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Originally Posted by Derubael
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Posting in a troll thread.
But I've heard people bring this up as a legitimate concern, both on blue and red, so:
So the word has been around since at least the 13th Century AD.
It was not used to reference a "mass slaughter" until the mid 17th century.
It was finally used to define the slaughter of Jews and Hitler's policy against non-whites and "unacceptable" religions, but take note that this is "The Holocaust" which is an example of a holocaust, though by far the most well-known one.
To the handful of people I've met who actually do find that offensive, I hope that helps to broaden your understanding of the word. There can be arguments made that just about anything is offensive, because words only hold the meaning we ascribe to them. I think Holocaust is a great name for a PvP guild, and unless its members/leaders specifically start referencing it in a historical sense related to the slaughtering of Jews, we don't see any problem in letting it stay.
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You are arguing semantics over a word which most of the educated people will conect to the genocide of jews.
I guess you can't be to careful right, wouldn't want to lose them precious players and their resounding guildname.
Poor show, just my 2 cp.