{"id":1946980,"date":"2023-06-14T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-chief-diversity-officer-left-dumbfounded-when-gop-rep-asks-am-i-white-2\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:41:02","slug":"video-chief-diversity-officer-left-dumbfounded-when-gop-rep-asks-am-i-white-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-chief-diversity-officer-left-dumbfounded-when-gop-rep-asks-am-i-white-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Chief Diversity Officer Left Dumbfounded When GOP Rep Asks &#8216;Am I White?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-chief-diversity-officer-left-dumbfounded-when-gop-rep-asks-am-i-white-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1946980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Republican congressman has exposed the absolute uselessness of the diversity and inclusion officers that so many institutions have, including the agencies of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Florida\u2019s Rep. Brian Mast questioned Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-diversity-chief-turns-tables-progressives-opens-prayer-declaring-woke-movement-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer<\/a> at the State Department, about how these diversity initiatives are put into practice when hiring.<\/p>\n<p>Mast first asked her if being bald or being 5\u20198\u2033 made someone a better diplomat. Abercrombie-Winstanley responded that those did not matter. The congressman then asked if being white, black, Asian or Latino made any difference, and again she answered, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it was the question that Mast asked directly after that that left Abercrombie-Winstanley absolutely dumbfounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you tell me, am I white?\u201d Mast asked her.<\/p>\n<p>Abercrombie-Winstanley thought about the question for a moment and then responded that she would have to ask him how he characterizes himself in order to obtain an answer.<\/p>\n<p>Mast then repeated the question, and she said that she did not know. The congressman then proceeded to ask her if he was half-black, Latino, Asian or Pacific Islander, or brown, to which the ambassador gave the same answer.<\/p>\n<p>Mast, who according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/06\/13\/state-department-diversity-inclusion-brian-mast-gina-abercrombie-winstanley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a> is half-Latino, then said, \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t matter that I\u2019m half-Mexican, it shouldn\u2019t matter whether I\u2019m able-bodied, or ambulatory or not ambulatory, that doesn\u2019t have anything to do with what my background is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think diversity chiefs should exist?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 2%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 2% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 98%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 98% (50 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3382197';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; 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Neither does being white, or Asian, or Native American, or Black, or Latino.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t need the State Department to check boxes, we need it to further the foreign policy objectives of the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lb4SgRjNz0\">pic.twitter.com\/lb4SgRjNz0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Brian Mast (@RepBrianMast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianMast\/status\/1668652549363187712?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mast made a point that should be self-evident to everyone who believes in American ideals. One\u2019s race does not enhance or diminish one\u2019s capacity to do their job. It is your character and abilities, not your race, that determines if you are qualified.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true when it comes to federal offices like the State Department. These are very significant institutions, and the people who work there have very critical jobs. Therefore, the government needs to ensure that the right people are being hired to do the job.<\/p>\n<p>If we place diversity above ability when hiring for these important jobs, then we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/racial-reckoning-us-universities-willfully-sacrifice-academic-quality-name-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headed for disaster.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mast\u2019s line of questioning to the ambassador about the effect of race on the job proves just how meaningless her position as a diversity and inclusion chief is.<\/p>\n<p>Abercrombie-Winstanley agreed with Mast\u2019s argument when she said that the race of an individual does not affect their ability to do the job, just as their height or hairstyle does not affect it either.<\/p>\n<p>If that is the case, then why is there a need for someone like Abercrombie-Winstanley? If she believes that merit comes before race, why does she continue to be an advocate for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walmart-announces-racial-equity-initiatives-already-committing-100-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cdiversity\u201d agenda<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Diversity hiring is a meaningless and discriminatory employment practice that is only going to lead to disaster if it is not ended.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-chief-diversity-officer-left-dumbfounded-gop-rep-asks-white\/\">Video: Chief Diversity Officer Left Dumbfounded When GOP Rep Asks &#8216;Am I White?&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican congressman has exposed the absolute uselessness of the diversity and inclusion officers that so many institutions have, including the agencies of the federal government. 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