Thread by @peterboghossian

It is important to understand that DEI is not simply an admin arm of higher ed but an ideological apparatus that grew from a body of academic literature. In 2018, @HPluckrose, @ConceptualJames, @MikeNayna, & I exposed the DEI-related fields as totally fraudulent. THREAD

2. We engaged in a one-year immersive exploration of DEI-related fields. We attempted to understand DEI disciplines as “outsiders within” and test their scholarship at its highest levels. (We using fake identities.)

3. Our success metric was three papers in leading DEI-related journals. We thought if we could get three absurd papers published at the highest level it would be the academic scandal of the century & higher ed would be forced to address the problem.

4. SEVEN papers were eventually accepted, most in top-tier journals, with seven more in peer review that were on track to acceptance as the story broke.

5. Our dog-humping research paper used black feminist criminology to interpret bogus data and concluded that we can repair rape culture in humans by emulating dog training methods on men. It won special recognition for excellence. @joerogan

6. Although purposely absurd & satirical, our papers are indistinguishable from the other work in these fields. Think about how crazy that is considering it’s taught in classes, taken up by activists, and informs politicians and journalists.

7. Instead of addressing the problem, DEI activist-academics leaned on my employer to come after me for the hoax project. I was subjected to endless investigations and hostilities that wore me down & led me to resign .shorturl.at/mDG23

8. The clips in this thread are from the inimitable @MikeNayna, who made a documentary series about the hoax project  . If you're not following & supporting his work you should be.shorturl.at/fkvR7