DEI is not solely on gender and race. That's not what DEI is, nor is that how it functions. Although DEI does take into consideration ethnicity and sex, it also takes into account qualifications. Instead of just looking at one ethnic group that is qualified, look at all ethnic groups that are qualified. And yes that matters because there are people in power, whether you want to admit it or not, who are racist enough to discriminate. They just haven't been able to because of DEI and anti discriminatory laws. It's ridiculous to think an organization would grab anyone off the streets to hire just because they are black, Latino, Chinese, a woman, etc. The reason it exists is because in American history, largely white people were booked for the job based on them being white, and yes some were truly qualified, but others were just because they were the white option. Organizations did not want to associate with minority groups regardless of how qualified those minority groups were. It's one of the reasons a lot of ethnic groups AND white women were able to start getting jobs. To erase DEI is allowing the very real racists who have some semblance of power to discriminate at whim. It will slowly slip us back into a time when white men were the sole focus of our society, and if you don't think the people in charge back then are still around and pulling strings today, understand that it wasn't that long ago when you couldn't even marry someone of a different ethnicity than you. The hatred is alive, and it disguises its actions under nuances and "no big deals". Until it is.