Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
Can I be a minority containing one individual?More seriously, white-skinned English speakers of European descent are a minority in the global population.
"A minority is whoever I say it is."This isn't completely new. Women are often referred to as "a minority" despite the fact that numerically we aren't.
Everybody is/are a minority; except maybe the Chinese.
Can I be a minority containing one individual?
ReplyDeleteMore seriously, white-skinned English speakers of European descent are a minority in the global population.
"A minority is whoever I say it is."
ReplyDeleteThis isn't completely new. Women are often referred to as "a minority" despite the fact that numerically we aren't.
Everybody is/are a minority; except maybe the Chinese.
ReplyDelete