> Didn't that guy basically just do that but only about his female and minority colleagues
No, actually quite the opposite.
When a company/university/country enshrines diversity quotas, they are basically telling minorities that they are by default stupider than average.
Also, enforcing these diversity quotas will create a (probably valid) impression that minority members who make it anywhere did not do so on their own merit.
As a minority I would much rather know there are no diversity programs so that I know that where ever I get, it's based on my merit, not some charity. Even if I was the only one in the room from my ethnic origin (which is actually often the case).
No, actually quite the opposite.
When a company/university/country enshrines diversity quotas, they are basically telling minorities that they are by default stupider than average.
Also, enforcing these diversity quotas will create a (probably valid) impression that minority members who make it anywhere did not do so on their own merit.
As a minority I would much rather know there are no diversity programs so that I know that where ever I get, it's based on my merit, not some charity. Even if I was the only one in the room from my ethnic origin (which is actually often the case).