In today's episode of It's Only A Culture War When Conservatives Do It: The people who are turning airplanes and airports into a "culture war battleground" aren't the activists pushing DEI — it's the conservatives who are noticing and getting mad about it. https://t.co/Nt1SQKL4mh
And Candace Owens wasn't trying to be sexist in her comment, as if women aren't as capable as men at flying planes. All she meant was because the airlines are pushing DEI quotas, there's a better chance a woman flying your plane got there because of a quota, not because she was… https://t.co/B6X3m0fZeX
New from me today: How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds https://t.co/1IOC41BKzG via @nbcnews (Spoiler: A lot of it happened on this website.)
The conservative media ecosystem is piggybacking on Americans’ fascination with air travel to stir up opposition to corporate diversity programs. https://t.co/7a7jMJhfsG
Conservatives have turned airports into the next political battlegrounds. Influencers are chasing down people they think look like migrants, and Elon Musk and Libs of TikTok are attacking airlines and pilots that they think are part of a DEI agenda https://t.co/5o2BVMIz40
The grifting on this platform is out of control. Conservative influencers posting old videos they stole from other sources to make Elon bucks off a hot news cycle. What does this say about conservative influencers? https://t.co/vRUXdCSdGI
people will dunk on her but this is so true. if you are a woman, they will just let you fly a passenger plane no test, no application. just show up https://t.co/8nWNuhAINd
Why do conservatives keep talking about DEI pilots when none of the plane issues in the news have been the fault of pilots? That door flew off because Boeing is a bloated, old company that can’t make a plane correctly anymore. This is about the war we should be waging against… https://t.co/lDPEH1zxKc
I too would be terrified if Candace Owens got onto my plane, regardless of pilot https://t.co/sPZKXBEnsr
Conservative influencers, including Candace Owens, have sparked controversy by criticizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the aviation industry. Their comments have led to a debate on social media, with some claiming that women pilots are being allowed to fly without proper qualifications due to DEI quotas. This has resulted in a broader discussion about the politicization of air travel and airports, with conservative media using it as a platform to oppose corporate diversity programs.