[quote=Dervish]Of course, it helps to look into a particular situation closely before jumping to the conclusion that everyone who happens to be a different race than the majority is suffering the same slights and inequities as another just because they're not a majority group. As with anything, knowledge is key and while it's good to champion the rights of the under represented, it's good to keep in mind that not all struggles are created equal. For example, an Asian isn't going to be effected by native land disputes or demanding compensation for residential schools, a black person isn't going to be suffering from the same discrimination as an Arab in a post 9/11 world, and so on. It's part of why I'm not a fan of using a "catch all" term for non-whites because I kind of feel like if you start to lump everything into one, the lines start to blur a bit and that leads some people to adopt an "us verses them" mentality, which is awful.[/quote]

True.

I think the only case I use the term 'Minorities' to describe discrimination is in one of two ways.

1. _______ race does fine, but all the other minorities have issues in one way or another.
2. _______ country tends to hate/discriminate against anyone who is a minority.

If it's anything more specific, I tend to address the specific groups of people affected.