{"id":12033,"date":"2024-01-05T13:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=12033"},"modified":"2024-03-05T13:45:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:45:04","slug":"dei-is-being-forced-down-our-throats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/dei-is-being-forced-down-our-throats\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Q&#038;A: &#8220;DEI is Being Forced Down Our Throats.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title=\"&quot;DEI is Being Forced Down Our Throats.&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Cr0p6Nmd38?list=PLNg_vqvc4l4SpYWjye0eSWC76713PAhao\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Please note, closed captions can be enabled by clicking &#8220;CC&#8221; within the video player.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feeling overwhelmed by the abundance of information to learn about DEI or like DEI is being &#8220;shoved down your throat?&#8221; TDM CEO Donald Thompson provides some helpful advice on navigating that feeling or navigating conversations where you&#8217;re hearing this feedback. <a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/solutions\/navigating-dei-resistance\/\">Learn more about navigating DEI resistance.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note, closed captions can be enabled by clicking &#8220;CC&#8221; within the video player. 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