Talk:humanicide

A suggestion regarding a broader definition of humanicide. The current definition is very limited

Humanicide

Relating to or characteristic of the intentional mass extermination of humans. While the term genocide usually applies to a particular group of people, humanicide refers to the elimination of humans, regardless of ethnicity, race or class. An extreme form of population control. Humanicide as a means of securing natural resources and habitable environments for a dominant group.

Ricardox001 (talk) 23:12, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

humanicide and genocide
The latest revision appears to be the most suitable. The difference between humanicide and genocide is that the latter term usually refers to the attempted extermination of a particular ethnic/cultural group or tribe. Humanicide does not make this distinction. The purpose of using this term is to indicate that humans, as a species, is the target. Ricardox001 (talk) 23:36, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

RFV discussion: December 2019–January 2020
Rfv-sense: "The killing of large numbers of humans as an extreme form of population control." Sounds a lot like genocide - can we confirm this sense? --Robbie SWE (talk) 17:45, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
 * After searching fairly extensively, I have added "the killing of a human being" to this RFV as well. Although I could find plenty of uses of the term humanicide, only one of them came at all close to supporting either of the existing definitions. Instead, the overwhelming number referred either to the total destruction of humanity, or to a group or substance that exterminates large numbers of people. I have, therefore, added those two senses. I also found some evidence (two cites) for use meaning the dehumanization of a population of people (on citations page because I only found two cites). Kiwima (talk) 21:25, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 05:28, 8 January 2020 (UTC)