My thoughts on diversity won't earn me praise, but it will free my soul.

The 2018 Emmy Awards made a mockery of diversity ... again. And again, I was rattled by the insincerity and outright defiance of changing their long held biases.

Diversity, as I see it, is a convenient term to escape accusations of racism, or sexism, or homophobia or any other ism, except consumerism. It's shallow and limited in scope and application. It slyly continues as tokenism while flaunting a very limited acceptance of the world.

Under its umbrella, minorities are still not fully accepted or respected in large numbers. Few reap the benefits of fame, power and money. Within our power structures the practice of oneness continues where one or several are favoured within the "other" group to represent the rest. This token gesture supports the belief that just a few people within these groups are capable of greatness or normalcy.That the dominant group remains the ideal and is superior in all ways.

One must consider that because the dominant group own, build, promote and control the institutions, they deserve the rights and privileges exclusively, failing to realize others have contributed, taxes, labour and ideas. If diversity has one benefit, it is that it promotes the idea that the world is diverse. The downside is that those using the term have failed to promote acceptance, excellence, other ways of seeing and thinking or real competition. The rewards or awards keep circulating within their own group.

Once claiming diversity, no effort is required to bring about equality. If those outside push back, they get knocked back harder. If they have sympathizers, few will speak out. Does that mean they give up, stop trying and be silent? No, I think they must continue to challenge in any sensible way they can. Any tiny gain is like a magic dinosaur egg. It starts out small, but keeps expanding until it's fully grown.

Check out the nonsense around diversity at the Emmys.
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