There is a huge percentage of diversity hiring in Hollywood, in TV, in government, in universities, in k-12 schools, and even in politics.
You can’t do anything wrong, even if there are tragic results with you being a diversity hire. You are the protected class, while those you serve ate the ones that pay you and could end up being your victims.
At universities the only applicants evaluated on merit are those recruited for the sports teams and they are only evaluated on their abilities in the chosen sport.