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Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings (www.theregister.com)
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Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped

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[–] Cruel@programming.dev -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They coat it in a glossy shade of “equality for white people too”

No they don't. The biggest beneficiaries of DEI are white women.

It's about ending discriminatory practices designed to benefit underrepresented races and genders. The DEI debate is rife with people who are speaking different languages and willfully ignoring the other side.