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Originally Posted by whitev70r
That would be my understanding, from the pool of those who are qualified, pass all the certifications, exams, tests, etc., you select from those qualified candidates, individuals that reflect better the demographic of our society ... females & people of colour. There isn't any safety standards lowered or sacrificed.
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For the record, I hate the term "DEI hires" and implications it carries. I am a believer of hiring the most qualified candidate. That said, I understand and agree with the goals of having "DEI hires", and I still look at it under the lens of "hiring the most qualified candidate for the job".
In the context of healthcare, it is much easier to understand the importance of "DEI hires". The goal of healthcare is to obtain good healthcare outcomes for the patients. And in light of that, it is extremely important to have a representative percentage of healthcare staff that both understands the nuances among the different demographics, and is able to quickly and easily gain the trust of the patients. Just as an ethnic Chinese doctor would more likely understand the cultural normals and practices of a Chinese patient, or an Indian doctor understanding the typical diets and meal patterns of Indian patients, it is important to have these culturally sensitive staff because no amount of medical training can make up for that. Or in an even more easily understood case, women tend to trust and feel more comfortable with female OBGYNs more than they do with male OGBYNs, and it is super important to have medical staff that the patients would trust.
So echoing what whitev70r has said, schools and hospitals are hiring candidates that already meet the required standards. But in order to provide the best health outcomes for patients, you want to include a proportionate mix of different ethnicities and genders in your "hires".
Now tracing back to what that racist piece of trash Kirk has said -- the guy is automatically questioning whether a black doctor or pilot is qualified when he sees them. He is obviously a fairly intelligent person, so he is able to come up with this roundabout explanation of "wanting to hire the most qualified person for the job" as easy justification for his racist BS.
I could have easily given him the benefit of the doubt or excuse his "hiring for the best qualified candidate" opinion if that was the only comment he has said. But when he recurringly make different racists remarks to belittle visible minorities -- that black women lack the brain processing power to be taken seriously, and that they have to take a white person's job to be taken somewhat seriously -- it paints a far more accurate picture of what his character is -- that he is a racist and misogynistic piece of trash.