This is not only erasure at it’s most obvious, but plain racism.
Under Trump, if you’re not a white cishet able bodied man, you’re not allowed to receive honours, be celebrated, or even be mentioned in positive light.
Every time that happened in the past, is assumed to be “DEIA”. (1/2)
Under Trump, if you’re not a white cishet able bodied man, you’re not allowed to receive honours, be celebrated, or even be mentioned in positive light.
Every time that happened in the past, is assumed to be “DEIA”. (1/2)
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Michael Harriot
“The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the country’s highest military decoration has been removed and the letters ‘DEI’
added to the site’s address…
The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “
‘deimedal.’”
added to the site’s address…
The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “
‘deimedal.’”
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Which shows the extreme bigotry underlying the president’s actions. (2/2)