This is an opinion cartoon.
Alabama’s bass-ackward politicians are always a step ahead of America’s demise. Leading the way backwards is what we do here in this environmentally beautiful, absolutely friendly but politically oppressive deep red state.
Alabama people – southerners in general – are good people. Nobody’s friendlier or quicker to help their neighbors – or a stranger – fix a flat tire or bury a body than the folks down here.
It’s perplexing to me that Alabama, its politicians mostly, has no appetite for inclusiveness. The more the merrier works at parties, but not so much in politics.
Related: White fragility, fear of diversity rules Alabama legislature. The cost? Our future – al.com
DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion – is what most our people practice every day, whether they know it or not. Why is it such a politically divisive issue?
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Related: University of Alabama System campuses each close DEI offices, reassign staff – al.com
Related: Alabama Republi-chickens are scared to death of DEI – al.com
All three University of Alabama System campuses will be closing their diversity, equity and inclusion offices and opening new offices under different names.
The schools cite a law recently signed by Gov. Kay Ivey that bans DEI offices, programming and training in public colleges and other state agencies. SB129 becomes effective Oct. 1, 2024.
Related: Goodman: Alabama’s war on DEI could impact what unites us all – al.com
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On the national stage, VP and Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been called a “DEI hire’ by a GOP congressman from Tennessee.
Related: Right-wing media figures target Kamala Harris with race and gender-based attacks (msn.com)
It’s a sign of things to come from an insecure and out of touch Republican party held hostage by a wanna-be dictator with little patience for adversity. Or diversity.
Gonna be a wild ride, y’all. Hang on to your perversity.
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @jdcrowe@al.com.
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