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praptak ◴[] No.46228088[source]
Calibri was supposedly easier to read by people with disabilities. While this itself is debatable, that's not the reasoning behind the font switch. The mere attempt at making life easier for disadvantaged people is labeled DEI and as such cannot be tolerated by this administration.
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midnitewarrior ◴[] No.46228261[source]
I don't think that much thought went into it. The change was initiated by the department's DEIA ("A" for Accessibility) office. Anything that office did was a priority for this administration.

Keep in mind that the transgenic mouse breeding program used to make lab mice for research got defined because the President claimed Democrats were so woke they were funding "trans" mice research.

Half of what they are doing is virtue signalling and posturing without any real understanding of what they are doing.

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rdiddly ◴[] No.46228535[source]
All true except the fact that it's not virtue that they're signaling.
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ndsipa_pomu ◴[] No.46229646[source]
Cruelty signalling?
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oneeyedpigeon ◴[] No.46229949[source]
I prefer "ideology signalling" so that it's neutral and we can use it to apply to both sides.
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buellerbueller ◴[] No.46232309[source]
"Virtue signaling" still works because the actor indeed believes they are being virtuous.
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ndsipa_pomu ◴[] No.46233250[source]
Since when is it a virtue to needlessly make things harder for some people?
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1. jvandonsel ◴[] No.46233959[source]
Since January 2025.