Diversity is our strength. Or, as Grammy Winner Alicia Keys, put it , “DEI is not a threat, it’s a gift.”
The “Fallin’” singer received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at Sunday’s Grammys. The telecast, which shed 9 percent of viewers from last year, flowed with progressive messaging.
- Lady Gaga
- Host Trevor Noah
- Chappell Roan
- Shakira
Keys joined the fray, defending DEI just as President Donald Trump’s executive orders cut the policy off at the knees.
“This is not the time to shut down the diversity of voices,” Keys said. “We’ve seen on this stage talented, hardworking people from different backgrounds with different points of view, and it changes the game.”
To which we ask, “what diversity is she talking about?”
The music industry in general, and the annual Grammys ceremony more specifically, lacks diversity of thought.
Just one example (although there are many).
How many Grammy artists spoke out against Hamas or raised awareness of the U.S. and Israeli hostages still being held by the terrorist group?
None. Of course.
Name the singers who spoke up for Laken Riley and other Americans killed by illegal immigrants who swarmed the U.S. Mexico border under former President Joe Biden.
None. Of course.
Did any musician lash out at the Biden administration for its censorious ways?
Of course not. Why not?
The Grammys lack intellectual diversity. Sure, the gala showed people from all nationalities. Great.
What went missing? People with views that didn’t fit into a neat, progressive box. And, if those artists were in the building, they wouldn’t dare share them. Not if they wanted to keep their careers intact.
A similar problem plagued the recent Sundance Film Festival.
“That decline is reflected in the relative desert of film sales at independent film festivals like this year’s Sundance and the ever-shrinking arthouse box office.” @sharonwaxman
Ecosystem disruption…Low Sales. No Standouts. Slow Sundance. https://t.co/j4n2Cp55bi?
— Chris Fenton (@TheDragonFeeder) February 2, 2025
By all measures this year’s event underwhelmed. Big sales were few. The hot-button titles proved in short supply. The only p**** hats were worn by flash mob-style dancers, not starlets ready to battle President Trump anew.
And, once again, diversity of thought was in short supply.
No Daily Wire projects to shake up the festival. Nothing from Angel Studios or The Blaze, platforms creating art outside the mainstream.
The same ol’ same ol’ from artists who sing from the same progressive hymnal. No controversy. No contrarian views.
No buzz.
Had either The Grammys or Sundance embraced true diversity they might have drawn a larger crowd.
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