There is no particular reason to think that a gay, lesbian, black, brown, or any other “diverse” person (I hate that “diverse” can describe a person rather than a group!) couldn’t make an excellent fire chief.
But you can be 100% certain that if “diversity” is a major or the primary reason for hiring somebody, the person hired will be unlikely to be the best choice. It’s simple: you restrict the applicant pool, and your choices diminish, and with a diminished pool the likelihood you will find excellence diminishes.
DEI ruins every agency and institution it touches.
— Helen Raleigh (@HRaleighspeaks) January 8, 2025
Not to mention that it is both immoral and illegal to prioritize such things.
Los Angeles recently appointed its very 1st female, LGBTQ+ fire chief with the goal of recruiting more women & gay firefighters pic.twitter.com/h8vfAYkbiV
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 8, 2025
It’s obvious that Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, who is leading the effort to extinguish the L.A. fires, is not exactly killing it, but that isn’t how Pride magazine sees it. Kristen is a lesbian, and that is all that matters.
You can't make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/HRczwAD2KD
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 9, 2025
I read the article that accompanies the headline and was struck by something that was totally missing: any mention of her efforts to get the fires under control and no mention of how disastrous the situation is. It’s all about how great it is that she is a lesbian and how awful it is that people are pointing out that she is a DEI hire who prioritizes DEI in hiring, as she proudly notes in her biography. […]
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