Republicans DEI Harris Label…..

As key figures in the Democratic Party solidified support of Kamala Harris as their nominee for president, Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, blasted her as a “DEI vice president” on social media and then as a “DEI hire” in an interview.

He was not alone. The largely Republican talking point that uses the acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion picked up pace this week as delegates and donors rallied behind Harris.

“She’s a DEI pick,” conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk said.

“This trap they’ve created for themselves of Kamala, the DEI hire, it’s not going to be very popular with the average American,” former Trump official Sebastian Gorka said on Newsmax.

A central plank in the anti-“woke” culture wars, DEI has become GOP shorthand to impugn the qualifications of people of color who ascend to positions of power and influence.

“Unfortunately, it has become common for some conservatives to attempt to discredit, demoralize and disrespect leaders of color by labeling them ‘diversity hires’ – or otherwise misappropriating the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion as thinly veiled racist insults,” Mita Mallick, author of “Reimagine Inclusion” who runs DEI at Carta, wrote in Fast Company…..

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion are organizational frameworks which seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination on the basis of identity or disability.^[1] These three notions (diversity, equity, and inclusion) together represent “three closely linked values” which organizations seek to institutionalize through DEI frameworks.^[2] Some experts say diversity and inclusion should be decoupled in some cases.^[3] Some frameworks, primarily in Britain, substitute the notion of “equity” with equality: equality, diversity, inclusion (EDI).^[4][5][6] Other variations include diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB),^[7][8][9]inclusion and diversity (I&D),^[10] justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI or EDIJ),^[11][12] or diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (IDEA, DEIA or DEAI).^[13][14][15]

Diversity refers to the presence of variety within the organizational workforce, such as in identityand identity politics. It includes gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, culture, class, religion, or opinion.^[2][16] Equity refers to concepts of fairness and justice, such as fair compensation and substantive equality.^[16] More specifically, equity usually also includes a focus on societal disparities and allocating resources and “decision making authority to groups that have historically been disadvantaged”,^[17] and taking “into consideration a person’s unique circumstances, adjusting treatment accordingly so that the end result is equal.”^[2] Finally, inclusion refers to creating an organizational culture that creates an experience where “all employees feel their voices will be heard”,^[2] and a sense of belonging and integration.^[16][18]

DEI is most often used to describe certain “training” efforts, such as diversity training. Though DEI is best known as a form of corporate training, it also finds implementation within many types of organizations, such as within academia, schools, and hospitals.^[19][20]

In recent years, DEI efforts and policies have generated criticism, some directed at the specific effectiveness of its tools, such as diversity training, its effect on free speech and academic freedom, as well as more broadly attracting criticism on political or philosophical grounds…..

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House Leaders are  trying to stop GOPer’s from continuing DEI policy attacks against Harris…

House Republican leaders told lawmakers to focus on criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris’ record without reference to her race and gender, following caustic remarks from some Republicans attacking her on the basis of identity.

During a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning, chair of the House GOP campaign arm Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and others issued the warning after a series of comments by their members that focused on Harris’ race as well as claims she is a “DEI” pick, according to two people in the room….

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But several Republicans immediately took the criticism in a different direction. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Monday that Harris was a “DEI vice president” and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) over the weekend questioned if Democrats are sticking by her “because of her ethnic background.” If nominated, Harris would be the first Black and South Asian woman to be a major party nominee….

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The remarks about Harris’ race have privately infuriated some Republicans, who feel it shifts the spotlight back on the GOP instead of Democrats’ missteps.

One House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said Republicans who made comments about Harris being a DEI pick, which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion, needed to stop…..

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image…Flyer supporting equity, diversity and inclusion (2016)