The Fifth Column 366 w/ John McWhorter and Glenn Loury "Racial Identity, Abolition and Reckonings"
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Jul 24, 2022 
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2020 Sparked A Reign Of Fear That Is Eroding
- The 2020 racial moment amplified extreme, performative anti-racist tactics that silenced dissent and created a 'reign of fear' in institutions.
- John McWhorter notes this backlash is softening as mainstream outlets and readers push back, showing the takeover wasn't total.
New Platforms Broke The Monoculture On Race
- Substack and wider media diversification exposed hunger for heterodox views on race previously sidelined by monoculture outlets.
- Glenn Loury and John McWhorter found large audiences online prompting mainstream platforms like the New York Times to include dissenting Black voices.
Replace Ideological DEI With Competency Focus
- Improve DEI by dropping ideological trainings that lower standards and instead pursue competency-based inclusion.
- McWhorter argues many DEI sessions teach to expect less of Black and Latino employees, which is demeaning and counterproductive.