Minority
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“When you find yourself on the side of the minority, it is time to switch sides and stop being such a nonconformist. ”
~ Oscar Wilde on Minority.
While the word minority, used literally, refers to a mathematical disease, it is commonly considered extremely vulgar in this usage. It is more commonly considered to be one of the most impolite and flexible words in the English language. It can simultaneously refer to scientologists, mexicans, Michael Jackson fans, US citizens who agree to donate $3.00 to the presidential campaign fund on their federal income tax forms, and virgins over the age of 12 in the US and Canada.
[edit] Pathology
The ramifications of making the insult minority sound like a statistic you shouldn't worry your pretty little head about hasn't really created much of a stir in the general population due to the fact that the majority rules and has decided that apathy should rule the day. The authoritative Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is cautious in providing an etymology for this word because England being a small island country, they have never had to deal with those damn foreigners.
[edit] Background
Early modern English minor, insignificant underling, answering to a Middle English type *peasant (weak verb) [which is] not found; ulterior etymology unknown. Synonymous German pissant can be shown to be related as well as Dutch democrat, meaning to breed or smoke pot. Now that that's out of the way:
[edit] Fun Facts
- Minority is simply the word 'tourist' give or take a few vowels and consonants.
- Shakespeare was a minority
- If you smell cotton candy and popcorn and aren't shopping at the local Walmart, you're probably in the vicinity of a minority
- If you aren't nicer to a minority than a person of your own race it means you're an evil racist satan-worshipping baby-eating nazi (See: Republican).
