People are forced into cultural erasure by discriminatory practices of their neighbors/governments. They are forced with a choice: pretend to fit in or compete

People are forced into cultural erasure by discriminatory practices of their neighbors/governments. They are forced with a choice: pretend to fit in or compete with a handicap. Handicapping a demographic is violent in the sense that it is a forceful abuse. The word violence, to some people, means only "physical force", but I think using it this way is a recognition that other forms of force are equally forceful. Maybe abusive is a better word. Violence does also have a connotation of suddenness and heat-of-the-moment action. So maybe the connotations were a little misaligned from some perspectives, but it's far from untrue. Unless I've missed something non-obvious in your eloquent rebuttal.