BAME
adjective[before noun]
UKuk/ˌbiː.eɪ.emˈiː//beɪm/us/ˌbiː.eɪ.emˈiː//beɪm/abbreviationforBlack,Asian, andminorityethnic: used to refer topeoplein the UK who do notconsiderthemselves to bewhite. This is nolongerused as anofficialtermand manypeopledo not like it because itseemstotreatmany differentpeopleandgroupsas if they are the same:
35% of Londoners are from BAMEcommunities.35%的伦敦人来自黑人、亚裔和其他少数族裔群体。
InMarch2021, theCommissionon Race and Ethnic Disparitiesrecommendedthat thegovernmentstopusing thetermBAME.
Compare
BME
- Use of thetermBAME has beenincreasinglycriticized.
- Both "BAME" (Black,Asianandminorityethnic) and "BME" (Blackandminorityethnic)reflectacommonway ofgatheringandcollatingstatistics.
- Wefoundthat theacronymsBAME and BME were not wellunderstoodbyusersand we nowavoidthese.