Good...just let's get this straight.
Kendi states like 5 times in the essay that he does not hate white people and gives several reasons for this.
He also states his stereotypes about white people, and the stereotypes are wrong, as they
always are. It's not like he couldn't find data if he wanted to (not about cloning or recessive genes or AIDS
). But, he could find data about white's opinions on race, about slavery, Jim Crow, lending practices and law enforcement practices.
The important thing...the very pro DEI thing...is that whatever data he found would not justify his stereotype. This is not a data driven thing, this is based on a presupposition...namely, that regardless of group identity, the value of the individual is uniform. I'll stick to this presupposition in the face of data any day.
Likewise, whatever data you find is not going to justify your stereotypes about any other group.
It is farcical that valuing DEI is itself viewed as the big nidus of hate. Even Haidt is subject to lazy thinking on this. He knows full well that most people just
feel a certain way, that this is incredibly complicated and contextual, and that they then find a cognitive framework to support those feelings. If there is hate, it was always there. Every time I look at a distillation of DEI values, I like them.
So what is the problem? Well Kendi was not very cognizant of his bias here and people think he's gotten off easier than a person from other demographics would who expounded on their biases.
People think that the DEI movement is protecting biased people who have historically not been protected. I think they are correct. I also think that this is so far down the list of critical issues presently that the emphasis on it in our discussions and the media is very telling.
While I don't relate to Amy Chua's premise about the cultural foundations of success (I'll take kindness over success any day), I do relate to her premise that group loyalty outweighs other considerations. This group loyalty is so, so strong, and is what mandates at times initiatives to work against it, particularly when disparities are big.
It is clear that we have different group loyalties on this board...that is good.
DEI initiatives need some revisions. But, DEI is not
causing antisemitism or anti-white sentiment, and high achieving "woke" college kids who are advocating for a particular group are not necessarily "coddled minds". They probably know a little bit about history, statistics, disparities and their friend's personal narratives. They can also say stupid things.
Make sure that Elon gets that switch as well.
Wikipedia was utilized as a reference here...but nothing was lifted directly.