Quote Originally Posted by Chiru_Kai View Post
A lot of people misunderstand DEI. You seem to be one of them.

We have a society. Let's say that 2% of people are *insert_minority_here*.
Then logically speaking, any company, institution, and etc will, in an equal world, sorta come close to a 2% representation of that minority as well. But, this is not often the case.
DEI just aims to make people aware of that ratio.

It's not a perfect system. You can criticize it. But usually the people criticizing it don't criticize the execution of it, they just say "it's bad, it needs to go away", meaning they disagree with the concept entirely and then do a little handwave as if it explains all the bad things that corporations do.
Disagreement with the concept entirely is often rooted in bigotry. Because if you believe in equality and equity like a decent human being should, DEI is just... nothing to be worried about.

More arguments can be along the lines of "they intentionally hire worse people for the job just to meet DEI requirements". Again, such an argument is often rooted in an assumption that the minority hire was not the best option available. That all the hire could do was meet some sort of DEI quota for representation. But that is a WILD guess, and it shows some unspoken judgement on the decision. Because you would not be blaming DEI or some such for the bad performance of the hire, if the bad hire wasn't a minority. You can just point out "that was a mistake" without ever mentioning DEI or the hire's minority status. But the simple fact that someone DOES do that, is just a dead giveaway what they think.
Correct implementation of DEI means that, given all things are equal, and two people apply to the same job with the same qualifications and the same experience, but one of them is a minority. Then DEI guidelines might tip the scales and give a benefit to someone part of a minority group IF it leads to better representation of that minority within the corporation. But we do not know who else was approached to be the voice of Wuk Lamat, for example. So to claim the 'bad performance' is because of "DEI preferable treatment", is a logical leap that can be easily interpreted as bigotry against a minority.