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Comment on 148 schoolgirls martyred in Israeli regime's heinous attack in Minab

In other cultures, the word martyr carries very different meanings. These children’s families and communities consider them to be martyrs.

In the context, I think its entirely appropriate to adopt language which reflects the cultural background of the victims, and it’s frankly quite insensitive of you to be quibbling over usages.

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TheHolm@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It just English. Martyrs die willingly for their cause. These poor souls just die; they have not been given a choice. They are victims not martyrs

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- jaek@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  It just English.
  
  Lol
  
  Martyrs die willingly for their cause
  
  Even taking the Roman Catholic definition (i.e where the word martyr comes from that’s completely wrong.
  
  They are victims not martyrs
  
  These two categories are not mutually exclusive.
  
  You come across as the sort of person that would berate a grieving parent for referring to their dead child as a “little angel”.
  
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  - TheHolm@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Hmm, www.britannica.com/topic/martyr – and other dictionaries disagree with you. It has to be a willing sacrifice.
    
    Berate? Why do you come to this conclusion? Does it matter to parents whether they call the child a “martyr” or a “victim”? In both cases the child is dead?
    
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    jaek@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    [Britannica] and other dictionaries
    
    The fact that you don’t know the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia suggests that you’re not exactly an authority on the matter.
    
    Here are some actual dictionary references:
    
    oed
    
    cambridge
    
    Merriam Webster
    
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- tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Your mother failed with you quite badly
  
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