What is ‘Global Majority’ and why is it replacing ‘BAME’?
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One acronym to describe people of Black, Asian, Indigenous or Latin ancestry is falling out of favour - we look at why.
By Nadine White, Race Correspondent
More and more organisations are ditching the term ‘BAME’ in reference to people of Black, Asian, Indigenous or Latin ancestry, instead opting to use ‘Global Majority’.
This week, the National Trust employed the language while announcing a new training initiative geared towards boosting ethnic representation.
But what does ‘Global Majority’ mean and why has ‘BAME’ fallen out of favour?
For many, ‘BAME’ (Black And Minority Ethnic) is clumsy, inaccurate and lumps all people who aren’t white under one tiny, sidelined umbrella, while ‘Global Majority’ is a linguistic attempt to add wider context around their lived experiences; the phrase has been used in the US since the early 2000s, at least.
Moreover, ‘BAME’ fuels a misconception that people from minoritised communities are inherently marginalised, whereas those with African, Asian,...
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