Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative has exposed a bizarre “antiracism” training program that framed newborn infants as racists, highlighting a shocking example of government waste driven by left-wing ideologies under President Joe Biden.
Conservative activist Chris Rufo outlined the program in a lengthy X post on Friday.
The program, funded by the Department of Education, was just one of many “antiracism” training programs used for teachers following the rise of Black Lives Matter after the death of George Floyd.
One slide, titled “Did You Know? Racial Awareness in the Early Years,” asserted that infants become racist before turning one year old if they are not exposed to diversity.
The slide argues that infants can begin to categorize faces based on race and even develop preferences for faces they see most often, which usually corresponds to their own race.
The DEI consultant explains in the training:
“At nine months, infants are unable to distinguish the facial features of racial groups other than their caregiver unless they frequently see images of racially diverse people.
By the age of two, children are putting people into categories based on race, and they are observing and internalizing power dynamics,” a DEI consultant explained during the training.
At age three, children develop biases and begin assigning meaning to race by attributing positive traits to the dominant race.
However, children can still respond to positive messages about their own and others’ racial identities. By age five, children of all races demonstrate social biases, primarily by attributing negative traits to non-white races. At this age, children are capable of acting against racial injustice.”
The consultant then labeled young children as “racists,” saying, “Racist idiocy is a form of racism.”
Elon Musk pointed to the training as an example of the sheer decay within the federal government.
“Funding for racist baby training is canceled,” Musk wrote.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning DEI policies and training within the federal government.
Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Charles Ezell, informed acting department and agency heads in a memo that all government DEI offices would be forced to close by the end of the day.
Employees at these agencies were informed they would be placed on paid leave.
Federal workers were also ordered to remove all DEI-related websites and social media accounts, cancel contracts or training programs, and report any efforts to disguise DEI programs using coded or imprecise language.
