The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions at the university.
This move comes after the Florida Board of Governors approved a new rule in January 2024 that 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚, 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙢.
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They have
REMOVED SOCIOLOGY FROM THE CORE COURSE OPTIONS IN FLORIDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
... make sure you read that a few more times so it sinks in.
@thewebrecluse People believe things because they _want_ to believe them, or fear _not_ believing them.
While some people only want to believe things because they are true, there is nothing inherent to the human brain that makes you have to want to only believe facts and truth.
Same people that yesterday thought the SCOTUS should rule against Trump, are today finding justifications to think the opposite because the judges they identitfy with went along.
Humans suck at truth.
@thewebrecluse I guess I’m a happy, left wing, Sociology major hijacker. #proud
@thewebrecluse they should have studied the sociological effects of banning things like sociology.
@vo1de 🤣 that would make sense if they cared 👍🏾
@thewebrecluse since when have rich white dudes anywhere cared about anything but themselves. This is not new. The community will always respond. They are already teaching black history in the underground where dei was removed.
They are trying to remove it here too, the donors aren't happy and the students have already created personal clubs for studying outside of the universities reach. Humans gonna human.
@thewebrecluse "Kids don't need history, or empathy, or civics, or logic, or rules saying they can't hate people for being different. They need to learn how to serve, and labor, and work!"
@thewebrecluse This is sickening. DeSantis is a straight up Nazi. Thinks Florida is his personal fifedom. I live here and hate it to my bones. Can hardly wait to move.
@thewebrecluse I always thought my willingness to use thermonuclear weapons against "friends" made me unsuitable for public office. I've been reassessing.😈 I don't think Cajoling Joe's "Aw, come on guys!" is gonna cut it anymore.😒
@Marc_T_Benedict There hasn't been much news coverage of this and it happened back in January so I don't think ANYONE really cares, President or otherwise ...
@thewebrecluse Sociology is an awakening. Wage slaves should be protected.
@gemswinc TRUTH
@thewebrecluse welp, that means you slip the concepts in through cultural anthropology, political science, and other unexpected areas. I've been kinda meh about sociology because I've felt that psychology, cultural anthro, and poly sci cover much of the same ground and more effectively.
But I'm also a former political science major, so there's bias.
@thewebrecluse that said, wiping out an entire field of study? WRONG.
However, we have to get sneaky, and I'm encouraged by reports in this thread that DEI is being taught underground.
This is NOT JUST FLORIDA. Other states, emboldened by what Florida is doing, are also working to pass similar laws.
Pay attention.