BAME

1. UKabbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of black, Asian, and minority ethnic.

   "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.

   2018 May 17, Rajdeep Sandhu, “Should BAME be ditched as a term for black, Asian and minority ethnic people?”, in BBC News, spoken by Darren Barnes, BBC

   2 more examples

   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, Tony Bush, Les Bell, David Middlewood, Principles of Educational Leadership & Management, SAGE Publications Limited, →ISBN, page 225

   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.

   2019, Paul Miller, Christine Callender, Race, Education and Educational Leadership in England, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 82

plural Bames

1. A surname.