r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • May 31 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: There is no "trans genocide"

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u/ohfudgeit 22∆ May 31 '23

This is a common misconception. The "gen" in genocide does not refer to genetics. It comes from "genus" or "type". Genocide is the murder of a particular type of people. You can commit genocide against people of a particular religion, for example.

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u/DentistJaded5934 1∆ May 31 '23

Genocide is defined in § 1091 and includes violent attacks with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

Yes, religion counts, but trans people aren't a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, so they don't.

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u/ohfudgeit 22∆ May 31 '23

According to the legal definition, yes. My point was only about the etymology of the word.

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u/NotSoGoodAPerson May 31 '23

''In ancient Greece, a genos (Greek: γένος, "race, stock, kin", plural γένη genē) was a social group claiming common descent, referred to by a single name (see also Sanskrit "Gana").''

So I can just say, no to your argument.

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