A Virginia teacher revealed a shocking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) worksheet that asks participants which ethnicities should live or die in a hypothetical scenario.
Doug Ponder, a biblical studies professor at Grimke Seminary, claimed that he obtained a copy of the DEI worksheet.
DEI training asks scholars which ethnicities should live or die in hypothetical scenario
— YAF (@yaf) March 24, 2023
"…the activity, titled “Whom to Leave Behind,” appears to have been offered over the years at several universities nationwide…" https://t.co/X2fRpBjyVn
“A friend of mine, who works in a public university, sent this to me earlier this week,” Ponder tweeted on Mar. 14. “It’s p. 1 of the DEI training his department is forced to take, starting w/ an exercise that asks which intersectional identities you’d save and which you’d leave to die. This is demonic.”
The activity, titled “Whom to Leave Behind,” presents a situation wherein participants must pick just eight of the original 12 passengers to be spared in a scenario where a spaceship is departing a dying earth:
- Accountant with substance abuse problem
- Militant African American medical student
- 33-year old female, Native American who doesn’t speak English
- The accountant’s pregnant wife
- Famous novelist with a disability
- 21-year old female, Muslim international student
- Hispanic clergyman who is against homosexuality
- Female movie star who is a recent sexual assault victim
- Racist armed police officer who has been accused of using excessive force
- Gay male, professional athlete who is a vegetarian
- Orphaned 12-year old Asian boy
- 60-year old Jewish university administrator
According to Course Hero, the activity appears to have been offered over the years at several institutions around the country in a variety of capacities, including in English, economics, and sociology classes.
The original worksheet was created to detect any hidden prejudices in the healthcare sector when caring for people with addiction issues. However, in recent years, it has been employed in many educational institutions.
In 2018, a school in Ohio was heavily criticized for giving the assignment to its middle schoolers. Parents of the students expressed their dissatisfaction as they felt their kids were uneasy doing the task and that it “separated” people.
The worksheet apparently links back to a nonprofit organization called “Coordinated Care Services Inc.”
The nonprofit’s website describes itself as an organization “dedicated to inspiring innovation in practice by providing essential business services in partnership with organizations that improve lives and strengthen communities.”
