2025-01-08 21:43:07
Adam Carolla applied to be a firefighter in 1983, long before DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) was created, and during a period in which California had a Republican governor. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(108-2-80) Author
2025-01-08 22:05:40
NNN. “DEI” is a new acronym, but hiring discrimination had been ongoing decades before Carolla applied to be a firefighter in 1983: [Link] Book review above mentions the trend. Other books do as well. CA governors are not in charge of hiring firefighters, this is handled locally. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(46-2-34) Author
2025-01-09 15:28:58
Applying to be a firefighter doesn’t mean one is qualified to be a firefighter. The person who applied wouldn’t be told that they weren’t accepted due to hiring quotas so the assumption that DEI isn’t the reason he was hired is pure speculation to push a political agenda. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(13-0-32) Author
2025-01-10 14:20:07
NNN. * It doesn't matter what it was called or when it started - it was still race-based discriminatory hiring practices; same as DEI. * This wasn't about qualifications, it was about even getting an interview. * It is irrelevant who was Governor at the time. Stop abusing CN! NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-0) Author