"Billionaire Clash: Cuban and Musk Spar Over DEI Initiatives"

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"Billionaire Clash: Cuban and Musk Spar Over DEI Initiatives"
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Billionaires Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, and Mark Cuban are publicly debating the value and implications of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Musk and Ackman have criticized DEI as a form of racism, with Musk calling it "propaganda words for racism, sexism and other -isms," while Ackman urged Cuban to reconsider his support for DEI, labeling it as reverse racism. Cuban, on the other hand, defended DEI as a business strategy to find qualified employees from diverse backgrounds. The debate follows the resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay amid controversies over her handling of anti-Semitism on campus and allegations of plagiarism. Musk, who has been vocal against DEI, agreed with Ackman's stance in the discussion.

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