of which are pretty sick and creepy and outdated.”