Pressure to abolish offensive BAME/BME acronyms in UK rises

Many welcomed yesterday’s news that the UK Government may abolish the ‘offensive’ BAME/BME acronyms, used to refer to Black, Asian and/or minority ethnic communities. Ditching such ‘outdated’ acronyms forms part of a key proposal in a report to be published this week by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.  However, the pressure to abolish … Continue reading Pressure to abolish offensive BAME/BME acronyms in UK rises