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    It’s devaluing, because Boebert named diversity as a reason to hire Karine, not her professional qualities.

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      You forgot the implication that black women couldn’t possibly be skilled or smart enough to be hired. Because they’re black. That’s the racist part. It’s devaluation stemming from racism.

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        It appears that Boebert has said that about particular women, not all of them.

        So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.

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            1 year ago

            Ok.

            It appears that Boebert has said that about a particular women person of colour, not all of them.
            So I wouldn’t necessarily imply racism here. Common devaluation - sure.

            Is that better?

            P.S. My first language is Russian, and we usually refer to a 3rd person by it’s gender. That’s why I defaulted with “woman” instead of more broad “person”.

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      you’re almost there… just explain what kind of diversity and you should arrive.

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      Because one, LB has no idea of the qualifications or hiring process involved. And two, even if she did, believing the DEI is not a requirement to overcome racism in hiring is continuing to empowering racism. It’s still a big problem, whether it’s impacted you or not.