Why is "diversity" used to exclude white men?

Question

"Diversity" is hailed as a fantastic realization of the wonder of all different races, sex, and creeds. Diversity should in theory include white men (WM) under this rainbow of love.

In my experience diversity is used as a weapon to minimize the accomplishments of great WM, exclude WM from higher education, and employment opportunities, and generally create an us vs them (WM) mentality.

Why do "open minded" people use the banner of diversity as a weapon to exclude?

Does your answer admit that WM are excluded?

Do you favor the idea that WM should be excluded from your "diversity?"

Answer 1

Wasn't it Dr. King's dream that we be judged not by the color of our skin, but the content of our character? The goal should not be necessarily to make sure every last hue is represented in the corporate photo, but that the photo depicts the best and brightest minds and hardest workers we could get.

Enlightenment: Lay off the Kool-Aid, man. I think Kookoo peed in it.

Answer 2

This is merely one of the many examples of liberal paradox.
The modern day liberals have found that if you wrap something however unappealing, in a 'nice' wrapper you can exempt yourself from critizism.

If you attempt to critize racial quotas and other unfair hiring practices, you are a bigot.
If you attempt to explain that diversity is fine and dandy but this is still America and we have certain traditions, you are closed minded and racist.
If you want to say the Social Security needs to be changed because the system itself is flawed, you hate old people.
If you think that $14,000 per child for 'free' public school a year is to much, especially considering the lack of education our children are receiving, you hate children.
If you think its unfair that the top 50% of income earners in this country pay 98% of the taxes, or that the top 1% pay 34%, you hate poor people.

Like I said the list is endless. The sooner we break through and conquer this ridiculious concept called politically correct speech the better off this country will be.

Answer 3

why use the word as a weapon to exclude? because it sounds good, and not like a weapon is being referred to...

though when you get right down to it, all words are either "good" or "weapons" depending on your point of view relative to what they're referring to. The power to name things has always traditionally been that of white men, so people feel free to blatantly exclude them now. It's an attempt to swing the pendulum the other way.

of course its flawed. everything people do is flawed! but personally, this using words to exclude the group that has always done the excluding, doesn't bother me as much as a lot of other things do.

Answer 4

yet human beings do ask "black or white" too. that's purely seen extra politically incorrect, yet i've got seen time and time returned human beings being in comparison decrease than categories black and white. I do agree that generalizations are oftentimes particularly undesirable, yet they are able to each from time to time bring up significant questions. case in point, if it have been much less politically incorrect to debate approximately how there are not maximum of black human beings on STEM, then possibly some thing may be executed approximately it, advantageous we'd pay attention to crap, human beings suggesting that as a race they do no longer look to be at risk of that, as women human beings pay attention that as a gender they do no longer look to be at risk of that. yet we'd additionally get effective initiatives and insights on what are the cultural factors contributing to the problem.

Answer 5

Because in our culture white peple are considered "the norm". And diversity means accepting something that is different from the majority, or the norm- accepting something that is not common. While diversity may seem to exclude white men, without it white men would at least make an effort to exclude women and non-whites from important jobs and positions. Women would have to go back to waxing floors... which is silly anyway, as waxing a vinyl floor ruins it in nothing flat !

Answer 6

It doesn't. It's misconstrued. An all-black school is not diverse. Neither is an all-white school.

A diverse place of education and a diverse workplace is the best for all involved.

Diversity means a representation that resembles the actual population, which does include white men.

Simple enough.

Answer 7

Because the WM has also taken credit for people of color's accomlishments, has used them as labor, and has denied them basic rights. All those "open minded" people want is a chance to level the playing field and get rid of that white privilege.

Answer 8

I think you make a very good point in an intelligent way--thank you! So many controversial topics are brought up in a way just to cause addtional controversy, but yours was phrased in such a way that we can tell you honestly want a real answer.

Answer 9

You are a victim.

A victim of the right-wing propaganada machine that spends its money not simply to win in the court, but to convince the rest of us that civil rights equal unfair and special treatment for Blacks, Hispanics and all other minorities.

it is nonsense and you should know better.

It is just a further example of the Conservative push to roll back the acheivements of our ancestors in regard to civil rights, human rights and equality for all.

They are enemies of the People, don't forget that **** while you are drooling over Ann Coulter's anorexic boney-***.

Answer 10

Because the white man has succeeded far too long. Now it's time for the color of ones skin to take precedence over important issues. It does not matter the outcome, just so long as the corporate photo has all the hues of the rainbow.

Answer 11

Affirmative action is the Liberal answer to hundreds of years of wrongs. We have to pay for the sins of our fathers...even if our fathers didn't sin.

Two wrongs don't make a right.