"People of Culture"

[Baitball Blogger]

46. It's a good ramble.

First, the word "Heritage" or "Legacy" is very prominently plastered around town in a right-wing community. Around here it is the name of a new residential community that offers affordable housing, which, of course, would normally be open to minorities. But between the name of the development and the prominent poster of three anglo-looking children, it's no shocker who they're trying to market to.

"Minority" is a negative word. Period. If you are in the minority your voice will not be heard in this county, for instance. And I'm using the term in the general sense here. A City Manager once said it openly in a meeting. If you're an individual, the county's feeling is, 'who are you?' That is why the city recognizes the authority of a master homeowner's association which has no legal right over the homeowners, but the two breach the Fourteenth Amendment all the time, colluding between each other. Is there no wonder that there is nothing around here that would appeal to "minorities?" I don't think that's by accident.

"Minority" is not a word that expresses strength. How it is interpreted, especially in this new world of political powerplays, is that people in these groups don't need to be recognized at all.