"People of Culture"

[BainsBane]

123. Come on

People obviously are free to call themselves what they like. But if you post something in GD asking opinions, you're going to get them.

You suggest "people of culture" should be a term to apply to all minorities, and then you give that example of a diet leading to diabetes. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can think of only a couple of ethnic groups that applies to: African Americans and Mexican Americans, while clearly it applies to the broader American culture that includes white people. Asians and many from Latin America eat diets rich in vegetables and fruits and thus less likely to lead to diabetes than the broader American culture. So I think you're wrong in suggesting this can substitute for people of color or minorities. The term minorities is increasingly becoming inaccurate as the percentage of Euro-Americans declines in the population.

Then, as I said, the term equates culture with otherness. Culture simply means beliefs, customs and way of life.