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Holocaust trivialization
Holocaust trivialization is the metaphorical (or otherwise comparative) use of the word ''Holocaust''. Numerous authors argue that such uses trivialize the meaning of the Holocaust, and many consider them offensive.〔''(Antisemitism and Hate in Canada )'', from the League for Human Rights of Canada〕 In the words of Holocaust survivor and memoirist Elie Wiesel,
I cannot use (word 'Holocaust' ) anymore. First, because there are no words, and also because it has become so trivialized that I cannot use it anymore. Whatever mishap occurs now, they call it 'holocaust'. I have seen it myself in television in the country in which I live. A commentator describing the defeat of a sports team, somewhere, called it a 'holocaust'. I have read in a very prestigious newspaper published in California, a description of the murder of six people, and the author called it a holocaust. So, I have no words anymore.〔''Comprehending the Holocaust: Historical and Literary Research'', ed. Asher Cohen, Joav Gelber, and Charlotte Wardi.〕
Manfred Gerstenfeld identifies trivialization and universalization of the Holocaust as one of eleven forms of Holocaust distortion. Holocaust trivialization involves the application of language that is specific to describing the Holocaust to events and purposes that are unrelated to it.
== Individuals ==
The Anti-Defamation League has accused Gilad Atzmon of trivializing and distorting the Holocaust specifically in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The ADL states that, among other abuses, Atzmon invoked the word ''Shoah'' to describe Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
David Stannard argued in 1996 that attempts to eliminate Holocaust comparisons belittle other events of comparable magnitude.〔Stannard, David E. ("The dangers of calling the Holocaust unique" ), ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 2, 1996.〕
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