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I heard of this described as the minority effect, that a small minority can have a disproportionate impact. The example given is that it's cheaper to make all instances of a product kosher or halal than to make an entirely separate product.



intransigent minority

"The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority"

https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...




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