No it is not. You can exclude mediocrity while also being exclusionary on other axes. They are unrelated issues. In fact, I’ve even heard of exceptional peopl

No it is not. You can exclude mediocrity while also being exclusionary on other axes. They are unrelated issues. In fact, I’ve even heard of exceptional people being abused/bullied for belonging to the wrong group to the point of being told “you couldn’t have done that” which itself is an assertion of their supposed mediocrity for exclusionary reasons. Don’t assume you need to be bigoted to exclude mediocrity. Discriminating, yes, but not discriminatory against groups that inclusive hiring policies attempt to protect.