People raging against issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring by California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been throwing shade on this department since Libs of TikTok opened this can of worms with tweets, arguing that it is California taxpayers’ money being spent on DEI initiatives in California prisons. The tweet was a quick burn, prompting a collective outcry, sarcasm, followed by reports of clarity from beleaguered Californians evidently saying they had enough.
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So what is DEI? A supposed framework to maximize representation and fairness across various groups that many critics argue is just discrimination based on identity. Some wonder if this kind of money being spent would have to be spent in the interest of people being hired as corrections officers.
Some replies were harshly incredulous, some frustrated to the point of sarcasm. Brittany dropped a link to the LA Sheriffs Department: “And I mean, it’s leaving the prisons.” Cool Christian Engineer would like a refund; I mean, who wouldn’t want their tax dollars back in the face of such madness?
Then there were Retard Takes saying, “Everything Democrats touch turns to 💩.” Harsh? Maybe. But many consider it just a further example of the Democrats simply running everything fine into the ground in California. Phairy Megan jocularly said, “We need more wildfires,” because of course.
Some got pretty candid about it. Rtrd labeled it institutional racism, while Common Sense Is Dead suggested just to defund them all away. Shifter X built on this: in case the majority of Americans are against DEI, California should have been given not another dime from taxpayer funds.
Not everyone was being negative, though. Fasah at least wanted these new hires, DEI or not, to be competent for rehabilitation. Instead, Macbeth Mark said, “Does DEI mean ‘Don’t eliminate idiots’?” Ouch.
The California exodus was the notion brought up repeatedly. Proud TXn Deplorable 2.0 said they should build a wall to keep California from the rest of the country, while ShoshannahTx proclaimed moving to Texas was the best decision she ever made. Trollerskates simply said: “Shit like this is why I moved.”
Then came wild takes. Andrea Stefan said that walking through San Diego is to find every business run by Arabic and Spanish immigrants. Migos.eth pictured DEI hires unable to arrest someone and just gassing out. Koala then claimed, “Inmates will be running the prisons.”
Some tried to rise in defense of California; Calisthenic Kyle said that it is a coward’s move, calling it one of the best places to live. But that was shot down by TW Blake, “I left Commiefornia in 2003.”
Then we went to some weird territory as _aishill_ introduced crypto and offered that, with that, at least wasting money is a personal choice. And MBanditta weighed in with something odd: “Are DEI hires really worse than MAGA hires?”
By the end of the day, this tweet showed a gigantic divide. Some believe DEI means the advancement of humanity, while others see it as superfluous or, even worse. Adam L Productions declared that “DEI has to be destroyed,” while Melissa25 categorized it as the woke mob infiltrating the prison system.
Now comes the question: What now? More controversies, more grudges, more folks packing bags for Texas. California goes viral yet again, not in the good sense. It is going to be debated what effects it may have now and in the future, but one thing for certain is that taxpayers are not too keen on footing the bill.
And the internet is off to the next outrage. There’s always another California mess ready to break.
Proud TXn Deplorable 2.0 said they should build a wall to keep California from the rest of the country, while ShoshannahTx proclaimed moving to Texas was the best decision she ever made. Trollerskates simply said: “Shit like this is why I moved.”
Then came wild takes. Andrea Stefan said that walking through San Diego is to find every business run by Arabic and Spanish immigrants. Migos.eth pictured DEI hires unable to arrest someone and just gassing out. Koala then claimed, “Inmates will be running the prisons.”
Some tried to rise in defense of California; Calisthenic Kyle said that it is a coward’s move, calling it one of the best places to live. But that was shot down by TW Blake, “I left Commiefornia in 2003.”
Then we went to some weird territory as _aishill_ introduced crypto and offered that, with that, at least wasting money is a personal choice. And MBanditta weighed in with something odd: “Are DEI hires really worse than MAGA hires?”
By the end of the day, this tweet showed a gigantic divide. Some believe DEI means the advancement of humanity, while others see it as superfluous or, even worse. Adam L Productions declared that “DEI has to be destroyed,” while Melissa25 categorized it as the woke mob infiltrating the prison system.
Now comes the question: What now? More controversies, more grudges, more folks packing bags for Texas. California goes viral yet again, not in the good sense. It is going to be debated what effects it may have now and in the future, but one thing for certain is that taxpayers are not too keen on footing the bill.
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And the internet is off to the next outrage. There’s always another California mess ready to break.