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Wouldn't xenocide be a more apt description? A quick search for genocide gives the definition of: "the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especiall
by hexscrews 8y ago
Wouldn't xenocide be a more apt description? A quick search for genocide gives the definition of:
"the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation."
While xenocide is described as:
xenocide (plural xenocides)
The killing of a stranger or foreigner.
(science fiction)
The genocide of an entire alien species.
(US, colloquial)
The intentional killing of an entire foreign (plant or animal) species.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenocide https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenocide
Either is fine really, just seems like a semantic curiosity.
- lemmicide 8y agoHe did specify “lemming” genocide, but more to the point, I don’t think Disney killed enough lemmings for it to matter. They aren’t an endangered animal, since they seem to be thriving with a diversity of species occupying niches across the globe, and most species being marked as least concern. Genocide or xenocide would carry the meaning that the very animal (or even a single species) was brought to the brink of extinction, thereby threatening the genome of the animal. Hence “gene”-o-cide. Disney didn’t even encourage abuse or mischief among viewers. So, the comment doesn’t really make sense. No one tried to kill a real live lemming, or coax them off a cliff. The mysterious allegedly suicidal behavior wasn’t a call to action, to change lemmings or their behavioral patterns.
- garmaine 8y agoWhy? Genocide is by derivation the killing or wiping out of a genetic population. Why can’t that be applied to purposeful extinction of an animal species?
- xkjkls 8y agoProbably -- the problem is that no one actually knows the word xenocide who isn't an Orson Scott Card fan.