> With more than 50 percent of the population estimated to be a minority by 2044 "Hi, I'm Brian Clark and I don't know what 'minority' means"
1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
By your own logic, the "majority" is going to be 1/3, which is self-defeating.
How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has Led to Deadly Outcomes
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
By your own logic, the "majority" is going to be 1/3, which is self-defeating.
That just means that there is no majority.
Then there's no minority either, so the word "minority" is not applicable. No matter how you look at it, the statement is absolutely ridiculous.
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But this seems to be different situation from what the article is talking about which is the inadequate involvement of minorities in drug trials. You are highlighting the lack of adequate health coverage which is a different issue in the US. But this bring up a question if blacks and other minorities have the poorer health outcomes in other countries? Japan, China, South Korea for example does their own drug testing…
We haven't done extensive research in populations outside of the United States, but for the last 50-100 years the US (and Europe) has been leading the charge, but in both these locations, Minorities have been a low percentage participation in research. As well, many of these outcomes he mentioned are the indirect result of years of research. Think of diabetes, 100 years of research was 99% spent on a white population…
So none of the asian countries (for example SK or Japan) retest the drugs on their own population before approval for use?
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By your own logic, the "majority" is going to be 1/3, which is self-defeating.
That just means that there is no majority.
The actual phrase is "Majority minority" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority
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1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
By your own logic, the "majority" is going to be 1/3, which is self-defeating.
Incorrect, the actual definition is "Majority minority" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority
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#18I'm the founder of HDP Health, if you have any questions or want clarifications please ask away!
Do you find the opening statement "With more than 50 percent of the population estimated to be a minority by 2044" ridiculous? When did we start ignoring what words mean? That's not what the word "minority" means.
There's many ways you can rephrase it and still be correct, mind you.
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#19I'm the founder of HDP Health, if you have any questions or want clarifications please ask away!
Do you find the opening statement "With more than 50 percent of the population estimated to be a minority by 2044" ridiculous? When did we start ignoring what words mean? That's not what the word "minority" means. There's many ways you can rephrase it and still be correct, mind you.
Incorrect, the actual definition is "Majority minority" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority and yes those of us that are currently Minorities, would still be considered minorities in such a case.
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#20I'm the founder of HDP Health, if you have any questions or want clarifications please ask away!
Do you find the opening statement "With more than 50 percent of the population estimated to be a minority by 2044" ridiculous? When did we start ignoring what words mean? That's not what the word "minority" means. There's many ways you can rephrase it and still be correct, mind you.
No single group that is currently a "minority" would overtake the white population, therefore every other population in the US would still be considered a Minority until there is an equal or more number of a single minority than there are white Americans.