Retaining the minority concept is vital if political and economic equality are to be achieved, maintains Arnold Torres, a public policy consultant based in Sacramento who specializes in Latino issues. The guy in San Diego is arguing on the basis of pride. But we still need the idea of minorities to speak to the fact that there is phenomenal in equity in this society. Doing away with 'minority' doesn't do one thing toward ending the inequities minorities face. We have a challenge.
Terms start out as neutral and become negative as meanings are attached.
We still need a statistical term that means minority. But it's crucial to pay attention to people's feelings and address their issues with sensitivity. People of color is not a real group, it's a political caucus. Connerly championed Proposition 209, which aimed to eliminate affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions in California. Now, his American Civil Rights Coalition is gathering signatures for a ballot measure that would prevent most public agencies from collecting any data on race and ethnicity.