Black Radio Host Blasts DEI ‘Garbage’

Black radio host and comedian Charlamagne Tha God blasted DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs and initiatives as “garbage” {snip}

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During an appearance on The Daily Show on Wednesday night, Charlamagne showed a few ads from companies like Microsoft, General Mills and Vaseline promoting their DEI initiatives, and then showed clips of media personalities bashing such programs, saying things like “DEI is just a rebranded version of hating white people.”

“These right-wingers are crazy. Right? Jesus,” Charlamagne said. “But here’s the part where you all stop applauding everything I say. The truth about DEI is that although it’s well-intentioned, it’s mostly garbage, okay.”

Charlamagne then joked: “It’s kinda like the black Little Mermaid—Just because racists hate it, doesn’t mean it’s good. And you know, I’m right, because every one of you has sat through one of those diversity training sessions and thought this is some bulls***.

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“The biggest failure of DEI is that the number of black people in power at big companies is basically the same as it was five years ago. In fact, maybe the only thing that DEI has accomplished is giving racist white people cover to be openly racist,” he said.

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He continued: “Real DEI is only going to come from black leadership. I don’t know how to do it because I’m not a black leader, but I do know how to tell if it’s working—Just keep an eye on right-wing media, the more they’re freaking out, the more progress we’re making.”

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