I think there are actually two separate issues here. First, old hardcore social conservativism is indeed under fire, and I would argue that's a good thing. It's

I think there are actually two separate issues here. First, old hardcore social conservativism is indeed under fire, and I would argue that's a good thing. It's a good thing that LGBT people have more rights; it's a good thing that race relations are being talked about openly; it's a good thing that women are being viewed more equally; it's a good thing that we are undergoing secularization in my opinion etc. However, just as some conservative ideals used to be unquestionable, now some liberal ideas are becoming sacred cows as well. One of these is indeed diversity hiring as mentioned by the parent. I have politely asked numerous people to make the business case to me for explicit diversity hiring. I have yet to hear a very compelling one outside of making sure that your dev demographics at least partially represent your user base demographics which is only really relevant for certain products. I have frequently been met with surprise and scorn for daring to even investigate the usefulness of these programs. I think this is what the parent poster is referring to.