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Military to remove 'Enola Gay' photos for violating DEI rules (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That automated program flagged at least tens of thousands of historical photos, most of which aren't as silly as 'haha plane gay' but of actual people (some of whom are still very much alive) in a blatant attempt to literally whitewash American history. Like, they've flagged the photos of literal Medal of Honor recipients because their skin tone is darker than eggshell, this is objectively horrifying. The loss of even one of those files is completely disrespectful on a number of levels