"And so I'm wondering if you can speak to that idea that people need to see people who look like them in order to feel inspired or accepted or motivated or whatever. How do you think about that?"
They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Then again, first impressions are momentary. Relationships are what happen after that. I think I'm normal when I say that there have been times when my first impression of a person was negative, but reversed when I got to know the person. And it certainly goes the other way also.
But why are these discussions on Glenn's page always about skin color? And why is it always specifically about black skin color? And, why does anyone presume that "diversity" is definable as being a group of people with varying colors of skin? What about varying views on life, varying political philosophies, varying religions, varying economic circumstances, etc?
I read a novel by African author, Remy Ngamje, named "The Eternal Audience of One." In it, he coins the term "curated diversity". I think the term is self-explanatory, but I'll explain it anyway: True diversity happens, or not. But if you attempt to force it to happen, then it most certainly is NOT diversity. It is structured diversity, which is a contradiction of terms. Think about it. If there is a director of DEI (and there are thousands of them) then what you have is a form of authoritarianism. You have rules and structure, based on some desire for a predetermined outcome. However desirable that outcome may be in theory, you will never achieve it thru authoritarianism. You will instead achieve an entrenched bureaucracy focused on self-preservation and expansion. There may be an acceptable number of black bodies involved in that, but there will never be real diversity. Nowhere in DEI can you expect diversity of ideas.
"And so I'm wondering if you can speak to that idea that people need to see people who look like them in order to feel inspired or accepted or motivated or whatever. How do you think about that?"
They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Then again, first impressions are momentary. Relationships are what happen after that. I think I'm normal when I say that there have been times when my first impression of a person was negative, but reversed when I got to know the person. And it certainly goes the other way also.
But why are these discussions on Glenn's page always about skin color? And why is it always specifically about black skin color? And, why does anyone presume that "diversity" is definable as being a group of people with varying colors of skin? What about varying views on life, varying political philosophies, varying religions, varying economic circumstances, etc?
I read a novel by African author, Remy Ngamje, named "The Eternal Audience of One." In it, he coins the term "curated diversity". I think the term is self-explanatory, but I'll explain it anyway: True diversity happens, or not. But if you attempt to force it to happen, then it most certainly is NOT diversity. It is structured diversity, which is a contradiction of terms. Think about it. If there is a director of DEI (and there are thousands of them) then what you have is a form of authoritarianism. You have rules and structure, based on some desire for a predetermined outcome. However desirable that outcome may be in theory, you will never achieve it thru authoritarianism. You will instead achieve an entrenched bureaucracy focused on self-preservation and expansion. There may be an acceptable number of black bodies involved in that, but there will never be real diversity. Nowhere in DEI can you expect diversity of ideas.