Resolution Filed at Arkansas Legislature Calling D.E.I. “Essential” to Society and American Dream
A resolution filed at the Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday calls Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies “essential” to society and the American Dream.
DEI policies have gained traction in recent years as a way to create an equal playing field for racial and ethnic minorities — especially in the workplace. But it did not take long for LGBT groups and others to hijack DEI policies.
Today, DEI policies often are closely aligned with critical theory and other divisive ideologies.
According to critical theory, society consists of two groups — those who have power and those who do not — and institutions like the church, family, government, or law enforcement are tools of oppression.
Critical theory as a whole distorts reality and misunderstands human nature, society, and institutions.
Activists have used Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies to put critical theory’s flawed worldview into practice in the workplace, in education, and in the government.
S.C.R. 2 by Sen. Jamie Scott (D — North Little Rock) and Rep. Jay Richardson (D — Fort Smith) is a bad resolution that calls Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “essential to creating a society where all individuals are valued, heard, and included,” and says that “efforts to attack DEI are harmful to the bottom line and health of our economy.”
Unfortunately, DEI policies don’t ensure individuals are valued, heard, or included, and they actually hurt our economy.
Employees who hold biblical views of marriage or gender risk losing their jobs in workplaces that have adopted DEI policies. And nationwide, DEI has caused major corporations to face serious backlash from customers.
S.C.R. 2 is correct when it says the American Dream “belongs to all of us” and when it acknowledges that many people today feel the American Dream has become unattainable. But the past few years have demonstrated that critical theory and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies don’t solve those problems. If anything, they seem to make the problems worse.
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Costco Refuses to Reevaluate DEI Program Despite Backlash, Changes at Other Major Corporations
Corporate giant Costco reportedly has opted not to reevaluate its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies despite backlash and changes at other major corporations.
Many companies established DEI goals a few years ago to create an equal playing field for racial and ethnic minorities, but it did not take long for LGBT groups to hijack those corporate programs. Today, DEI tends to promote divisive ideologies, and it has become a tool the LGBT movement uses to promote gender-identity politics in the workplace. Employees who hold a biblical view of gender risk their jobs.
Backlash and boycotts over DEI and pro-LGBT activism have prompted many companies to change course.
In November, Walmart rolled back its pro-LGBT diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Toyota, John Deere, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Harley Davidson, and other corporations have moved away from DEI as well.
However, The Hill reports Costco’s board of directors recently rejected a proposal to reevaluate and retire the company’s DEI programs. The board has urged shareholders to continue supporting DEI at Costco.
As we have said many times, it is deeply troubling when multimillion dollar corporations use their wealth and influence to promote radical, pro-LGBT ideas. It’s also encouraging when companies like Walmart or Lowe’s rethink their positions and change course.
It’s clear that DEI is unpopular among Americans, and customers are tired of pro-LGBT pandering from the stores where they shop. Costco — and other corporations like them — would be wise to recognize that and stop promoting an agenda that is out of step with most Americans.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.