When will minorities stop being called “minorities”?
Question by Buddy12345: When will minorities stop being called “minorities”?
I live in a certain Canadian city and the latest demographics show that visible minorities account for 68% of the total population. Attitudes have always been very accommodating and positive. However I have noticed in the past decade that many of our North American beliefs are being forfeited to promote equality. For example, we cannot say Merry Christmas in schools but our children are learning about Ramadan and other religious holidays. It appears that government jobs, which have traditionally hired minorities to counter discriminatory hiring practices elsewhere, are still doing the same. Policemen are wearing turbans and you cannot even pronounce the names of the local politicians.
I realize that minorities are still minorities on the on the national level, but when they are the majority on a local scale do they still need to be accommodated to such an extreme level? At what point do the tables turn?
Personally I feel like tolerance and equality has created some sort of terrifying entity. I expect diversity in my community but we went from 20% to 68% in a decade. If these rates continue it completely defeats the entire purpose of diversity in the first place!
What’s going on here?
Best answer:
Answer by wdx2bb
This has happened for more than 250 years, and it will keep happening. The Native population probably said the same thing when the Europeans arrived. This continent has always been a melting pot.
I sincerely doubt that you can’t say Merry Christmas in school, but learning about other cultures and beliefs is not a bad thing. You either adapt, or let the tide of history pass you by.
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In the USA our bigger cities, have the same problems…
when the noisy ones stop screaming about bigotry because they were passed over in favor of someone qualified.
most likely when they are in the majority
When they become a majority.