Watch Astronaut Victor Glover Utterly Destroy a Reporter’s Disgraceful DEI Question About His Being Black
The piece discusses NASA’s Artemis II mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center with Victor Glover as pilot, marking the first crewed Moon flyby as Apollo missions. It centers on a notable exchange: reporters asked whether Glover’s race as the first Black astronaut to be in this role matters, to which he responded by emphasizing humanity and human history over racial milestones. He acknowledged the tension of the question but urged that the focus should be on what the mission means for all of humanity, not on race or gender.
The article argues that identity-politics framing of Glover’s achievement is counterproductive and risks suggesting that his race, rather than merit, led to his selection. It asserts that Glover earned his place through merit and that continuing to foreground race diminishes the significance of his accomplishments. It also touches on broader themes of portrayal, noting that stories of women and people of color can inspire future generations, including young people who can see themselves reflected in space exploration.
A social media excerpt is cited praising glover’s response, reinforcing the idea that the mission is about human history rather than specific demographic milestones. the piece emphasizes merit-based achievement in astronaut selection and calls for focusing on humanity’s shared history rather than dividing identity politics.
As it turns out, members of the group Diversity, Equity and Inclusion claim to help are also exhausted with it.
CBS News reported Thursday NASA’s Artemis II took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida the previous day for a mission around the moon.
The pilot for that mission is Astronaut Victor Glover. While being part of the first mission since Apollo 53 years ago to go to the moon is an achievement in itself, reporters could not resist asking Glover about something far less important: being the first black man to do so.
Glover handled the question well, shifting the emphasis away from a milestone for a race and towards what this meant for humanity.
“It is a big question and I want to highlight… the tension,” Glover said.
“I live in this dichotomy between happiness that a young woman can look at Christina [Astronaut and Artemis II crew member Christina Koch] and just physicalize her passion or her interest, or even if it’s not something she wants to do, she can just be like, ‘girl power’ and that’s awesome.
“And that young brown boys and girls can look at me and go, ‘Hey, he looks like me and he’s doing what?’ and that’s great and I love that, but I also hope we are pushing the other direction that one day we don’t have to talk about these first that one day this is just the human history.”
🚨 WOW! Artemis II pilot Victor Glover gives the PERFECT response to a leftist reporter asking about skin color
“I hope we push that one day…it’s about human history, humanity, NOT ‘black history,’ not ‘women’s history,’ but that it becomes human history!”
RIGHT ON!… pic.twitter.com/XpY1HcWR7U
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 2, 2026
“It’s about human history,” Glover said.
“It’s the story of humanity, not black history, not women’s history, but that it becomes human history.”
The question about Glover’s race is peculiar to say the least.
Do black people float differently in space? What about women?
This identity politics-fueled line of questioning to perpetuate these divisive narratives is losing its shine even with the people it claims to lift up.
Glover is an astronaut. This is a role he finds himself in through merit.
We’ve unfortunately lost astronauts on failed missions before. Glover’s race ranks dead last among the reasons why he’s in this high-stakes position.
There is a patronizing and subtle bigotry here in creating doubt about the achievements of black Americans.
The question about Glover’s race can only plant the seeds that his hard work is not what brought him here, but the way he looks.
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