Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
Universities have decided the phrase "ethnic minority" is now an offence. The approved substitutes are "racialised minority" and "global majority." The delivery system for this newspeak is a compulsory lecture for students.
GB News hosted a short debate Saturday night over the phrases British university students are being told to drop, with one commentator noting "This ideology constantly cannibalises itself."
Yesterday's respectful term is today's banned one. Messages sent out by some colleges over the topic refused to encourage debate, but rather demanded a "collective and unified response."
'This ideology constantly cannibalises itself.'
— GB News (@GBNEWS) October 3, 2026
Emma Trimble and Mathew Hulbert go head-to-head over phrases British university students are being asked to stop using, such as replacing 'ethnic minority' with 'racialised minority' or 'global majority'. pic.twitter.com/LVt0B4eLwB
The University of the West of England tells students that "global majority" is "a collective term that refers to people who are black, Asian, brown, mixed heritage, indigenous to the Global South and/or are not racialised as white," and that using it "moves the focus away from Europe and whiteness."
The University of Bristol now addresses "Asian, Black and other racia
