Diversity, equity and inclusion programs aimed at tackling discrimination, popular at American companies and American universities, actually foster hostility and racial tensions, according to a new study. It is said that there is a possibility.
Research by the Network Infection Research Institute (NCRI) and the Social Cognition Institute at Rutgers University Certain DEI practices identified The imposition on participants caused some participants to become irrationally confrontational and hostile.
“Evidence presented in these studies shows that some anti-oppressive DEI discourses, while purporting to combat bias, can lead to hostile attribution biases, racial suspicions, prejudicial attitudes, “We find that it can increase support for authoritarian, policing, and punitive actions. Violations deserve punishment,” the study published Monday asserts.
Joel Finkelstein, study co-author and NCRI chief scientific officer told Fox News The researchers looked at ideas that were prominent in DEI lectures and training and investigated how people were affected when exposed to those ideologies.
The study includes writings by controversial anti-racist authors Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, whose themes argue that white supremacy and racism are the norm rather than the exception. It is.
According to Fox News, participants who read anti-racist materials developed a “hostile attribution bias” and were more likely to believe in punitive measures against perpetrators of so-called microaggressions even in the absence of evidence. That's what it means.
“And what happens is when people are exposed to anti-racist content in their ideology, they seem to be more likely to punish if there's evidence of wrongdoing.” Finkelstein told the media.
“These include people protesting, demanding dismissals, demanding public apologies, and accepting people asking for relocation. In some cases, these punitive measures are costing people their jobs.”
NCRI also found that anti-Islamophobic content by Muslim advocacy groups can lead individuals to believe that Muslims are being treated unfairly, even in the absence of evidence.
“DEI narratives that emphasize victimization and systemic oppression can foster unwarranted distrust and suspicion of institutions and alter subjective evaluations of events,” the study argues. There is.
According to a 2023 study from the Pew Research Center, approximately 52% of American workers are busy with DEI meetings and training at work.
According to NCRI researchers, the bright discovery could have been reported by The New York Times and Bloomberg before both newspapers refused to publish the study. argued in National Review.
“Unfortunately, both publications jumped on this article enthusiastically, only to be inexplicably picked up at the highest editorial level,” the researchers said.
A Bloomberg reporter said earlier this month that the story would be published within days, but on Nov. 15, an editor told NCRI the story could not proceed, according to correspondence seen by National Review. . Another editor reportedly offered little explanation.
A New York Times reporter initially contacted NCRI last month, but later spoke with an editor who said the Gray Lady had withheld its coverage due to concerns that the research wasn't thorough enough.
A Times spokesperson poured cold water on the claim that the article was retracted at the 11th hour.
“Our journalists are constantly considering potential topics for news coverage, evaluating whether they are newsworthy or not, and often choose not to pursue further coverage for a variety of reasons.” a spokesperson told National Review.
“Regarding speculative claims from outside parties, times paper The editing process is just that. ”
The Post has reached out to Bloomberg for comment.
