Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir
Well the word "genocide" was invented to describe the Holocaust. Therefore it's only natural to equate the two.

And has been said, the Germans lost, and that counts for a lot.
In fairness the word was also coined in light of the Armenian genocide which preceded the Holocaust, at the time those were two of the biggest ethnic bloodlettings in modern history.

The massive scale of murder set against the greatest war in world history is probably the contributing factor as to why the Holocaust gets the most attention. A great tragedy set within the confines of a compelling drama is, I daresay, the kind of human theater few people can forget. Humanity in general loves bookmarking examples of extreme brilliance and brutality for posterity. And as Lemur pointed out, the details of the Holocaust were well documented by those who initiated it, this is simply unprecedented in the history of human conflict.

On a politically incorrect note the fact that Hollyweird, the center of gravity for the English speaking entertainment industry, was founded by and to this day run in large part by Jews allows for a periodic recycling of Holocaust themed projects. Obviously to the average Jewish-American this topic hits close to home so its easy to see why they would be more inclined to give it coverage. While this has a unfortunate tendency to push similar acts out of the spotlight a periodic reminder of what happened and the lessons learned is not necessarily a bad thing. But scapegoating Hollyweird also comes across as a weak excuse for sloth, there is nothing keeping European or independent filmmakers from giving the Armenian genocide the coverage it deserves.