Technology mogul Elon Musk had to explain how his hypothesis would work three times to fired CNN host Don Lemon in a widely circulated interview that aired on Monday. I had to.
Musk argued that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs lower standards for health care workers and can ultimately lead to deaths and medical errors. Lemon continued to insist there was no evidence, so Musk tried to explain that it was a hypothesis.
‘What’s the evidence that it’s lowering standards? There’s no evidence of that,’ Lemon said.
“Well, I think there is,” Musk said.
“There’s no evidence of that, Elon,” Lemon repeated. “What’s the evidence?”
“I believe they literally lowered the standards at Duke University, and that’s what this article is referring to,” Musk explained.
“There’s no evidence. There’s no evidence that it’s lowering standards, and I think that –” Lemon said.
“I think that’s a false statement,” Musk said.
Lemon pointed to Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro, who posted a Twitter thread about how DEI has lowered standards, but nowhere does he mention that DEI has killed people. do not have. He cited an unspecified study that purportedly found that DEI does not harm patients and that only 5% of doctors are Black. (Related article: ‘You desperately want censorship’: Musk rebukes Don Lemon over conflict over ‘content moderation’)
Musk repeatedly argued to Lemon that DEI could hypothetically kill patients if medical standards were lowered.
“I think it’s still a problem, but it could be a problem,” Musk told Lemon.
“Okay, but the actual evidence and history shows exactly the opposite when it comes to how minorities are treated by the health care system,” Lemon said. “Most doctors today are white and make more medical errors, so are you saying that white doctors’ medical care is terrible?” I’m trying to understand your logic regarding DEI because what you’re saying is: Because there’s no actual evidence of that. ”
“No, I say that because the criteria is, let’s say, let’s say it refers to a surgeon. For example, a surgeon in training is asked to perform a series of surgeries under the supervision of a senior surgeon, and “Let’s say you have a bunch of surgeries, and the surgeries go wrong, and that happens, and you’re still being approached to become a surgeon, there’s a good chance that someone is going to die at some point,” Musk said. Stated.
“Okay, but that’s not happening. That’s a hypothesis, it doesn’t mean it’s actually happening,” Lemon argued.
“I’m not saying that’s happening,” Musk said.
“You said that was happening,” Lemon said.
“I said it would be,” Musk replied. “I said if we lower standards, people will die.”
Lemon also lectured Musk about the poor medical care of racial minorities, suggesting that Musk was blaming DEI for medical errors made by white doctors. Musk said DEI has found a number of “significant standards” have been lowered.
He also questioned Musk about whether white male pilots are better than women or minorities after a defective door panel on a plane led to an emergency landing. Musk reiterated that standards should not be lowered.
“I think everyone agrees that standards shouldn’t be lowered,” Lemon said. “But you’re insinuating that people of color and women have lower standards because they’re not white men. You’re saying they’re less skilled or less intelligent.”
“No, that’s not what I’m saying,” Musk said. “What I’m trying to say is that they–“
“So why lower standards?” Lemon asked.
“I don’t know, why would you lower the standards?” Musk asked, and Lemon pointed out how many pilots are white men.
Musk said individuals should be hired solely for their skill set and talent, not their race or gender.
The former CNN host pressed Musk on the need to moderate his content and post accurate information. Musk said the platform would correct his potentially false statements.
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