{"id":24453,"date":"2024-03-04T01:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T07:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24453"},"modified":"2024-03-04T01:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T07:47:52","slug":"woke-nfl-legend-emmitt-smith-furious-at-university-of-florida-for-dumping-dei-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=24453","title":{"rendered":"Woke NFL Legend Emmitt Smith Furious at University of Florida for Dumping DEI Positions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Lefty NFL legend Emmitt Smith is blasting the University of Florida for following state law and eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The school was responding to a new rule passed by the Florida Board of Governors passed a regulation in January that eliminated state funding support for DEI departments, positions, and programs. Consequently, Florida&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-legend-emmitt-smith-rips-university-florida-eliminating-dei-positions\">ended<\/a>&nbsp;the 13 full-time DEI employees, and an additional 15 administrative appointments were ended, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But the three-time Super Bowl champion was incensed by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2024\/03\/01\/conservative-counter-revolution-university-of-florida-fires-all-dei-related-employees\/\">firings<\/a>&nbsp;and published a rambling statement attacking the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cI\u2019m utterly disgusted by UF\u2019s decision and the precedent that it sets,\u201d said the woke Smith. \u201cWithout the DEI department, the job falls to the Office of the Provost, who already has their hands full, to raise money for the university and continue to advance the academic studies in athletic programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cWe cannot continue to believe and trust that a team of leaders all made up of the same background will make the right decision when it comes to equality and diversity. History has already proven that is not the case,\u201d he said vaguely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Smith went on to moan that the university is \u201cfalling behind on systemic issues\u201d and claimed without evidence that the school is \u201cnow closing the doors on other minorities without oversight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The former Dallas Cowboys and former Florida Gators player concluded, attacking those who agree with ending leftist DEI indoctrination, saying, \u201cAnd to those. who think it\u2019s not your problem and stay on the side lines and say nothing, you are complicit on supporting systemic issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2024\/03\/03\/woke-nfl-legend-emmitt-smith-furious-at-university-florida-for-dumping-dei-positions\/\">Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lefty NFL legend Emmitt Smith is blasting the University of Florida for following state law and eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) positions. The school was responding to a new rule passed by the Florida Board of Governors passed a regulation in January that eliminated state funding support for DEI departments, positions, and programs. 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