DEI is dead. The Establishment Media Just Doesn’t Want You to Know It

NewGeography ^ | 12/3/24 | Joel Kotkin

[DallasBiff]

Even before November, the once trendy concepts of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) were already sinking. Now the election of Donald Trump all but guarantees their accelerated decline.

The DEI push gained momentum during the 2020 George Floyd riots, after being nurtured for years on most college campuses. Many companies, including Walmart, adopted its associated practices. But new research from The Conference Board indicates that over half of executives anticipate continuing the pushback of DEI initiatives. Among the firms stepping back from DEI include Boeing, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, and Black & Decker, and the biggest of all, Walmart itself.

[DallasBiff]

The libs are so sad.

[Carl Vehse]

But the DEI deadwood is still there (including on the SCOTUS).

[MayflowerMadam]

My nephew’s company is downsizing. He said that last week everything relating to DEI was GONE. All positions disappeared.

[TornadoAlley3]

No one watches the establishment media except people who love to hate them. They are dead. Let them RIP.

[FreedomPoster]

All those former DEI folks can pick the crops the deported illegals were going to do.

[yuleeyahoo]

There are still quite a few movies and games moving through the pipeline that are chock full of it.

[aquila48]

Let’s not break out the champagne yet. These termites and roaches never give up. They might hide for a bit but they’ll be back.

Requires constant fumigation.

[Sirius Lee]

Nick Danger: "Inferior people should not be employed."

Bradshaw: "Nick, I can't knock success, but you still put me through too many changes."

[Obadiah]

Nobody watches or follows the legacy media except seniors who grew up glued to their TV. How many outside of liberal late-stage Boomers watch PBS? Yeah, pretty much nobody. Sure, you can go to a senior center and they’ll have the legacy media blaring at deafening levels in the common area, but other than that, it’s dead.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

DEI is dead.

It's certainly not dead in the federal government, which remains the largest employer in the country. And that's including the military, where DEI has a real, negative impact on our ability to wage war and defend ourselves against attack.

[dfwgator]

It’s not dead at all, it’s just going underground.

[newfreep]

Can’t wait for DEI to be removed from TV commercials - it’s quite racist & insulting.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

DEI suffered a mortal wound with the 2023 Supreme Court decisions against affirmative action in higher education. That was the turning point.

[MplsSteve]

The company I work for has not backed off on it a bit.

Nor do I expect them to. We’re headquartered in Toronto and you know how the Canadians are about DEI and wokeness.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

It may take a bit longer, but being headquartered in Toronto won't save them from lawsuits being filed by against them if they have employees in the U.S. and violate U.S. anti-discrimination law.

It is going to take a few years for the full impact of the Supreme Court's affirmative action decisions to be felt, but that was the most consequential decision of the last few years. Perhaps tied with Loper Bright v. Raimondo.

[fuzzylogic]

I think ‘peak woke’ happened about 2 years ago...probably as final decisions were being made about the Olympics, which is why it was still so woke and was such a disaster - nobody could undo the planning. It was too late.

Definitely the election put another nail in the coffin.