一名民主党参议员因在社交媒体上发布一条鼓励少数群体成员申请其办公室职位的争议性帖子，而面临种族和性别歧视的指控。
A Democratic senator is facing accusations of racial and sexual discrimination over a controversial social media post encouraging members of minority groups to apply for a role in his office.
“我正在为2027年春季学期在我的波士顿办公室招聘有动力且渴望学习的实习生。鼓励具有马萨诸塞州关联的BIPOC、LGBTQ+、工人阶级、退伍军人以及其他代表性不足的候选人申请。”马萨诸塞州民主党参议员埃德·马基（Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.）周二在X平台上发文。
"I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., posted to X on Tuesday.
“参议员，白人男性被允许申请吗？”得克萨斯州共和党众议员布兰登·吉尔（Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas）周二在X平台上反击。
"Are white men allowed to apply, Senator?" Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, shot back on X Tuesday.
一项针对蓝州穆斯林委员会倡议的DEI招聘推动措施，正面冲击特朗普反对“觉醒”运动的推动。保守派在X平台上对该帖子爆发愤怒，有人甚至声称该参议员的招聘启事是非法的。
DEI HIRING BOOST FOR ONE BLUE STATE'S MUSLIM COMMISSION INITIATIVE FLIES IN FACE OF TRUMP'S ANTI-WOKE PUSH Conservatives on X erupted with anger over the post, with some going as far as to claim the senator’s job posting was illegal.
“美国参议员竟然能在Twitter上公开违反民权法，这简直疯狂。”保守派活动人士克里斯托弗·鲁福（Chris Rufo）写道。
"Crazy that a United States Senator can openly violate civil rights law on Twitter," conservative activist Chris Rufo wrote.
“这显然是非法的。”播客主持人、白宫副幕僚长斯蒂芬·米勒（Stephen Miller）的妻子凯蒂·米勒（Katie Miller）写道。
"This is blatantly illegal," Katie Miller, podcaster and wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, wrote.
联邦政府因涉嫌“与DEI相关”的就业歧视起诉《纽约时报》 平等就业机会委员会（Equal Employment Opportunity Commission）此前在指导文件中表示，鼓励某些背景的申请人申请工作并不一定违反联邦反歧视法。然而，该机构也警告称，基于种族、性别或其他受保护特征表达偏好的招聘启事可能是非法的。《国会问责法案》也将联邦工作场所歧视保护适用于国会办公室。
NEW YORK TIMES SUED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER ALLEGED 'DEI-RELATED' EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has stated in past guidance that encouraging applicants from certain backgrounds to apply for a job does not necessarily violate federal discrimination law. However, the agency also warns that job s expressing preferences based on race, sex or other protected characteristics may be unlawful. The Congressional Accountability Act also applies federal workplace discrimination protections to congressional offices.
尽管吉尔和其他人提出质疑，认为某些申请人可能受到偏待，但马基参议员参议院网站上的实际招聘启事并未禁止白人申请。
The actual job posting on Markey’s Senate website does not bar White people from applying, despite questions raised by Gill and others about whether certain applicants were being favored.
其他保守派虽然没有直接指责马基违法，但仍认为其招聘做法不公正。
Other conservatives stopped short of accusing Markey of breaking the law, but characterized his hiring practices as unjust nonetheless.
“你会发现，从来没有人会说‘我辞去参议员职务是因为白人男性掌握的权力太多’或者‘我捐出自己的房子是为了缩小种族间的财富差距’，”网络评论员伯纳德·斯坦福写道。“那样至少算是个人的决定。但事实并非如此——白人男性所承担的‘牺牲负担’总是被强加到别人身上。” 随着80岁的资深参议员面临年轻挑战者的竞争，民主党内部的代际矛盾也日益凸显。“民主党人会写出这类言论，然后还纳闷为何年轻的白人异性恋男性纷纷背离该党，”记者科里·沃克说道。
"You'll notice it's never ‘I'm resigning my Senate seat because white men have too much power’ or 'I'm donating my house to reduce the racial wealth gap,’" online commentator Bernard Stanford wrote. "That would at least be a personal decision. But no — the white male sacrificial burden is always foisted upon someone else." DEMOCRATS’ GENERATIONAL BATTLE ERUPTS AS 80-YEAR-OLD SENATOR FACES YOUNGER CHALLENGER "Democrats will write stuff like this and then wonder why young white straight men have rejected their party in droves," journalist Corey Walker said.
“这令人不安，尤其是出自参议院小企业委员会资深委员之口，”小企业管理局局长凯莉·洛夫勒在X账号上发文称。“从一开始我们就强调：政客们应当停止人为挑选‘赢家’与‘输家’，也别再把每一项政府计划都变成搞多元化与平等倡议的幌子。美国的企业家们靠实力竞争，而非身份背景。对于任何负责制定国家小企业政策的人来说，这一原则都不可动摇。”周三，福克斯新闻数字频道联系马基的办公室寻求置评，但对方并未作出回应。
"This is disturbing, especially from the Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee," Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler posted to her X account. "From day one we’ve said it: politicians need to stop picking winners and losers — and stop turning every government program into a DEI grift. America’s entrepreneurs compete on merit, not identity. That principle should be nonnegotiable for anyone entrusted with shaping our nation’s small business policy." Markey’s office did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.