Employment Commission Chair Recasts Workplace Discrimination in Trump's Image

[Zorro]

In December, a 9,000-word essay about white male millennials shot across the internet.

The author, a ticket scalper and frustrated screenwriter, marshaled interviews and data to describe how the professional trajectories of members of his generation had been crushed by what he called the institutionalization of diversity, equity and inclusion mandates, a “profound shift in how power and prestige were distributed.”

Vice President JD Vance reposted the piece, saying it “describes the evil of DEI and its consequences.” Elon Musk responded, calling D.E.I. “a great wrong.”

The essay also caught the attention of Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency, born of the Civil Rights Act, that enforces laws against employment discrimination.

“Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws,” Ms. Lucas said in a video posted on Dec. 17 on social media. From her desk at E.E.O.C. headquarters, she referred viewers to the commission’s primer on “D.E.I.-related discrimination.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/eocc-dei-employment-discrimination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HlA.ADJQ.MILKdyMmvK0s&smid=url-share

Pity the poor privileged white male discriminated against because of the color of his skin...

[J_William_Ryan]

1. True rightwing madness.

Learning about other cultures doesn’t constitute ‘discrimination.’

[Skittles]

2. easy to figure out what this is

young white males are now having to compete with, like, everyone - but instead of rising up to the challenge, some of them (conservatives) want things to go back to the way they were......FUCK THEM

[WmChris]

3. Stick & ball sports

Just think about all the poor white boys who have been discriminated against just because they ain't got game.

[slightlv]

4. If only these poor white men could be "condemned" to walk in a woman's shoes

and do HER jobs... and for more than just a day! They'd throw in the towel at all the unpaid work we're responsible for.