[EM] language/framing quibble

[Brian Olson]

I stopped reading the "favoring racial minorities" thread a long time  
ago, but every time I see the subject I cringe a little.

"Favoring" sounds bad to me. I think it implies greater-than- 
proportional representation.
"racial minorities" while often totally relevant, may be too narrow of  
a category when good PR could represent everyone of all social  
distinctions.

If we're fixing something, we should strive towards "accurate  
representation of previously underrepresented groups".
No one can say anything against "accurate representation", that's just  
good Democracy!
"previously underrepresented groups" is inconveniently long, but is  
the best mix of connotation and denotation that I can think of right  
now.

Just some things to think about so that once we've figured out what  
the best possible election method is, we'll be ready to switch into  
advocacy mode.


Brian Olson
http://bolson.org/