CMV: The opposition to DEI proves that many Americans are either uneducated or bigots (or both).

The recent administration and his supporters have actively supported banning DEI and DEI support without actually understanding what DEI actually is or does.

DEI provides education, resources, and opportunities not just for POC and women, but for people with disabilities and other things.

I have both autism and ADHD, and recently lost access to important resources around medications (various ADHD medications occasionally trip up drug tests, and thus get excluded) and workload support (frequently commended and awarded for my work productivity, but need stuff around my ADHD and autism).

These are the side effects DEI being removed as people but don't actually understand everything that encompasses DEI.

It's disingenuous to call everyone that opposes DEI as a bigot, but there are a troubling number of Americans that are going against something that is beneficial to large amounts of people. If people knew what DEI was, they probably wouldn't be against it.

Now there are bigots and white supremacists who gladly oppose it because they view that it gives more power back to whites, but most Americans aren't that and simply act without all the information.