Comedian Bill Maher criticizes DEI initiatives as ineffective and proposes solutions like improved education, increased father involvement, and addressing the drug war.
Liberal comedian Bill Maher dismissed diversity, equity and inclusion ( DEI ) efforts as meaningless virtue signaling by the left that does nothing to address racial divides or inequity in the U.S. In a new episode of the 'Club Random' podcast released Sunday, Maher was joined by late night icon Jay Leno, where the pair discussed the push for DEI efforts in institutions and corporations across the U.S.
Maher said the 'the virtue signaling and the stuff they do to make themselves feel better about being allies' is a distraction from addressing the root of the problem. 'You want to be a good ally, address the actual problems. Any racial problems in this country is not addressed by DEI and having programs like that,' he said pointedly. The solution, according to Maher, comes down to three things. 'Better schools. Don't graduate kids who don't know anything and have no skills,' he said. 'More dads. And the drug war. Those are the practical things and that's not what they care about.' Maher has frequently used his podcast to speak out against the left's embrace of woke culture. Last year he declared, 'We've come to this place where you can't even go near a topic, certain topics, without the mob coming after you.' In a sober assessment of why the Democratic Party lost following the November election, Maher told his audience, 'Make no mistake, this election was very much about what I’ve been saying here and lost a lot of fans for saying over the years, that this country has had enough of the anti-common sense woke bulls---.' In June, Maher said there's a 'weaponization' of White guilt and an attempt to exaggerate racism in America as he debated the issue with liberal journalist Kara Swisher on his podcas
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