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cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3229309

From the Atlanta Daily World:

In a surprising yet increasingly common move, Microsoft has quietly dismantled its team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  The decision, communicated via email to the affected employees on July 1, cited “changing business needs” as the reason for the layoffs. While the exact number of employees impacted remains unclear, the team’s lead didn’t … Continued

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

virtue signaling

Stop giving this tired interpretation to everything. Not everyone is performing a dance to impress others. I already said that our CEO is a genuine true believer. And it’s not crazy to think that there are people out there who actually care about equality and inclusion. FUCK I get so tired of this “virtue signaling” bullshit. Do you think I’m cussing you out right now to win points with whoever is watching? I promise you I don’t give a fuck.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Republicans are stupid. Like, deeply, fundamentally stupid in a way that's difficult for us to comprehend. So sometimes, they see a phrase invented by smarter people, and they start using it ALL THE TIME, because they're so goddamn stupid that they don't understand that words have meanings. They think words are like spells in Harry Potter, so if a lib says "oogitty boogitty" to them (and that's about the level of comprehension they have; everything new and more than a few syllables might as well be "oogitty boogitty"), then if they just shout "oogitty boogitty" back, they can hurt liberals.

"Virtue signaling" is one of those terms.

But don't let them render the term itself useless, because that's the insidious secondary goal of the bastards promoting this style of bullshit. The goal is an orwellian control of language by associating important phrases with mouth breathing troglodytes so they can essentially delete them from rational people's discussions.

"Virtue signalling" is an elegant term that makes a very salient point about how a lot of us on the progressive side do things. People like you and I should feel free to use the term without the association of the swamp people who shout it but don't know what it means.