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Minority should not be absolute. "Underrepresented minority" only makes sense in context.
by gregbayer 15y ago
Minority should not be absolute. "Underrepresented minority" only makes sense in context.
- w1ntermute 15y agoWell, the point is that "minority" in this context (well, in any racially-related context in the US) is a PC euphemism for black/Hispanic.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoThe term "underrepresented minority" is misleading. In any state where nonhispanic whites are a minority (e.g., CA), they are typically an underrepresented minority (only Asians tend to be truly overrepresented). I've never heard whites described as "minority" as a result of this.
- w1ntermute 15y agoThat's because (for the time being), they have a plurality, even if they don't have a majority.
- nbroyal 15y agoNon-hispanic Whites are not a minority in California [1]. And even if they were, I'd be very interested in seeing any statistics that show them as underrepresented in any context of significance (i.e. not prison). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California#Racial_and_ancestral_makeup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California#Raci...
- yummyfajitas 15y agoNonhispanic whites are 44% of CA. That's a minority. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority-majority_state http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority-majority_state Nonhispanic whites make up only 32% of UC Berkeley. That's underrepresented. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/04/racial-breakdown-of-the-l_n_485577.html#s72048&title=University_of_CaliforniaBerkeley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/04/racial-breakdown-of...
- nbroyal 15y agoOK, you are correct. Though I still think the statement, "any state where nonhispanic whites are a minority (e.g., CA), they are typically an underrepresented minority" is very much hyperbole, which was the point I was trying to make.