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It's my opinion that the working class is not a minority. Although "minoritized" does not necessarily mean minority, that's the idea that comes to mind when peo
by rgblambda 5y ago
It's my opinion that the working class is not a minority. Although "minoritized" does not necessarily mean minority, that's the idea that comes to mind when people read the word (also, my opinion). The word "marginalised" is perfectly adequate.
I'll admit it's kind of nit-picking. But someone did get the wrong idea from it.
- eyelidlessness 5y agoI don’t think I had encountered the term before reading this article, it certainly isn’t in my vocabulary. I immediately took it to mean “people with a role or characteristic which may not make them a fractional minority of the population but experience similar disadvantages because that role or characteristic is imbued with a minority of power”. Sure, that’s more or less the same as “marginalized”, but having synonyms is part of what makes language expressive, and at least for some of us that makes life a little less dull and talking about challenging subjects more accessible.