Lauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"
Lauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"
Many on the right have been using "DEI" as a slur for Black people.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is getting called out on social media after she called out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a “DEI hire,” a term that many consider racist.
No, we don't consider it racist. It is in fact racist, and in this case both racist and sexist. That is the entire point Boebert said it. Why else would she have used the term, indeed.
and in this case both racist and sexist.
Why else would she have used the term
Jean-Pierre is also LGBT.
Cool? But DEI is used as a stand in for the n word, it's entirely about her race.
I assure you DEI is used as more than the n word
Some people might say that Boebert herself is a DEI hire, but that is not true. Uneducated, hate-filled dullards are not considered diverse candidates.