This has been troubling me for a while. We mainstream liberals seem to be calling for more diversity, but the most vocal amongst us seem to want only superficia

This has been troubling me for a while. We mainstream liberals seem to be calling for more diversity, but the most vocal amongst us seem to want only superficial diversity (i.e. a variety of physical appearances) instead of diversity of thought/ideas. Take, for instance, the firing of Denise Young Smith from Apple. She correctly argued in favor of ideological diversity being a worthwhile goal for an organization, saying: “There can be 12 white, blue-eyed, blonde men in a room, and they’re going to be diverse too because they’re going to bring a different life experience.” She was crucified by (ostensibly?) mainstream liberals, who apparently felt that such a comment didn’t reflect the true goal of diversity: having a variety of phenotypes in a room. This is only one concrete example, but it’s representative of what I’ve noticed is a growing trend. Not sure if anyone else here has seen it as well, but I suspect some of you have. I hope we all wise up and recognize that what we truly want is a mixture of experience and viewpoints, not just mere phenotypic variety.