BAME

See also: bame

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biː eɪ ɛm iː/ (initialism)
  • IPA(key): /beɪm/ (acronym)
  • Rhymes: -eɪm

Adjective

BAME (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Initialism of black, Asian, and minority ethnic.
    Coordinate term: BME
    • 2018 May 17, Rajdeep Sandhu, “Should BAME be ditched as a term for black, Asian and minority ethnic people?”, in BBC News[1], spoken by Darren Barnes, BBC:
      "It's useful in that it promotes a kind of solidarity between the people that come under it belong to a BAME background, but it does lack nuance.
    • 2019, Tony Bush, Les Bell, David Middlewood, Principles of Educational Leadership & Management, SAGE Publications Limited, →ISBN, page 225:
      Ryan, Pollock and Antonelli (2009) reported that several teachers in Canada ‘struggle’ to interact with students of BAME origin who were often ‘othered’, in particular, those of migrant origin.
    • 2019, Paul Miller, Christine Callender, Race, Education and Educational Leadership in England, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 82:
      Ironically, there is some evidence that BAME parents want white teachers and leaders for their children, a form of ‘reverse racism’, suggesting that neocolonial attitudes persist through different generations.

Further reading

  • Rajdeep Sandhu (17 May 2018) “Should BAME be ditched as a term for black, Asian and minority ethnic people?”, in BBC News[2], BBC

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