Ban the use of the phrase BAME as a collective terms for minority ethnic groups

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like for the government to stop using the umbrella term BAME when referencing ethnicities other than white.

Using BAME when referring to Black, Asian and minority ethnics is a gross marginalisation. It is outdated and has long since ceased to be fit for purpose. The use of BAME as an umbrella term trivialises the issues of all under it & implies that they all the same and shared. Priti Patel's comments in House of Commons further compound this. Stop the use of BAME, as Labour MPs wrote in their letter “being a person of colour does not automatically make you an authority on all forms of racism”

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government is not responsible for determining how ethnic minorities are referred to.

The Government's guidance on writing about ethnicity already states that it does not use BAME or BME for a number of reasons: https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/style-guide/writing-about-ethnicity

Timeline

12 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
29 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Jul 2020

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