They Couldn’t Control Me— I advocated for her rights (DEI) So They Turned My Kids into a Political Target. (And they called it counseling.)
DEI isn’t what you think.
Give me one minute to explain—before you start yelling “leftist" or "Crazy"
This isn’t about politics. It’s about people.
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion.
I hear your defense forming.
But now—hear me.
❗ Equity ≠ Equality ❗
◘ Equality gives everyone the same thing.
◘ Equity gives people what they need to succeed—because not everyone starts at the same line.
MERIT?
How do you know they don’t have merit?
You know how people often want what they don’t have?
Straight hair wants curly. Brown eyes want blue.
Now imagine yourself or your child being denied the job, a class, or the future you dreamed of—not because of ability or effort, but because of a box someone else decided to check for you.
Maybe—because of that passion, that deep longing—they can do it even better.
Merit isn’t missing.
It’s not a lack of drive—it’s a lack of access, and who’s holding the keys.
I hear your defense forming.
But now—hear me.
❗ Equity ≠ Equality ❗
◘ Equality gives everyone the same thing.
◘ Equity gives people what they need to succeed—because not everyone starts at the same line.
MERIT?
How do you know they don’t have merit?
You know how people often want what they don’t have?
Straight hair wants curly. Brown eyes want blue.
Now imagine yourself or your child being denied the job, a class, or the future you dreamed of—not because of ability or effort, but because of a box someone else decided to check for you.
Maybe—because of that passion, that deep longing—they can do it even better.
Merit isn’t missing.
It’s not a lack of drive—it’s a lack of access, and who’s holding the keys.
Now picture this: it’s your child.
They’re denied the class they asked for, the chance they were ready for—
not because they couldn’t handle it,
but because someone decided they didn’t belong.
You’ve seen the late nights, the anxiety, the courage.
And still, a gate they never built is slammed shut in their face.
Then... oh, you better believe there's more.
But I’ll save that part for another post—because this kind of discrimination?
It comes in three parts.
So, buckle up…
while you sit pretty in that carefree life of yours.
This happened with DEI protections in place. Now imagine it without it!
you don’t just see the injustice—
you feel it in your bones.
They’re denied the class they asked for, the chance they were ready for—
not because they couldn’t handle it,
but because someone decided they didn’t belong.
You’ve seen the late nights, the anxiety, the courage.
And still, a gate they never built is slammed shut in their face.
Then... oh, you better believe there's more.
But I’ll save that part for another post—because this kind of discrimination?
It comes in three parts.
So, buckle up…
while you sit pretty in that carefree life of yours.
This happened with DEI protections in place. Now imagine it without it!
you don’t just see the injustice—
you feel it in your bones.
🧠🪷Rooted in resilience, burning with truth🐾🔥 — Kimberly Rae Ollison
#RootedInResilience #BurningWithTruth #DEIclarity #LetUsIn #GatekeepingIsReal #MamaBearAdvocacy #MeritMeetsBarriers
