Illinois DEI Training Compares White People and Cops to Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's Department of Human Rights is conducting a training course on microaggressions that controversially compares white people and police officers to mosquitoes. The training includes a video that illustrates microaggressions through various scenarios and concludes with a dramatic scene involving a flamethrower. The course aims to raise awareness about discrimination and its impact in the workplace.
- ▪The training is available to both state employees and private-sector participants across Illinois.
- ▪A video titled 'How Microaggressions Are Like Mosquito Bites' is a central part of the training.
- ▪Participants receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
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Illinois DEI Training Compares White People and Cops to Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes By Ben Smith | 10:31 AM on May 20, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's Department of Human Rights is offering a taxpayer-funded training course on “microaggressions” that uses a video comparing white people and police officers to mosquitoes biting people of color.
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