Billionaire Elon Musk was forced earlier this week to educate fellow billionaire Mark Cuban about the realities of DEI, also known as diversity, equity, and inclusion.
DEI is, as previously reported, a racist framework that attempts to create equal outcomes by applying discrimination against those who naturally perform well.
For example, affirmative action is a DEI concept whereby qualified white and Asian students are discriminated against so that unqualified black and Latinos can be granted admission into college.
In a tweet posted Wednesday, Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, summed up DEI with the following words: “Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is literally the definition of racism.”
Look:
Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is literally the definition of racism
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2024
The tweet inspired a lengthy clapback from Cuban in which he argued that this discrimination is somehow a good thing — not only for businesses, but for society writ large:
Let me help you out and give you my thoughts on DEI
1. Diversity
Good businesses look where others don’t, to find the employees that will put your business in the best possible position to succeed.
You may not agree, but I take it as a given that there are people of various… https://t.co/L00fl6ggUD— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 3, 2024
“You may not agree, but I take it as a given that there are people of various races, ethnicities, orientation, etc that are regularly excluded from hiring consideration,” he wrote in the first tweet seen above.
“By extending our hiring search to include them, we can find people that are more qualified. The loss of DEI-Phobic companies is my gain,” he added.
But he has DEI completely backwards. DEI isn’t about including more people — it’s about excluding unprotected classes of people, including whites, Asians, men, heterosexuals, etc.
2. Equity
Treating people equally does not mean treating them the same.
I made the mistake for a lot of years thinking it did.Equity is a core principle of business.
Put your employees in a position to succeed. Recognize their differences and play to their strengths where…— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 3, 2024
In another tweet, Cuban outright defended the “equity”-based practice of discriminating against one group of people to benefit another.
“Treating people equally does not mean treating them the same. I made the mistake for a lot of years thinking it did. Equity is a core principle of business,” he wrote.
Like other DEI proponents, he believes certain people should be granted special privileges and perks, even if those privileges and perks wind up hurting the interests of other people.
3. Inclusion
One of my favorite sayings is that “Great employees reduce the stress of those around them”Great companies create environments that reduce unnecessary stress of their employees (Im not talking hitting quota or getting the product out the door stress),…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 3, 2024
In his third tweet, he talked about so-called inclusion, which, as noted earlier, actually revolves around exclusion.
But it doesn’t matter to DEI proponents, so long as their favored groups of people (namely blacks and Hispanics, as well as women and homosexuals) are being “included.”
See the rest of Cuban’s tweets below:
4. Why DEI is like HealthCare
One of the lessons I’ve learned in healthcare is that most CEOs don’t know and don’t really want to know where their healthcare benefit dollars are going. In their minds, its not part of the core competency of their business. As a result…— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 3, 2024
5. So what’s the conclusion ?
If you don’t think there is a need for DEI and it doesn’t create a competitive advantage for your company, just look at the @x posts/replies/quotes below.These are the same people that work for you or are your co-workers. Everyone is…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 3, 2024
Musk responded to the lengthy rant with a blunt, pithy response.
“Cool, so when should we expect to see a short white/Asian women on the Mavs?” he tweeted, demanding Cuban apply the same principles of DEI to his own company, the Dallas Mavericks.
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Cool, so when should we expect to see a short white/Asian women on the Mavs?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 4, 2024
In replying to Musk’s tweet, Cuban unintentionally proved the X owner’s point.
Instead of picking a short white/Asian woman, as requested, he predictably chose a tall BLACK woman.
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— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) January 5, 2024
His answer came as no surprise given that black women are at the top of the hierarchy/pyramid in the eyes of DEI proponents.
What was surprising was that in the article he linked he, he’d readily admitted he’d bring Britney Griner onto the team only if she was the best person for the job.
Look:
Wow that’s brave. Linking to an article from 2013 in which you say that you would pick Griner only if she is the best player available. pic.twitter.com/Ria2yri0oj
— MAZE (@mazemoore) January 5, 2024
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