Posted on 01/22/2025 12:26:07 PM PST by grundle
Deputy Chief Kristine Larson makes two comments that are downright mind-boggling.
First, she airily dismisses those who worry that women aren’t physically strong enough to be firefighters. People, she sniffs, often say, “You couldn’t carry my husband out of a fire.” To which, apparently, she retorts: “He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.”
What’s that supposed to mean? That it’s your husband’s fault if a female firefighter is incapable of lifting him? What’s the poor man to do, if he finds himself trapped in a burning building? Embark on the world’s fastest ever crash diet, until he’s light enough for her to pop him under her arm like a Mulberry clutch?
Even more absurd, however, is Ms Larson’s other argument in favour of workforce diversity. Because she claims that, when a fire engine or an ambulance arrives at your home, “You want to see someone... that looks like you.”
Really? I don’t know about LA, but in Britain I doubt that anyone calling 999 says, “Oh, and by the way, I refuse to have my life saved by a white fireman. I insist on being rescued by a fireperson of colour. So, if you don’t have any currently on staff, I’m happy to wait till you’ve trained one up.”
That would be mad enough. But imagine if the caller were white. “When I get to hospital, I demand to be treated by staff that look like me. So white doctors and nurses only, please. None of these black or Asian ones…”
Most people, I suspect, would consider such a demand to be more than a touch racist. But in the Alice in Wonderland world of DEI, mere logic doesn’t get a look-in.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Just let lesbiens ruin everything.
Imagine needing an ambulance and some gross, fat, butch POS like that comes waddling up. You thank God, you look nothing like that grotesque pig. Next time send a human. Any human.
Leftists are shallow, plain and simple.
Perhaps, but can you carry him out regardless of whose fault it is. It a dodge on your part, so your answer is "No, I can't."
2. [Deputy Chief Kristine Larson] claims that, when a fire engine or an ambulance arrives at your home, “You want to see someone... that looks like you.”
First, it's "who looks like you" and second, if the choice is burning to death or being saved by someone who doesn't look like you, I'll bet most people pick door number two.
I would think someone would have to work very hard to make two statements that are more stupid than these two.
That much, at least is true ... the wrong place being LA and California.
This implies that there is some UPSIDE to DEI. There isn't.
Taxpayers pay Lesbian DEI Deputy F/D Chief Kristine Larson $360,000 a year
plus another $400,000 in govt perks. But her ignorance about her job is legendary...
<><>she airily dismisses those who say, “You couldn’t carry my husband out of a fire.”
<><>To which she retorts: “He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.”
What’s that supposed to mean? That it’s his fault if a female firefighter cant lift him?
What’s a man to do, if he finds himself trapped in a burning building? Call Weight Watchers?
Larson’s ignorance doesnt stop there.
<><>She stupidly claims that, when a fire engine arrives, “You want someone... that looks like you.”
So if youre a Japanese Eskimo, tough luck.
Note to LA and CA...
If you think this is bad, just imagine The Big One hitting with Deep State in charge...
Let that thought give you nightmares.
Then secure your elections.
They already did. It sounds like it was a rather warm experience.
DEI is dangerous and deadly to everyone end it asap.
One more reason people leave California... Who the hell wants first responders who feel it's OK for people to be burned alive in the name of diversity? What a nutcase. Same with California voters...
Some women run away from their most important role, and the one they are best equipped for: having and raising children, and being the center of a family.
Didn’t do homeowners any good, either
Her hatred for men is showing.
No it hasn’t. These idiots will never learn.
Comedian Whitney Cummings slammed the L/A Fire Dept for placing diversity, equity and inclusion programs over the safety of residents as apocalyptic wildfires cause mass destruction in Southern California.
She accused the “lesbian” leadership of only hiring within their “dating pool.”.......
likening it to a woman requesting more “hot guys” to be firefighters.
Cummings called out $550,000 salaried LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley, $350,000 tax paid Asst Chief Kristina Kepner, and Equity Bureau Chief lesbian Kristine Larson........not to mention their mountain of tax paid perks.
“I do not recall voting on a prop about recruiting our fire team off Grindr.
I’m not thinking about your genitals or your sexual preferences when I need a hero.”
https://nypost.com/2025/01/09/us-news/la-fires-live-updates-01-09-25/
One more reason people leave California........ first responders who feel it’s OK
to be burned alive in the name of “diversity?” What a bunch of lesbian nutcases.
California - where bad ideas get a quick stamp of approval before going totally bonkers...
No WOKESTERS, people who weigh more than 150 pounds can NOT be burned alive in order to hire women ‘firepeople’ who are not up to the job.
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