I disagree, it is 100% racism. See, you're talking about DEI and it's merits instead of how in this context there is no reason to even bring up DEI. The point of me mentioning this is for people like you who think they just disagree with DEI, that isn't the case. The far right is using "DEI" to mean n-word just like they did with the whole "woke" thing. Look at Kamala Harris, and how they're calling her a DEI VP/nominee or the USSS chief being a woman and them saying it's because of "DEI", and look at the post history of the people that are saying this and then tell me they are not racists substituting n-word or any other "you know what I really mean" slurs with "DEI".
Imagine if any minority or woman was involved in any crowdstrike team that had anything to do with this outage and consider how the DEI debate is being raised in that context. If those people are hired, does it make them a DEI hire by default? of course not! that is silly, that's not even what DEI is. It is a slur in this context, nothing short of it.
I wouldn't be saying this if DEI was in any way relevant to the topic at hand, then we can discuss how DEI was to blame. Honestly, I don't even agree with the corporate approach of DEI, but bringing it up in this context would indeed be racism. Imagine making a mistake and someone say "this is what you get for allowing white privilege" is that fair? is that not racism? that's what's happening here. Everyone deserves fair treatment.