The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“We can’t give you any money if you are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Instead, we need you to commit to…”
I get that for these people, DEI is short-hand for POC and LGBTQ+ people, but what exactly are they proposing instead? Monoculture, iniquity, and exclusion? That even sounds stupid. White people power?
Yes, it is exactly the middle-schooler mentality of “Nu-uh!” that they have going for them and nothing else.
They propose merit based inclusion.