To the editor: Organizations that canceled their variety, fairness and inclusion packages as the trail of least resistance ought to take a tough have a look at the workforce they’ve joined (“Goal learns that bowing to anti-DEI backers may be expensive, a lesson for these bowing to Trump,” Might 28). It’s all a part of the identical argument all through time. Pre-Civil Struggle: Educate the enslaved to learn they usually’ll be more durable to maintain subjugated (variety is dangerous). Put up-Civil Struggle: Allow them to vote they usually’ll elect Black folks (inclusion is dangerous). Put up-civil rights: Give them equal alternative they usually’ll take your job (fairness is dangerous).
Within the viewpoint President Trump sells, profitable requires a loser. If DEI efforts create new winners, by that logic, they flip former winners into losers, and the established order winners are white, male, straight and rich. The final word finish of this line of thought was on show Might 21 within the Oval Workplace, the place Trump used flagrantly and immediately disprovable lies to publicly accuse the Black president of South Africa of being complicit in genocide in opposition to white folks — apparently, the consequence of sacrificing apartheid in favor of permitting variety, fairness and inclusion into their democracy.
Michael Maniccia, Alhambra
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To the editor: I cross a number of Targets whereas going from place to position doing my weekly duties. I used to be not an everyday Goal shopper, however after they introduced their dedication to DEI, I began deliberately procuring there for a lot of of my family items. I additionally continued to help them after they employed my very well-qualified African American cousin.
Talking together with her just lately, she is actively in search of new employment in a DEI-supportive firm and is not procuring at Goal. I’m supporting companies equivalent to Costco which might be brazenly and vigorously promoting their dedication to the ideas of DEI.
Sheila Troupe, Redondo Seashore
