Bro, how is NASCAR woke? It's like the last organization on the planet I figured would go for this Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion nonsense, yet here we are.
Yeah dude, bet you didn't know NASCAR was in the business of diversity when it comes to drivers, pit crew, and interns. Well, neither did I, so let's take a look.
America First Legal, run by former Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller, filed a petition Thursday asking the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate NASCAR and Rev Racing for "illegal discrimination against white, male Americans"...
America First Legal argues that NASCAR and Rev Racing's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts — such as the "Diversity Driver Development Program," the "Diversity Pit Crew Development Program" and "NASCAR Diversity Internship Program" — violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race and sex…
Under the original language, the Diversity Driver Development Program's "Driver Eligibility" page limited admission to "female[s] or member[s] of one or more of the following ethnic minority classifications: American Indian, Alaskan Native or of native/indigenous descent, Asian or Pacific Islander; Black or African-American; Latino or Hispanic," the petition says.
The program for pit crews and the internship program had similar language, it claims.
Seriously, NASCAR?!?! One fake noose in Bubba Wallace's garage and now we're doing all this? Ope, hold on a minute, it seems NASCAR has changed course and removed the racial garbage from the deal.
The programs previously stated they were intended for women and ethnic minorities but were updated on Sept.1 to say they sought applicants of "diverse backgrounds and experiences," according to the petition.
Okay sorry, I kinda set you up for that one. They haven't stopped discriminating against white men, they just changed the words to sound more fluffy while also beating around the DEI bush.
"NASCAR's and Rev Racing's commitment to race and sex-based hiring has not wavered — the website changes described above seem to have been designed only to conceal their ongoing, deliberate and illegal discrimination against white, male Americans," the petition says.
So yeah, America First Legal is still going after them for this. And we'll see how far down the road to DEI we've come once this thing is settled in the court of law.
Seriously though, out of all the organizations we have in this country NASCAR is still the last one, in my mind, which would go for garbage like this. Though I guess when you drive in circles too many times your brain starts to freeze up on ya.
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