Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 days agoIceberger Kinglemmy.zipimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squareflicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoThe word maritime means of or near or on or dealing with the ocean. So he made a pun by replacing it with Merit, which is about how worthy or how good at stuff someone is, or if someone deserves something. It’s a pretty good pun!
minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 days agoworth adding that when an employer hires on “merit” it often disproportionately chooses white men, i.e. why its related to DEI
The word maritime means of or near or on or dealing with the ocean. So he made a pun by replacing it with Merit, which is about how worthy or how good at stuff someone is, or if someone deserves something.
It’s a pretty good pun!
worth adding that when an employer hires on “merit” it often disproportionately chooses white men, i.e. why its related to DEI