What the Feds are Teaching in Diversity Training
It’s possible for men to get pregnant. Don’t be afraid to ask for data and learn from diversity training across federal government agencies.
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It is considered a microaggression to ask an Asian person for help with math. There is no reverse racism. Men can get pregnant.
These are only some of the lessons government workers learned in diversity trainings and presentations in 2021 according to documents obtained via the Wall Street Journal editorial page. These materials are summarized in the following: December 30 editorialThese examples show how once-fringe concepts have saturated the federal bureaucracy, including NASA and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
One NASA training states That efforts to be colorblind “actually limit us.” Another identifies The words “America is a melting pot” And “don’t you want a family?” As “microaggressions,” Along with “asking an Asian person to help with a math or science problem.” A third lists “perfectionism” And “data is king” These are just a few examples “common leadership mistakes.”
“Value and center lived experience,” According to the presentation. “Do not demand data in order to accept a person’s individual perspective or to utilize that perspective in decision-making.”
The Army places a strong emphasis on subjective experience. Two separate trainings are offered, one for each. commanders Another for “special staff“features a vignette on a soldier who wants it all.” “discuss his newly confirmed pregnancy.” Another vignette blurs the line between gender and biological sexuality. Imagine a urine collector uncomfortable watching soldiers who aren’t. “the same biological gender as the observer.”
The Army didn’t respond to our request for comment.
Many of these presentations took place after President Joe Biden signed in June 2021 an executive order instructing agencies to improve their diversity programming. “Such training programs should enable federal employees, managers, and leaders to have knowledge of systemic and institutional racism and bias,” Both the order and an “increased understanding of implicit and unconscious bias.”
These lessons are not cheap. Between 2020 and 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent more than $300,000. diversity trainingsAll inclusive “Let’s Talk About Systemic Racism, Unconscious Bias, and Privilege,” “Silence is a Statement: Understanding Race in the Workplace,” And “Bambi vs. Godzilla: Dealing with Different, Diverse, and Sometimes Difficult People.”
Many presentations include cartoons.
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