selfdefined/11ty/definitions/minorities.md

---
title: minorities
slug: minorities
flag:
  level: avoid
defined: true
speech: noun
alt_words:
  - minoritised
  - or omit
---

the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole

## Issues

Minorities is not always accurate and is vague. As it deals with numbers, the term minorities can often be inaccurate, as is the case when speaking of communities of colour, who often outnumber white communities.

By referring to a group as 'minorities,' it can suggest the group hasn't taken initiative to show up, thereby blaming the oppressed for systemic issues that prevent their participation.

## Impact

By repeatedly referring to groups as "minorities," they are being infantised to their numerical representation and made to feel minor. The vagueness also abstracts the identify of the marginalised group, making it difficult to address why they are minoritised to begin with.

## See Also

## See also

- [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised)
- [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority)
- [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-majority)
feat(definitions): add minorities and minoritised 2019-11-15 20:54:07 +01:00			`---`
			`title: minorities`
			`slug: minorities`
			`flag:`
			`level: avoid`
			`defined: true`
			`speech: noun`
			`alt_words:`
			`- minoritised`
			`- or omit`
			`---`

			`the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole`

📄 Add Detail Pages for Definitions (#75) * fix: untrack definitions in dist * feat(detail pages): update item link * feat(detail pages): add layout * feat(detail pages): render whole definition content * feat(detail pages): remove definitons from homepage * 🧹 def list component * feat(layout): render site footer in all pages * feat(detail pages): rename definition root class && move css into partials * chore: abstract further css into own files * feat(detail pages): update headling level of definition content * feat(styles): set box sizing * feat(styles): add margin bottom utility * feat(styles): selection * feat(components): sub page header own component * feat(detail pages): add sections * feat(style): mian headline * feat(page layout): rename page content grid * feat(page layout): add wide content class * feat(detail pages): set document title * feat(detail pages): set uniform document title for docs and definitions * feat(page title): add comment * feat(detail pages): add meta description * feat(detail pages): wrap def header in article tag * chore: set up ava * feat(filters): move permalink function into file, add test * chore: rename _temp to _util, remove creation script * feat(detail pages): helper function to find additional definitions * chore: move helpers to single directory * feat(detail pages): create shortcode for further definition navigation * feat(detail pages): fix find defs function * feat(detail pages): shortcode for browse nav markup * chore: fix collection mock data * feat(detail pages): render browse nav * feat(detail pages): style browse nav, style improvements * feat(detail pages): test redirect * feat(detail pages): client side redirect * feat(homepage): set title * 💅 * feat(detail pages): incorporate design changes * feat(detail pages): hide browse headlines * feat(detail pages): label lists * feat(footer): add aria label * feat(detail pages): redice heading level in md * feat(detail pages): spacing in browse nav * feat(detail pages): reduce line height * feat(detail pages): set max width w/o breaking homepage * feat(detail pages): replace in-definition definition links * 🧹 * feat(detail pages): recover spacing utility * 🧹 * chore(packages): update ava * config: specify nvm version * 💅 * 💅 2020-03-09 23:47:06 +01:00			`## Issues`
feat(definitions): add minorities and minoritised 2019-11-15 20:54:07 +01:00
			`Minorities is not always accurate and is vague. As it deals with numbers, the term minorities can often be inaccurate, as is the case when speaking of communities of colour, who often outnumber white communities.`

			`By referring to a group as 'minorities,' it can suggest the group hasn't taken initiative to show up, thereby blaming the oppressed for systemic issues that prevent their participation.`

📄 Add Detail Pages for Definitions (#75) * fix: untrack definitions in dist * feat(detail pages): update item link * feat(detail pages): add layout * feat(detail pages): render whole definition content * feat(detail pages): remove definitons from homepage * 🧹 def list component * feat(layout): render site footer in all pages * feat(detail pages): rename definition root class && move css into partials * chore: abstract further css into own files * feat(detail pages): update headling level of definition content * feat(styles): set box sizing * feat(styles): add margin bottom utility * feat(styles): selection * feat(components): sub page header own component * feat(detail pages): add sections * feat(style): mian headline * feat(page layout): rename page content grid * feat(page layout): add wide content class * feat(detail pages): set document title * feat(detail pages): set uniform document title for docs and definitions * feat(page title): add comment * feat(detail pages): add meta description * feat(detail pages): wrap def header in article tag * chore: set up ava * feat(filters): move permalink function into file, add test * chore: rename _temp to _util, remove creation script * feat(detail pages): helper function to find additional definitions * chore: move helpers to single directory * feat(detail pages): create shortcode for further definition navigation * feat(detail pages): fix find defs function * feat(detail pages): shortcode for browse nav markup * chore: fix collection mock data * feat(detail pages): render browse nav * feat(detail pages): style browse nav, style improvements * feat(detail pages): test redirect * feat(detail pages): client side redirect * feat(homepage): set title * 💅 * feat(detail pages): incorporate design changes * feat(detail pages): hide browse headlines * feat(detail pages): label lists * feat(footer): add aria label * feat(detail pages): redice heading level in md * feat(detail pages): spacing in browse nav * feat(detail pages): reduce line height * feat(detail pages): set max width w/o breaking homepage * feat(detail pages): replace in-definition definition links * 🧹 * feat(detail pages): recover spacing utility * 🧹 * chore(packages): update ava * config: specify nvm version * 💅 * 💅 2020-03-09 23:47:06 +01:00			`## Impact`
feat(definitions): add minorities and minoritised 2019-11-15 20:54:07 +01:00
			`By repeatedly referring to groups as "minorities," they are being infantised to their numerical representation and made to feel minor. The vagueness also abstracts the identify of the marginalised group, making it difficult to address why they are minoritised to begin with.`
➕ Add definition for overrepresented majority, underrepresented minority (#116) * ➕ Added Asian terms and subterms, Orientalism * feat: add overrepresented majoirty * ➕ [DRAFT] Added overrepresented-majority * Adding underrepresented minority * 🐛 Fixes flag build issue * Improve interlinking * flag: Co-authored-by: Tierney Cyren <hello@bnb.im> 2020-05-07 23:35:23 -07:00
			`## See Also`

			`## See also`

			`- [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised)`
			`- [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority)`
			`- [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-majority)`