#anti discrimination

[aikoiya]

I wanna see more stories of women defending men from false allegations.

More women hearing other women complaining about a man not associating with them in work, she defends him saying he literally did nothing & calling those other women spoiled & attention seekers & sexually deviant.

I wanna see more women being good & decent with good morals, standing up for the men around them even if they get nothing out of it because it's the right thing to do.

Because for years, women have been telling men, "don't flirt with me," "don't talk to me," "don't look at me." Then, when men totally cut them off, these same women whine & complain that men don't associate with them beyond professionally, saying it creates a "hostile work environment?"

Like, he literally did nothing!! How is that hostile in any form or fashion!?

We need more good, upright, sensible women with good ethics out there defending innocent men who just wanna go about their lives.

Rad Feminism has utterly destroyed dating & that's making the lives of women who actually want to be wives & mothers, in particular, much much more difficult because men just don't want to take the risk of finding the right girl anymore!

Let's be realistic ladies! We need men & they need us! So, get back to treating the good men like the fucking kings that they are!

Did you know that it's actually a felony if a man doesn't register for the selective service? For them to have the right to vote, they have to be subject to the draft.

We get to enjoy the right to vote just for being here, but men don't! How is that fair!?

Why don't rad feminists clamour for that??

If you really wanted equality, demand that we too should be required to register for selective service!

As for male rapists not being jailed for long enough, you are absolutely right!

They should suffer longer jail time.

And so should female rapists!

At least male rapists actually get jail time. A girl recently raped a 13 year old boy & is now having his baby, but she gets to walk free, no jail time at all! Not only that, but she gets to keep the baby!

And, guess what? It's looking like the kid might end up having to pay child support anyway despite being a boy & a victim of rape.

Yes, we are absolutely the oppressed party here!

#anti feminism #men's rights #in defense of men #equalist #true equality #anti discrimination

[cheerfullycatholic]

#protect life michigan #abortion #anti abortion #anti discrimination #human rights #pro life

[balestrem]

Working in diversity and inclusion as a queer person who has been living and moving through queer spaces for half my life has shielded me from a lot of pain and suffering in some ways. I had places to vent, to express and to talk about my experiences. Because now I am in a cis-het world, with less queer people and all of a sudden people are so hesitant to talk and express experiences of discrimination.

It just dawned upon me that I have had a luxury to live and breathe in queer spaces, where my experience of discrimination has always been a non-negotiable fact. It was something that was frequently talked about and quite the relief. Now, seeing closeted queer people struggle to even put their experience of discrimination into words, is just so eye-opening, because they did not have the same luxury as I did.

I see you. I hear you. I am fighting to make your voices be heard.

#2024 #discrimination #anti discrimination #diversity #inclusion #queer #lgbtiq #lgbt #queer spaces #experiences #gay #Trans #lesbian #homosexuality #transgender #bisexuality #bi

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Disability awareness this autistic awareness that trans awareness blah blah blah, please understand that plenty of people are already plenty “aware” of marginalized demographics like this, and simply believe they should be eradicated.

Awareness is absolutely an important piece of the fight but not a worthwhile fight on its own because the people that most need awareness are the people that will reject it every time and instead cling to their prejudices for dear life. The same people that have used ignorance as a tool to carve out a comfortable life in the dark for themselves. Again, they’re plenty aware, they just don’t care. or worse.

So give up “awareness” and go with advocacy or acceptance instead

#thank you for coming to my ted talk #autism awareness #autism acceptance #neurodiversity #adhd awareness #adhd acceptance #neurodiversity acceptance #disability accommodations #disability accessibility #disability advocacy #disability awareness #disability acceptance #neurological disability #physical disability #anti prejudice #anti discrimination #discrimination #colonialism #intersectionality #acceptance #awareness #homophobia #ableism #intersectional social justice #social justice #mental illness advocacy #trans acceptance #queer acceptance #advocacy #tolerance

[noodlerock56]

Credit: GAY TIMES

#lgb with the t #trans rights #trans rights are human rights #gay times #anti discrimination

[multivisum]

Malcolm X

#antiracism #anti discrimination

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Nicole Russell

Published: Apr 8, 2024

DEI-based programs purport to exist to address mostly racial and gender inequalities, but they’re often ineffective at colleges, and even harmful in corporate America, where these students go next.

Anti-discrimination laws have been around for decades. For the most part, they’re effective.  

But diversity, equity and inclusion policies – in companies, organizations and institutions of higher learning – are anti-discrimination laws on steroids. We can see that in Texas.  

Texas A&M University had an annual DEI budget of $11 million. From 2015 to 2020, the number of Black Aggies who “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that they “belonged” at Texas A&M had dropped about 30%, according to the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life, a conservative think tank.

DEI-based programs across the country purport to exist to address mostly racial and gender inequalities, but they’re often ineffective at colleges and universities, and even harmful in corporate America, where these students go next.

Texas leaders realize what others don't: DEI programs are wasteful  

This is playing out in Texas now at the University of Texas (UT), which just laid off at least 60 employees who worked in diversity, equity and inclusion-related positions, according to the Austin American-Statesman, part of the USA TODAY Network.

The mass firings were for efficiency to comply with Senate Bill 17, which went into effect in January. The new law bans Texas’ public universities and colleges from funding any offices or programs with a DEI-based aim.  

Several Texas outlets have slammed the bill again after this news leaked. It’s easy to see why. That’s a lot of people who now need new jobs, and this is a tough environment for people looking for employment. But in some ways, the sheer number of DEI positions, the reaction and statistics about DEI prove the need for a closer look at DEI.  

First, Texans support the law. A June poll showed that 49% of Texans "strongly” or “somewhat” support the ban, while only 34% oppose it. 

Second, it’s excessive. According to the American-Statesman, 40 of the 60 staff were let go from the Division of Campus and Community Engagement, where the median annual salary is approximately $69,000.

That’s more than $2.7 million a year in salaries just for 40 employees. That could have funded need-based in-state tuition for four years for, say, nearly 60 Black or Hispanic women – because poverty tends to disproportionately affect those demographics. 

Third, in some ways it’s ineffective at best and hypocritical at worst. (Especially in corporate America.) 

DEI has failed at its own goal

In 2022, almost 35% of UT’s enrolled students were white. About 25% were Hispanic or Latino. A little more than 5% were Black.

The faculty was even less diverse. In 2021, almost 70% of UT’s fall faculty were white, just 10% were Hispanic and 5% were Black.  

In 2022, students at UT released a report that claimed the university “does not offer the inclusivity that LGBTQIA+ students and other historically oppressed groups demand.”  

So almost $3 million worth of employee salaries are pushing DEI initiatives and they’re still failing.  

Administrators at Texas A&M and UT must have thought DEI was doing something good, or they wouldn’t have had so many staff working in this capacity. But surely, they had seen data showing their numbers weren’t improving. They were worsening. DEI initiatives often lead to feel-good roles but no real-time results. 

It’s certainly a good idea to reverse structural racism where it thrives and to dispel gender biases that keep historically marginalized people from achieving their best potential. But we have anti-discrimination laws for this.

DEI-based organizations and initiatives at a college level communicate to a generation of kids – who are already hyperfixated on themselves – that their educational success depends on a particular, perhaps marginalized, aspect of themselves.  

Students become further obsessed with these handful of identifiers and expect the world will lend them a leg up. Does a corporation owe a new graduate a job because he’s gay? Because she’s Muslim? Isn’t hiring a new college graduate because of their identifiers – and who succeeded thanks to DEI efforts in college – the opposite of equity and inclusivity?  

DEI initiatives fail college grads in the workplace

DEI initiatives in the workplace are also now facing backlash, per one report by Paradigm, following the Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action ruling.

In a survey of 1,000 hiring managers across the United States by ResumeBuilder.com, 1 in 6 “have been asked to deprioritize hiring white men,” almost half have been asked to “prioritize diversity over qualifications,” over half “believe their job will be in danger if they don’t hire enough diverse employees,” and 70% “believe their company has DEI initiatives for appearances’ sake.”  

So now fewer people who are qualified for employment will get a job because they’re not marginalized? Nobody is supposed to care about the white guys anymore because they’re part of a privileged patriarchal system, but by the looks of these hiring practices, that’s no longer true. And refusing to hire someone because they’re a white male is, well, against the law. 

Last fall, Bloomberg reported that the year after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, the S&P 100 added more than 300,000 jobs and 94% went to people of color. Given that only about a quarter of the U.S. population is not white, that's a high percentage.

Anti-discrimination laws succeed where DEI falls short

Is there a better way to achieve what DEI has failed to? Or is DEI in and of itself unnecessary? Texas Republicans seem to think the latter is true – and that’s why they banned it.

One could say that’s to be expected of a legislature that’s 70% male and half white. They don’t need DEI; they’ve already tasted success. 

Two things are true: Thanks to decades-old state and federal anti-discrimination laws, American colleges and workplaces offer equity and equal rights under the law. Where these laws are broken, they’re challenged in court and overturned – like the Supreme Court’s decision last year that affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.  

It’s also true that where DEI programs in colleges exist, they’re too expansive and simultaneously ineffective. Where they were perhaps originally a good idea decades ago, they’ve gone so far past the Overton Window, they’re either achieving little on college campuses or achieving the opposite in American workplaces, forcing companies to hire token representatives and eschewing merit-based hires because of sex and race.  

The news that 60 people were let go sounds harsh, but it’s a short-term consequence to fixing a longer-term problem. DEI advances people in work and schools because they’re marginalized, not because of merit. In the end, in the name of inclusivity, it ends up being quite an exclusive club. 

#The Rabbit Hole #Nicole Russell #DEI #DEI must die #diversity equity and inclusion #diversity #equity #inclusion #racial discrimination #sex discrimination #discrimination #anti discrimination #religion is a mental illness

[leogoth21]

The most stupid thing that exists is the genderwar.

Men are not better than women.

Women are not better than men.

Every person is unique and shouldn't be rated because of their gender.

Not every man is the same.

Not every woman is the same.

#gender #anti discrimination #anti misogyny #anti misandry #gender wars #hating a gender is not cool at all

[golden-haired-native]

I believe it has been ruled that businesses can discriminate and refuse service to those they deem unworthy.

This is a violation of our basic human rights! WE CANNOT LET THEM DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE AFTER ALL OF THE WORK WE PUT IN TO GET OUR RIGHTS.

NOT ONLY THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE, WE HAD TO FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS , AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK RIGHTS, AND MOST RECENTLY GAY, QUEER, AND TRANS RIGHTS!

PROTEST, FIGHT THE SYSTEM AND GET OUR RIGHTS BACK! RUN TO THE STREETS AND RIOT! WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!

#human rights #trans rights are human rights #trans rights #protect trans rights #lgbtqia #protest #anti discrimination

[yagikidd57]

#stop discriminating #anti discrimination #twitter #x #black people #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqia #brown people #disabled people #anti-discriminatory laws #ethnic groups #minority #minorities #queer people #queer community #women #women rights #lgbtqia community

[sarcasticsweetlara]

I think something we need to acknowledge is that Jewphobia falls under anti-Semitism but it's not the only example.

The Jewish Diaspora spread through continents, and there are even Crypto-Jews in The Americas, Jews who came to the Americas in secret since they were forbidden from coming here so they did in secret and kept their traditions at home, some of them sadly lost the traditions as time passed.

Saying someone else is anti-Semitic for disagreeing with the Government of Israel is actually anti-Semitism because you are saying that only the Jews are Semitic when they are not.

Arabs and Palestinians are Semitic, and there are many other Semitic people in the Levant.

Both Jewphobia and Islamophobia are examples of anti-Semitism

#anti anti semitism #anti jew phobia #anti islamophobia #anti state of israel #anti zionism #anti racism #anti discrimination

[zelihatrifles]

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Chadwick Boseman's Levee Green almost takes the show away. You kind of want to hate Ma Rainey for showing that kind of an inflexible attitude but then you learn that she's not called Mother of Blues for no reason. Viola Davis plays that part to perfection. And Levee o Levee, may no eight-year-old boy ever has to go through what you did. But hey, life is not fair, it wasn't, and it won't be. You have to handle things your way, and know you're not alone because there's blues every new morning you wake up. As Ma Rainey says:

You don't sing to feel better. You sing because that's the way of understanding life.

#movies #ma rainey's black bottom #ma rainey #musical #anti slavery #anti racism #anti discrimination #chadwick boseman #levee green #impressions not reviews

[bobateaandbooktalks]

The Antidote For Everything: A Captivating & Poignant Novel Exploring Discrimination in The Medical Field

The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin is a poignant and captivating novel that explores the themes of love, friendship, and discrimination in the medical field. The book is a compelling read, with well-developed characters and an engaging plot that keeps the reader invested from start to finish.

The story follows the lives of two best friends, Georgia and Jonah, who are both doctors working at the same hospital. When Jonah is fired for being gay, Georgia is shocked and outraged. She soon learns that this is not an isolated incident and that discrimination is rampant in the medical field, particularly against LGBTQ+ individuals. Together, Georgia and Jonah embark on a mission to expose the discrimination and fight for change.

One of the strengths of the book is its characters. Georgia and Jonah are both likable and relatable, and the reader quickly becomes invested in their journey. They are complex and multi-dimensional, with flaws and strengths that make them feel like real people. The supporting characters are also well-drawn and add depth to the story.

The plot is well-paced and engaging, with enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested. The issue of discrimination in the medical field is one that is rarely explored in literature, and Martin handles it with sensitivity and nuance. She portrays the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in a way that feels authentic and honest, without ever becoming preachy or didactic.

Another strength of the book is its writing. Martin has a clear and concise style that is both evocative and accessible. She is able to create vivid descriptions of people and places that transport the reader into the story. Her dialogue is also well-crafted and feels natural, with characters speaking in a way that is true to their personalities.

Overall, The Antidote for Everything is a well-crafted and compelling novel that explores important themes in a way that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Martin's writing is excellent, and her characters are engaging and relatable. This is a book that will stay with the reader long after they have finished it, and is highly recommended for anyone looking for a captivating and meaningful read.

#book review #book recommendation #lgbt books #lgbtqiia+ #lgbt pride #lgbt representation #gay books #anti discrimination #no religious discrimination #mlm books #gay mlm #mlm love #mlm concept

[noodlerock56]

Radical “feminism” frightens, disgusts, and baffles me all at the same time. How can you possibly hate half the global population and say you’re doing it to “protect” or “empower” women?

As a Christian — non, as a human being —- I don’t want a world created by or fueled through hatred. I want a world full of peace, love, and acceptance.

#anti misandry #anti discrimination #anti radical feminism

[datfanfictionobsessedfangirl]

Being a Hungarian, born and raised in Slovakia, is such a uniquely bizarre experience Pt.1

*WARNING! long rant* *I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for this, but idc*

Being a Hungarian, born and raised in Slovakia, is such a uniquely bizarre experience. You grow up knowing that yes, you are Hungarian. You grow up listening to Hungarian radio, watching Hungarian TV, and reading Hungarian tales. You speak Hungarian with your family, and friends, at the local bar, or anywhere where there are fellow Hungarians. Most of the time children grow up in villages and towns where the majority are Hungarians. Most of the time they are far into their teenage years when they meet a Slovak person.

When you meet a Slovak person, they will know that you are Hungarian from your accent. Some don't care, some do. Those who don't care will be open to learning about your culture and they will tell you about theirs. If you act like a normal person with good manners they will be friendly and open-minded and it might even surprise you how nice they are. Those who do care about your nationality, just like any racist, will insult you and make sure that you don't question how much they hate Hungarians. That hurts, but you get used to it. If you remain open-minded you will find that, thankfully, the majority of Slovak people are quite nice.

You define yourself as a Hungarian. They see you as a Hungarian. But when you meet a Hungarian person living in Hungary they will say that you are Slovak. You will explain to them, times and times again, that no, you are not Slovak, you are Hungarian, you just live outside of Hungary. You know the Hungarian anthem, just like any Hungarian person would, but you also know the Slovak anthem. You can speak, read, and write Hungarian as well as them, but you can also do the same with Slovak language. You know the names of prominent Hungarian poets as well as the Slovak poets (although you might not know how to recite their poems word by word, but unless you are into literature nobody knows every word of every poem). After they are done questioning you, they will pretend that they understood, but they will still refer to you as 'that Slovak person'.

And when you meet another Hungarian born and raised in your country? You laugh, you chat, you are like siblings. Or!!! You will be pushed into a strange dick-measuring contest, only instead of measuring PPs, they will try to prove that they are 'more Hungarian' than you. They will ask about your family background, what school you went to, how many Hungarian friends you have, how many times have you visited Hungary and which places you went to, whether you have Slovak friends and so on. At first, you will answer them just out of politeness, but as the questions get more and more personal you will lose your patience. Because how and why should you prove to someone your nationality? When they ask you how many % do you feel Hungarian, you answer them with a perfect 100, because what else would you say? Is there a secret formula to measure your level of nationality? Does your level of nationality depend on how many servings of your national dish can you eat in one sitting, or how well you can recite poems? No. I think your nationality is what you have in your heart, the culture that you grow up with, the culture and the traditions that you cherish. You cannot be less Hungarian or more Hungarian than anyone else.

I have a lot of friends living abroad but I have never seen any of them do this. If someone says that they are Mexican you are not going to tell them 'prove it!', you just accept it because why wouldn't you? So why do we have to constantly prove to everyone that we are Hungarians?

#hungarian #magyar tumblisok #slovakia #slovensko #felvidék #Hungarians #rant #frustrated #racism #nationality #minorities #anti discrimination #national identity #felvidéki magyarok #maďari na Slovensku #Szlovákiai Magyarok

[piccolomostri]

school assignment, we had to design posters based on the theme of nondiscrimination

#artists on tumblr #drawing while black #poster #poster design #anti discrimination