jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K.www.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down167
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkThe transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K.www.advocate.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down14·edit-22 months agoIt’s not genocide for the same reason that straight-up euthanising, say, schizophrenics isn’t: Neither are a people, but a subset of every people. I’d lump it in with eugenics but genocide is catchy so I’ll permit it despite better semantic judgement. EDIT: What, y’all disagreeing with me about the use of “genocide” being politically opportune?
It’s not genocide for the same reason that straight-up euthanising, say, schizophrenics isn’t: Neither are a people, but a subset of every people.
I’d lump it in with eugenics but genocide is catchy so I’ll permit it despite better semantic judgement.
EDIT: What, y’all disagreeing with me about the use of “genocide” being politically opportune?