By Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--February 24, 2024
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I might be wrong, but if I was asked to choose which scenario I appreciated more, someone doing the right thing for the wrong reason, or someone doing the wrong thing for the right reason, I would choose the latter.
When word got out that the Multiple Sclerosis Society had fired a 90-year-old volunteer, that had worked with the organization for 60 years because she didn’t understand pronouns, the proverbial sh*t hit the fan. There was so much negative feedback and threats to cut off donations, that the apology that the organization finally offered yesterday doesn’t feel heartfelt.
In case you missed it, the woman in question is Fran Itkoff. Fran not only worked for the company for 60 years, but she also lost her husband to the disease. Still, because Fran was confused about pronouns the organization forced her out.
Fran was confused about how the “she/her” pronouns were labeled as all-inclusive if it referred to only females and not males.
Obviously feeling the heat, and fearing becoming the Bud Light of non-profit organizations, the MS society finally issued a statement. They wrote that it had apologized:
The real problem here is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), a disease that is destroying the minds and reasoning skills of every person, company, or organization that it comes in contact with. Yes, the organization did the right thing, but it rings hollow. These are stone cold leftists that don’t care anything about Fran. Oh sure, they eventually said the right things, but they haven’t changed their ways. DEI won’t allow them to. This was a “saving face” apology and nothing more.
This leopard has DEI spots, and they are ingrained and won’t change. I wouldn’t give them the time of day, far less a monetary donation.
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Milt spent thirty years as a sales and operations manager for an international manufacturing company. He is also a four-time published author on a variety of subjects. Now, he spends most of his time researching and writing about conservative politics and liberal folly.