Comedian Adam Carolla’s story about the time he applied to be a firefighter in Los Angeles when he was 19-years-old is going viral in wake of the wildfires ravaging the state.
While DEI is generally used to describe a sort of cartoonish hyperprogressivism that has been amplified in recent decades, diversity quotas are nothing new, and Carolla’s story from decades ago still rings true today.
Carolla told the story to congress in 2017 ago to poke fun at the concept of “white privilege.”
“I graduated North Hollywood High with a 1.7 GPA and could not find a job. I walked to a fire station. I was 19 and living in the garage of my family home and my mom was on welfare and food stamps. I said, ‘Can I get a job as a fireman?’ and they said, ‘No, because you’re not black, Hispanic or a woman and we’ll see you in about seven years.,” Carolla explained.
But as promised, seven years later, he ended up getting the call, and decided he’d take the exam even though he didn’t want to be a firefighter anymore.
Carolla explained that when he arrived; “I had a young woman of color standing behind me in line, and I said to her, ‘Just out of curiosity, when did you sign up to become a fire man?’ … she said, ‘Wednesday.’”
“That is an example of my white privilege.”
Watch below:
Don't miss the Dan Bongino Show
