Aral Balkanaral
Apr 25, 2026, 1:58 PMThe French use the word génocidaire to refer to people like Israelis committing genocide.
I think we need a version in English.
Genocider?
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Paria sans portefeuillePariaSansPortefeuille@jasette.facil.servicesApr 25, 2026, 2:00 PMIn fact "genocidaire" (without the diacritic) is an already recognized loan word from French, with an entry in the OED: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/genocidaire_n?tl=true
Passengerpassenger@kolektiva.socialApr 25, 2026, 2:02 PMYep, the term made the leap into English during the Rwandan genocide, which Europe and America also denied and enabled.
Dennydenny@boing.worldApr 25, 2026, 2:02 PM@aral Genocidist is the most common one, I believe. And it avoids slurring the good name of alcoholic apple juice.
trenchwormstrenchworms@eldritch.cafeApr 25, 2026, 2:11 PM@aral I've generally just considered it an English yoink-word and used genocidaire directly.
Antipope Superstarjulieofthespirits@kolektiva.socialApr 25, 2026, 3:01 PM@trenchworms @aral at least in nineties people used it in Rwanda, time to bring it back
My name is Gordogordoooo_z@hachyderm.ioApr 25, 2026, 3:02 PM@aral I usually just call them Hitlers.
Luc P. Pelletierlukechairwalker@jasette.facil.servicesApr 25, 2026, 3:17 PM@aral Since French is my native language, I couldn't agree more with an English word like "genocider" or "genocidist" !!
Steve Holdenholdenweb@freeradical.zoneApr 25, 2026, 4:03 PM@aral I’m quite happy to use the French word. C’est la guerre - no room for xenophobia, and genocidaire is pretty obvious.
Disisdeguey🔻PalestineAction🇵🇸disisdeguey@expressional.socialApr 25, 2026, 4:08 PM@aral In spanish GENOCIDAS..
Apr 25, 2026, 7:11 PM@disisdeguey @aral We also say “GENOCIDAS” in Portuguese.
gentlebreezegentlebreeze@c.imApr 27, 2026, 12:07 AM
Homem-Povo :v_com:Homempovo@ursal.zoneApr 27, 2026, 8:09 AM@gentlebreeze @aral you're conveniently specific about which type of genocide is not allowed, aren't you. It figures.
