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title: minoritised
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slug: minoritised
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defined: true
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excerpt: groups resulting from social constructs have been granted less power or representation compared to other members or groups in society; preferable as a term to minorities for its focus on power struggle
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speech: adj
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flag:
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level: better-alternative
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alt-for: minorities
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reading:
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- text: Minority vs minoritize
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href: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/minority-vs-minoritize
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---
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groups, resulting from social constructs, that have been granted less power or representation compared to other members or groups in society
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## Preferable To
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[minorities](/definitions/minorities)
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## Benefits
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Minoritised places the emphasis on the power struggle, and on the systemic issues at play. It's also an adjective, which requires you to add "group" or "people" so it's people-first language.
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## Impact
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It removes the pejorative nature of "minorities", illuminating that this is an effect upon the individual or group, rather than the singular way to identify the group.
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## Read also
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- [minorities](/definitions/minorities)
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- [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority)
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- [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-minority)
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