Classification and symbolization alone do not cause genocide
Evidence
Classification and symbolization are universally human and do not necessarily result in genocide unless they lead to the stage of dehumanization. When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of minority groups: the yellow star for Jews under Nazi rule, the blue scarf for people from the Eastern Zone in Khmer Rouge Cambodia. — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 11
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Classification and symbolization alone are harmless unless they escalate to dehumanization; Classification and symbolization alone are human universals, not genocidal precursors; Prejudice is neither necessary nor sufficient for genocide — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 702 (+7 more)
Broader Connections
- Classification and symbolization alone are human universals, not genocidal precursors
#corroborates(0.95) - Categorization alone cannot produce prejudice without cultural justification
#corroborates(0.90) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1366 - Prejudice is neither necessary nor sufficient for genocide
#corroborates(0.85) — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 702 - Heterophobia and boundary anxieties do not directly cause genocide.
#corroborates(0.82) — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 232 - Genocide cannot be blamed on neutral technology availability
#corroborates(0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 397 - People without prejudice can still participate zealously in genocide
#corroborates(0.78) - Genocide requires victims to be dehumanized into an abstract category first
#qualifies(0.76) - Cognitive simplicity does not directly cause support for fascist genocide.
#corroborates(0.75) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 471 - Racism and fascism do not track ignorance or stupidity
#corroborates(0.74) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2529