# What were you THINKING?

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**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/1997 "2024-04-04T01:18:27Z")

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> [@Max\_S](#):
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> From the sidelines, my understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion is that it refers to employer policies designed to reduce liability in potential EEOC/discrimination suits. In fact I’m not familiar with the term being used in any other context.
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> If a company imposes a racial quota - outside of legally sanctioned affirmative action, where it exists - that seems like _misapplication_ of DEI since it actually _increases_ liability.
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> ~Max

There is that, but as a homework. I will only mention this to see what posters are the ones that try to gain knowledge or follow ignorance: Are you aware that corporations are not dumb and besides protecting against liability DEI also points in their training about independent research that shows that companies that mind diversity, equity and inclusion usually perform better than the ones that do not?

Links, that should not be hard to find, except for the wilful ignorant, to follow later.

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