The FULL Erec Smith: A Diversity Trainer Speaks Out Against DEI

Rhetoric Professor Erec Smith says today’s DEI training does more harm than good.

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You’ve been hearing about DEI training.

It’s supposed to make us aware of our unconscious prejudice.

But former diversity trainer Erec Smith tells me, "if you can keep this race thing going, then you will always have a business in getting rid of racism.”

Here is my entire interview with Smith.

[EnchantEmerson]

As a black person working in a very competitive profession, these training sessions are hilarious and cause more harm than good regarding race relations.

[coyotel]

"It is in the best interest of racists to PERPETUATE RACISM. That's how they make their money." Never a more accurate statement have I heard.

[DrProgNerd]

"Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as 'racists' " - Thomas Sowell

[paulmay]

In the 80s and 90s, there was a big push to focus on how much we have in common. I miss that.

[vetteluvnh]

My mom was a Mexican immigrant. My dad was white. I was a welfare baby who grew up in abject poverty in the projects. Every success in my life has been a fight. I don't blame anyone for that. Eric is 100% right...accomplishment is not privilege. In fact, I think the hardships of my childhood made me a stronger, better man than if I had everything handed to me.

[kevothagod]

As a black man thank you sir for speaking common freaking sense!! Thank God we some semblance of hope that this stupidity won’t last forever

[p.w.]

Honestly, diversity training is telling the wrong people to change their attitudes.

[markhoffman]

Let me tell you about my “privilege “. My dad died when I was 9, my mom never made more than 30k a year I had 4 brothers and 6 sisters. The school I went to was majority Asian, latino, and black. And guess how many good grades I got because of it. Zero my mom worked 12 hours a day and we only saw her on Sunday. So thanks for all my privilege.

[Toolwise]

DEI isn't about diversity, it's about control

[reneroo]

As a black woman, this is shocking. This is blatant racism. I can honestly count on one hand the number of racist incidents I have faced. The truth is that most people are decent, regardless of ethnicity.

[trashcameraguy]

I worked at a VERY woke company where they had forced diversity classes. They taught us that basically EVERYTHING is racist. By the end of the 3 day "training" (Yes, we had to sit through 3 days of this) we were all texting each other in a group chat the most racist jokes we had ever heard. There were 4 or 5 different races in the group chat, and the most racist jokes came from the people from that particular race that the joke was about. It was so fun and sorely needed just to take back some of our autonomy after being treated like toddlers for 3 days. The best part was at the end when we were discussing micro agressions. We raised our hands and said the most racist jokes from the group chat and asked if that was a micro agression. The presenter nearly choked. After about 6 of the most racist jokes I have ever heard, she shut down the whole training and let us all go home early. Should have done that sooner.

[aaronmoritz]

He is so well spoken. And putting ideas in words to better understand is what a real conversation looks like.

[bobl]

I applaud him for speaking the truth! Thank you, Professor Erec

[pamgessler]

This man is brilliant. As a teacher and a black man, he is the perfect person to speak against this evil.

[bbbae]

I work in a large inner city hospital. We are going through this training now. They have created a department with many high paid "instructors". The training is a year long. They keep asking us if we have "spread the word". Yesterday the class told us the GI bill was racist. Evidently the people who went to war for our country are racist and do not deserve any benefits. It's disgusting. The millions we have spent on this training in the hospital could have been used to pay medical bills or supply more health care. It's bad.

[jfgreen]

My brother taught at a low income school in the Bronx, he said the Nigerian kids reminded him of the Asian kids. Good grades, studied hard, involved parents. It’s culture, plain, and simple. I fear these kids will go to college and be indoctrinated by African Americans to join the pity party movement.

[praisingirl]

This man is an intelligent, independent thinker. Thank you for speaking truth out loud.

[honeytoone]

I am white, with two parents. We didn’t have money, and they didn’t encourage me to go to college. I just took the “privilege walk” test. I ended up a step behind the start line !!! It really has to do more w/ money and power than the color of your skin. People with money have privilege and that is ok with me. I am happy I grew up with not a lot of money. It made me appreciate what God has given me and made me work hard!

[DisabusingTheLeft]

I am black and have had these views ALL MY LIFE. Glad to hear a black person in the field validate what has ALWAYS been obvious to me about the race-hustling business. I have yet to hear any black person who agrees with CRT and the woke agenda tell me "Who decides what is acceptable to all blacks in American culture? And where does whatever defines black culture originate?" It seems EXTREMELY counterproductive and self-debilitating to resist EVERYTHING that defines American culture while making up only 13% of the population and believe that is a path to upward mobility and acceptance. That strategy doesn't work anywhere on the planet!!!

[chrisperry]

In a DEI training session we were asked to discuss instances of racism we have experienced. I spoke of (1972) African Americans running me off the playground because I was white. This was quickly ignored because African Americans are not capable of racism in the DEI world.