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    David French‏Verified account @DavidAFrench Mar 24

    Theory: Right and left put way too much stock in the content of diversity training materials. They treat it as culture-changing stuff when most folks approach it with a sense of bored irritation, a box they have to check before they get back to their days.

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      1. Jasper Parks‏ @JasperParks007 Mar 24
        Replying to @DavidAFrench

        I’ve taken some really good ones that put you in other peoples shoes. I’ve also seen some people do super insensitive stuff at work before.

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      2. Elizabeth (Covid is apolitical) Thomas‏ @MarriageKids Mar 24
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        Agreed. Also true for sexual harassment trainings and other "trainings" in the general bucket of "don't be a douchebag to anyone, mmkay, thanks."

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      3.  🎈 🎈 🎈x99‏ @Irmenberga Mar 24
        Replying to @MarriageKids @DavidAFrench

        my sister trained as a nurse&got seriously pissed off that they spent more time in the classroom 'learning that its wrong to be racist' than they did with patients. as if racist people are gonna go 'oh yeah i liked being racist but now i know you dont like it ive changed my mind'

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      1. UWS Pete‏ @UWSPete Mar 24
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        Diversity training manuals exist so a company can, when facing a lawsuit, point to it and say, "see...".

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      1. Kaleb Axon‏ @KalebAxon Mar 24
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        This might be true much of the time, but I've heard reports of some programs that seem to rise to the level of psychological abuse.

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      2. ᵖᵍᵉᵖᵖˢ‏ @pgepps Mar 24
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        But if you're not willing to lie, and if it puts you on notice that anyone who wants to can end your career with a complaint, then at the *very* least it serves to create a hostile work environment. "Voluntary" sessions create checklists of "allies" (and therefore "enemies").

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      3. ᵖᵍᵉᵖᵖˢ‏ @pgepps Mar 24
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        You have to be *very* secure, as well as legally well-advised and incredibly sure-footed, to actually do anything but assent to the lie and thereby become part of the pressure on others to do so. And because that is the case, it is a serious disability imposed on "minorities."

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      2. j williams‏ @jwilliams529 Mar 24
        Replying to @DavidAFrench

        I think unconscious bias recognition training actually does make a difference. Piecemeal and gradual, yes, but over time it adds up to more inclusive workplaces and organizations.

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      3. Ruy Diaz‏ @RuyDiazB1976 Mar 24
        Replying to @jwilliams529 @DavidAFrench

        Unconscious bias training is pseudoscientific nonsense.

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      2. ClimateControlCulture‏ @b9n10nt Mar 24
        Replying to @DavidAFrench

        maybe that's backwards. diversity training doesn't produce less racial bias, it itself is a product of a less-biased workplace. it's not effective as content, but as signaling device. everyone can say "that was useless" & subtly accept a multiracial order.

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      3. ClimateControlCulture‏ @b9n10nt Mar 24
        Replying to @b9n10nt @DavidAFrench

        but clearly employer discrimination remains a systemic issue in the UShttps://www.pnas.org/content/114/41/10870 …

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