Is this really a pattern or am I just paranoid?
I was watching the trailer for the upcoming movie “Sinners” and some right-wing comments are saying that the movie is DEI. The movie is new with new and original characters. Isn’t that what they said to do?
You’re not crazy, and it’s not new. The current buzz word is “DEI”, but they’ve been doing the same thing since before any of us were alive. Before DEI it was Woke. Before that it was Critical Race Theory (CRT). Before that it was Social Justice Warriors (SJW). Before that it was Politically Correct (PC). Before that they used terms which are less polite.
Before DEI it was “Diversity Hire”, which is actually kind of funny because the expanded it to be more inclusive!
Don’t forget “affirmative action”, it’s another one they’ll trot out in informal social gatherings (casual dress code, not the white hood) to say what they really mean with a little wiggle room to backpedal if challenged on it.