Not long ago, to be called a racist was perhaps the worst insult possible. We can see this happening in recent years with accusations of racism. Christopher Dummitt: The Canadian Historical Association’s fake 'consensus' on Canadian genocide.Miller: Genocide, Macdonald and Canadian history It just doesn’t mean the same thing anymore. Yet by stretching the meaning of genocide to fit an ever-broader array of actions, the term loses severity. Expansion entrepreneurs use powerful terms to borrow their potency. To the extent that labelling the residential schools experience as genocidal helps people to see the negative consequences of the schools, this might seem like an overall “good.”Ĭoncept creep weakens the original term. It can open us up to genuine suffering - to recognizing the harmful effects of actions or ideas which had previously not been considered injurious. In one sense, there is a clear benefit to expanding our definitions of harmful terms. Why not reach for this term to apply to other events - like the residential school experience - to convey how much we disapprove? Something similar is happening with genocide. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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