One week after Governor Kevin Stitt signed a controversial executive order calling for an end to DEI programs within all chambers, branches, and prayer groups of the Oklahoma government, state Democrats have united to show why these programs are still needed.
Later tonight, a panel of five charming white male Oklahoma Democratic politicians will meet for a “discussion” about D.E.I.
I don’t know if the organizers in the Oklahoma Democratic Party are simply that tone-deaf and unaware – or if the whole thing is carefully planned and orchestrated satirical nod to irony – but the exclusion of women, minorities, and other people who aren’t successful white male politicians from the panel shows just how far some people – especially those in the Democratic party’s base – still need to go for inclusion.