I like the way Tony Stubblebine is running Medium. On sticking with diversity, equity, and inclusion:
Medium was built by and is run by a diverse group of people. This diversity is a raise-the-bar strategy. As a CEO, I feel confident that embracing diversity as a strategy increases the business, cultural, and intellectual capabilities of our company.
Unfortunately the acronym DEI has been poisoned. I think it’s fine to abandon the letters, while keeping to the principles.
Michael Grant I disagree. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental values and I think it’s crucial for those of us who believe in them to defend them wholeheartedly. There’s no room for compromise or concessions to the forces of bigotry.
Manton Reece @eurobubba I also think we should defend those values! I’m only talking about the acronym, which I think is a lost cause (and Tony does not use it in his post).
Michael Grant I kind of get what you’re saying, but I want to force people attacking “DEI” to explain just what aspect of diversity, equity, or inclusion they’re opposed to.
Manton Reece @eurobubba I bet some of the people attacking DEI have no idea what it stands for. They just heard it was “bad”. We could argue with them, or we could move on and keep prioritizing diversity wherever we can.
Michael Grant Surely pretty much everybody who thinks it’s bad understands that what’s “bad” about it is that it’s “unfair” to straight white dudes.
dave @eurobubba I think we’d like to think that they are that self-aware, but I don’t know that they are.