Trust the Science: DEI Is Dangerous

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National Review – 11/29/24
We were told over and over again by leading institutions, high-profile figures, and the mainstream media that DEI fosters an “inclusive environment” and advances “equity” by eliminating biases and counteracting discrimination.
A booming industry emerged: About $8 billion is spent each year on diversity trainings in the United States, and more than half of Americans report that their workplace has DEI trainings or meetings. Of course, DEI is not merely limited to programming at organizations, businesses, and universities. Now, it is entrenched in our laws. President Biden has issued executive orders to promote social justice, beginning on his very first day in the Oval Office.
While DEI was celebrated, its opponents realized that it is a dangerous ideology. Some supposedly “equitable” policies have been clear examples of illegal discrimination, while the efforts to be “inclusive” have had disastrous consequences, particularly for single-sex spaces. Yet some of DEI’s terrible effects have more subtly eroded our social fabric: Most, if not all, DEI-themed trainings promote a victimhood mentality by organizing society into a hierarchy of “oppressor” and “oppressed” on the basis of immutable traits, then demonize anyone who is supposedly sitting comfortably atop the totem pole.
Regrettably, anyone who expressed even mild objections to DEI could be branded as a reprehensible bigot who needed immediate reeducation, thereby creating a demand for even more progressive-indoctrination sessions.
Now, a compelling new study confirms that DEI fosters racial and group animosity, not tolerance.
The study released on Monday by Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) and Rutgers University Social Perception Lab has devastating but unsurprising results: Across the three experiments, the researchers found that participants exposed to DEI materials were more likely to perceive prejudice where none existed and were more willing to punish the perceived perpetrators.
Even worse, the participants who read DEI materials focused on caste were more likely to agree with Hitler quotes that substituted “Jew” with “Brahmin,” the top of the hierarchy group in the Indian caste system. The study found that “participants exposed to the DEI content were markedly more likely to endorse Hitler’s demonization statements, agreeing that Brahmins are ‘parasites’ (+35.4%), ‘viruses’ (+33.8%), and ‘the devil personified’ (+27.1%).”
Since DEI programming is so widespread, the study’s findings are obviously newsworthy. Yet our own Abigail Anthony reported that both the New York Times and Bloomberg had prepared articles on the study, then axed the stories just before publication.
Why? When asked for an explanation by the study’s authors, the editor of the Bloomberg “Equality” subsection simply cited editorial discretion.
At the New York Times, the reporter admitted that he did not have “any concerns about the methodology,” and that someone on the publication’s “data-driven reporting team” had “no problems” with the study. Yet the journalist insisted that the study should undergo peer review before getting coverage, even though he had previously reported on NCRI’s reports that hadn’t been peer-reviewed.
That journalist also stipulated, “I told my editor I thought if we were going to write a story casting serious doubts on the efficacy of the work of two of the country’s most prominent DEI scholars, the case against them has to be as strong as possible.”
As it happens, the study is strong, and the truth about DEI is getting out, no matter how uncomfortable it makes its reflexive supporters.
3 replies
  1. Shitting Bull
    Shitting Bull says:

    DEI is the Marcusean conspiracy against national patriotism, family values and personal initiative. known as the “race, gender, class revolution” six decades ago, in its finally triumphant form as the official ideology of the “west”.

  2. Freddy
    Freddy says:

    Well, “trust” is generally the order of the day here. So much trust has been lost through underhanded deception, mostly for purely selfish financial motives. We should therefore all finally develop more trust in the benevolent offers that our cultural institutions make to potential art connoisseurs:

    In the upcoming auction at Ketterer Kunst in Berlin, Robert Ryman’s masterpiece, “General 52″ x 52”, is set to redefine the boundaries of artistic revelation. At first glance, it may appear as a simple white canvas, but here lies the true genius: it is a profound exploration of the essence of existence.

    The use of white enamel and Enamelac-Paint, materials typically reserved for metal surfaces, opens a new chapter in the material science of art. This choice of medium is not only a technical masterpiece but also a metaphysical declaration of the transcendence of white. White paint, according to Ryman, is not just color; it is a mirror of the soul, a window into infinity.

    The fact that the work is so sensitive that it cannot be transported for previews underscores its uniqueness. Every slight touch, every whisper of air, could destroy the flawlessness of this surface and thereby reduce the value of the artwork. Here lies the true art: the art of absence, the art of nothingness.

    Wichmann is correct when she says that the viewer becomes the creator. However, this goes even deeper: the viewer becomes the creator of their own understanding of art. They must ask themselves: What is art? What is value? And what is the significance of emptiness in a world flooded with colors and forms?

    Ryman’s work is more than just a provocation; it is a spiritual experience. It challenges us to shed our preconceptions and gaze into the depth of white. It is a mirror that shows us our own soul, and it is a window that gazes into infinity.

    For $1.5 million? That’s a bargain. Because here, we are not just buying a piece of art; we are buying the chance to discover ourselves. We are buying the chance to see the world with new eyes and to understand the significance of emptiness.

    In a world where a banana taped to the wall can sell for $6.2 million, Ryman’s “General 52″ x 52” is a true jewel of art. It is proof that true genius often lies in the invisible and that the true value is hidden in the depth of emptiness.

    This masterpiece is not just a painting; it is an existential question mark that challenges our very perception of reality. And for that, $1.5 million is a small price to pay. https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/lifestyle/blank-pure-white-art-canvas-expected-to-sell-for-over-1-5m/

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