Thread by @AlsoACarpenter

Most corporate DEI training is simply law suit avoidance education, so why would we be surprised there's money in it? Antidiscrimination and workplace harassment laws exist and corporations need to "safely" navigate this terrain. DEI is modern capitalism at work. 1/

2/ And the folks who create the training are generally well educated in the field, hold the appropriate degrees, and those who present often are likewise. Why shouldn't they make money for this service to corporate America?

3/ In addition, I've even met people who were very positively impacted by DEI training at their workplace. It helped them step outside of their own small social world and contemplate the experience of others, even if they didn't vibe with everything.

4/ What troubles me are the hoards of anti-DEI folks who have no real education in the field and no related academic degrees who are nevertheless likewise making money - big money - with ham-fisted, obviously ignorant, paranoia inducing critiques.

4/ In the end, I think folks would be better served understanding corporate DEI training as the HR correlate to the many hours of OSHA necessitated safety training those of us in the blue collar world know so well.

5/ Most antiracists simply don't think of DEI as the social justice solution to racism, sexism, classism, etc., let alone something that is likely to turn over whole social systems or "destroy Western Civilization," hahaha.

6/ As well intentioned as its practitioners mostly are, along with the many benefits that often do accrue to those who humbly contemplate the message, its still just a less than earth shattering component of the status quo system.

7/7 And none of this is to denigrate the work done, nor the many fine people who do the work. I know for a fact it has helped MANY. But it simply does exist in the corporate world for a quite obviously capitalistic reason. DEI training in other contexts is a different story, TBH.

Looks like there were two 4's, ugh.

*hordes

Ugh.