(emphasis mine).
What the majority who raise this concern completely miss is that the status quo societal structures ensure that their rights are always there. What “protecting minorities” means is that there are structures in place to make sure their voices are heard and their experiences are not questioned into silence. That is, we must ensure that the structure that already exists for the majority also exists for minorities if what is desired is that minorities participate.
The difference is that we don’t have to work for the structure that is already there for the majority, but we do have to work to build the one for minorities.