ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the ongoing struggle for democratic and human rights in relation to racialization and visibility of diverse global populations. Pandey suggests that the visibility of minorities isn't consistently pronounced or always responsive in the same way to mainstream demands for conformity. The “be like us” demands toward marked citizens vary with the perceived threat by the majority or those claiming to be the majority. Sometimes, these invisible majorities feel compelled to visibly assert themselves as a “threatened” culture in order to preserve their privileges. Pandey's analysis delves into the historical rhetoric of this struggle for identity and privilege.
