I'm not certain as to the roles they are playing in the show so I'll just present a hypothetical scenario.

You are co-producing a movie with 2 other individuals. One of them, a female POC, suggests that the team should hire 1 of 5 possible directors on the basis that the movie calls for a diverse cast and they are a POC.

'I don't know and I never will' doesn't really cut it y'know? lol. There's gonna be times where a white person can't just simply avoid or forego any decision making that involves diversity.