👉 'BME' - short for "Black, Brown and Embarrassed," is a colloquial term used to describe individuals who are perceived by society as being different from the majority. It originated in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and describes people who feel unfairly targeted or discriminated against based on race, gender, or other characteristics.
Here's an example sentence using 'bme': "Because she didn’t have a black boyfriend, her friends thought she was 'BME'!"