Why is the term DEI is only ever used towards women and non-white men?

[Anonymous]

I never see this term being directed towards a white men or anyone questioning a white man's skill set for a given job. However, whenever a female (includes white women) or a minority male gets a highly skilled job or goes to a prestigious school, I often see this word being thrown around a lot to undermine said person's accomplishment.

"You are a DEI. You only got into this school/job to fill a quota and not base on merit"

[WhiteThought]

The whole point of DEI is to create opportunities for everyone versus creating a meritocracy, where opportunity is given based on merit, meaning those who earn it.

There is nothing keeping any colored individuals or women from doing whatever they want, provided they earn it. DEI seeks to give them more by potentially taking opportunities from those who have actually earned it.

[Syntosi]

That is a lie, there was never a meritocracy. Thats the problem. Black people were not kept out of playing basketball because they were bad at playing basketball as an example. So if the system we had before was not based on a meritocracy.. then what was it then Mr. WhiteThought? What did I need to have to get a good career and school?

[SmokinAces2000]

2 reasons. 1 these people aren’t that smart so they think that because a company wants a diverse workforce that they are just hiring any woman or minority off the street. 2 they are just racist.

[Anonymous]

Because generally diversity is seen as everything other than white men.

https://www.resumebuilder.com/1-in-10-companies-with-dei-programs-avoid-hiring-white-men/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/companies-avoid-hiring-white-men-070000617.html

Ask the people that made the rules.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

DEI was created to offset the balances of a society made to prioritize straight, white men above all other racial and gender classes. That’s why you only ever hear it in the context of women and POC.

[Avicenna]

You haven’t identified the real issue here. Are DEI programs resulting in some racial discrimination (which is a violation of EEO law)?

[exitseven]

White guys always go to the end of the line.

[seeyounexttuesday]

Because white men are the only group hired solely on their merit.

[DrPepper12]

That's cuz Pete Kegstand is a DUI hire...

[Staximus]

Eminem was a DEI hire

[Anonymous]

The woke hate meritocracy.