I'm old, and recently it seems that a lot of what is going on in the world, and most especially America, confuses me. No, I don't have Alzheimer's or senile dementia. It just confuses me that so many adults, especially politicians, can't see things clearly.
Take the newest huge liberal cause: diversity. When I was younger, we had affirmative action, which meant that minorities who were not as well-qualified as a white person for acceptance at a college, to be hired for a job, or to be promoted got all of this because of the color of their skin. Evidently that didn't work out as well as it should have, because now we have the major problem of diversity, or the lack thereof.
Central Washington University, who just won a prestigious award for diversity, defines it thus: individual differences (e.g., personality, learning styles, and life experiences) and group/social differences (e.g., race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin , and ability as well as cultural, political, religious, and other affiliations).
A study I read said that only about 30% of America's companies have diversity departments. Who could possibly keep track of all of those things? If we want to be truly diverse, what about including physical differences: weight, height, vision, body shape, degree and type of disability, etc.? And what about intellectual differences? Why isn't anyone screaming about equal rights for all the people who could be included in one of those groups? Shouldn't Central Washington University include the items enumerated above in their definition?
Television isn't totally diverse. There is BET (Black Entertainment Television) and other channels to meet the needs of other groups. However, there isn't a WET (White Entertainment Television) channel. It simply wouldn't be permitted, because it wouldn't be inclusive or diverse. Almost all shows seem to have some blacks and at least one LGBT person, whether they fit into the plot or not. That is, of course, with the exception of Empire, where a white person is rarely seen. Maybe that's part of a reverse diversity plan, where stations that are not black or another minority have to have a percentage of their shows for only minorities.
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