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Meet ‘Generation Snowflake'
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:47 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:47 am
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the hysterical young women who can’t cope with being offended
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Claire Fox, head of a thinktank called the Institute of Ideas, has penned a coruscating critique of “Generation Snowflake”, the name given to a growing group of youngsters who “believe it’s their right to be protected from anything they might find unpalatable”.
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She said British and American universities are dominated by cabals of young women who are dead set on banning anything they find remotely offensive. “It makes me sad that these teens and 20-somethings have become so fearful that they believe a dissenting opinion can pose such a serious threat,” Fox wrote in an article for Mail Online.
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This hyper-sensitivity has prompted the University of East Anglia to outlaw sombreros in a Mexican restaurant and caused the National Union of Student to ban clapping as “as it might trigger trauma”, asking youngsters to use “jazz hands” instead.
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The academic said her mostly female audience broke down in tears after she “dared suggest (as eminent feminists have before me) that rape wasn’t necessarily the worst thing a woman could experience”.
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Fox added: “I expected robust discussion – not for them all to dissolve into outraged gasps of, ‘You can’t say that!’ “Their reaction shocked me. I take no pleasure in making teenagers cry, but it also brought home the contrast to previous generations of young people, who would have relished the chance to argue back. “It illustrated this generation’s almost belligerent sense of entitlement. They assume their emotional suffering takes precedence. Express a view they disagree with and you must immediately recant and apologise.”
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Generation Snowflake has also created a social minefield for young boys and men, who risk being labelled “sex pests” for twanging a girl’s bra at school, Fox continued.
She said women were opting to stay at home and socialise on the internet due to overblown fears about predatory men. “There is a strand of self-absorption and fragility running through this generation; all too ready to cry ‘victim’ at the first hint of a situation they don’t like,” Fox concluded.
“We need a younger generation that’s prepared to grow a backbone, go out into the world, take risks and make difficult decisions. Otherwise the future doesn’t bode well for any of us.”
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:49 am to BugAC
Someone posted here that 25% of American women are on mental health related medication. What you are seeing in your story are the 75% who are not properly medicated.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:49 am to BugAC
too much estrogen in the water supply.
this is the backlash from it
this is the backlash from it
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:50 am to BugAC
This is the generation that grew up on smart phones. Guaranteed.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:51 am to BugAC
They just need a good dicking, that's all
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:53 am to BugAC
Good news is that if we raise the next generation right the world will be ripe for the picking for them.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:53 am to BugAC
Your post is highly offensive. My psyche is damaged. I am retreating back into my safe space to avoid further triggering.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:55 am to BugAC
21st century will be prudish. Who would have thought that?
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:56 am to BugAC
Helicopter Parenting. We've all seen it at it's finest and now we are reaping the benefits of Jimmy and Jill all grown up. These little shits should have been allowed to lose, get spanked and play in the dirt like the rest of us.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 9:58 am to BugAC
The term "Millennial" is officially scrapped. The term "Generation Snowflake" fits perfectly and should be used from this day forward.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:00 am to BugAC
She's right about a lot of things, but I'd like to know where she was going with this...
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The academic said her mostly female audience broke down in tears after she “dared suggest (as eminent feminists have before me) that rape wasn’t necessarily the worst thing a woman could experience”.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:45 am to BugAC
I read the entire OP in this guy's voice due to the thread title:
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:48 am to BugAC
Drop these people off in Bangladesh, Myanmar or uptown with no cell phones, no money, ipads, etc and let them fend for themselves.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 11:20 am to BugAC
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and caused the National Union of Student to ban clapping as “as it might trigger trauma”, asking youngsters to use “jazz hands” instead.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 11:33 am to BugAC
Might have to take a closer look at the ideals of the generation that created this.
Hint: "Everbody gets a trophy" was imposed by a different generation than the one it is blamed on.
Hint: "Everbody gets a trophy" was imposed by a different generation than the one it is blamed on.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 11:46 am to BugAC
Lumping people into groups with generalized personality characteristics based on birth year is hardcore stupid to the bone anyway.
I've been in upper management since 2003, have interviewed hundreds of candidates from all age groups and have hired from all age groups as well. I have not yet encountered a single millenial that comes close to the media caricature often reported.
Quite the contrary, if I was forced to judge by age group, I generally find that I can't wait to hire more younger workers and can't wait for the older ones to just fricking retire. I find the older generations to be far more entitled in their expectations for personal benefits they are not entitled to.
I've been in upper management since 2003, have interviewed hundreds of candidates from all age groups and have hired from all age groups as well. I have not yet encountered a single millenial that comes close to the media caricature often reported.
Quite the contrary, if I was forced to judge by age group, I generally find that I can't wait to hire more younger workers and can't wait for the older ones to just fricking retire. I find the older generations to be far more entitled in their expectations for personal benefits they are not entitled to.
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 12:09 pm to BugAC
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Posted on 6/9/16 at 12:43 pm to BugAC
Working with teenagers for almost 15 years now, these are the biggest changes I've seen that have probably contributed to the current generation's attitudes:
- A larger number of parents trending towards everyone else being responsible for raising their children. And it's at both ends of the academic spectrum. Two weeks ago I had to sit on the phone with a parent about his 11th grader not having perfect attendance. The kid signed in late and signed out early multiple times, pretty cut and dry. But not to this guy. He talked about how hurt his kid was that he didn't get a perfect attendance award, wanted me to "excuse" the tardies and early dismissals, and then handed the phone to his kid for ME to explain where he fricked up and why I wouldn't be "fixing it".
Now imagine that across the board for grades, behavior, etc. It's like they failed to grow a sack and actually deal with their kids.
- Kids who are believe they're owed something without the work for it.
- Higher rates of anxiety and depression among teens. I've seen kids flat out have a breakdown, especially at a competitive HS competing for spots at prestigious colleges. And some of it has to do with the extreme pressure by their parents that if they don't get into X college that they're fricked (a pretty absurd notion). You see so many parents living vicariously through their kids to the point that they're breaking them.
- A larger number of parents trending towards everyone else being responsible for raising their children. And it's at both ends of the academic spectrum. Two weeks ago I had to sit on the phone with a parent about his 11th grader not having perfect attendance. The kid signed in late and signed out early multiple times, pretty cut and dry. But not to this guy. He talked about how hurt his kid was that he didn't get a perfect attendance award, wanted me to "excuse" the tardies and early dismissals, and then handed the phone to his kid for ME to explain where he fricked up and why I wouldn't be "fixing it".
Now imagine that across the board for grades, behavior, etc. It's like they failed to grow a sack and actually deal with their kids.
- Kids who are believe they're owed something without the work for it.
- Higher rates of anxiety and depression among teens. I've seen kids flat out have a breakdown, especially at a competitive HS competing for spots at prestigious colleges. And some of it has to do with the extreme pressure by their parents that if they don't get into X college that they're fricked (a pretty absurd notion). You see so many parents living vicariously through their kids to the point that they're breaking them.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 12:44 pm to BugAC
It's the vogue thing to blame the younger generation but this shite started a long time ago with the frivolous lawsuits. Previous generations bitched about there not being enough warning labels on things.
The first big one I can remember was the 80 year old woman that sued McDonald's over the hot coffee. That lady was born around the turn off the century. There have always been people that think the world should cater to them. The internet has simply given them a giant soap box now.
The first big one I can remember was the 80 year old woman that sued McDonald's over the hot coffee. That lady was born around the turn off the century. There have always been people that think the world should cater to them. The internet has simply given them a giant soap box now.
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