‘DEI Is Dead’: Glenn Youngkin’s Diversity Officer Nukes Woke Diktats

Virginia Governor Appoints Chief Diversity Officer Who Declares DEI Dead

Are you tired of racist “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies based on Critical Race Theory infiltrating your government? Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has found a solution: appoint someone who despises DEI to the Chief Diversity Officer position. Martin D. Brown, a black Republican, was appointed last fall and has now declared that DEI is dead.

“Let’s take a moment to kill that cow right now: DEI is dead,” Martin said while addressing the Virginia Military Institute. “We’re not going to bring that cow up anymore. It’s dead. This governor has a different philosophy of civil discourse, civility, treating — living the golden rule, right?”

Merit Over Lowered Standards

Youngkin believes in merit and keeping standards high for all Americans while helping disadvantaged U.S. citizens succeed to meet those expectations. DEI advocates often encourage lowering standards, such as admissions processes, in order to promote diversity under the theory that the standards are biased and favor white Americans.

“VMI’s in a unique space,” Brown told the war college. “You’ve been at the tip of the spear in serving our country in sending warriors to battle, but in a way, you’re at the tip of the spear in this cultural war as well.”

Alumni have become particularly hostile to the school’s decision under a new superintendent to make DEI one of its main initiatives. But a VMI education is intended to prepare soldiers and leaders for war — not put woke projects ahead of excellence.

“Generally, when you are focusing on equity, you’re not pursuing merit or excellence or achievement,” Brown added. “Not all the time, but you’re looking at equal outcomes.”

Virginia’s Chief Diversity Officer blasted society for making “diversity” the mission.

Removing DEI Mandates

Youngkin has previously scrubbed “equity” from other government agencies as well — especially the Department of Education. “All Virginia students should have the opportunity to receive an excellent education that teaches all history — the good and the bad, prioritizes academic excellence, and fosters equal opportunities for all students,” Youngkin said in 2022. “Our Virginia students should not be taught to discriminate on the basis of sex, skin color, or religion, and VDOE policies should certainly not direct such concepts.”

Removing DEI mandates from society — and their disastrous consequences that harm all Americans — is going to take years, but it helps when you have somebody like Martin who wants DEI dead on arrival leading the charge to root it out of society. Youngkin made battling the Left’s disastrous policies that degrade Virginia’s quality of education a core part of his 2021 campaign late into the game. It helped him win the gubernatorial office, and so far he has delivered as promised: Martin proves it.

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