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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 10:01 am to uway
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21st century will be prudish. Who would have thought that?
It's a cycle.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:01 am to Darth_Vader
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The term "Millennial" is officially scrapped. The term "Generation Snowflake" fits perfectly and should be used from this day forward.
I think these are the ones coming after the Mils. Could be wrong though.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:02 am to Darth_Vader
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The term "Millennial" is officially scrapped. The term "Generation Snowflake" fits perfectly and should be used from this day forward.
Everyone below 24 or so should be in it. Today's college generation. I think people in their early 30s are technically millennials, and while my generation is certainly a little hand wringing and PC, we did not have this SJW shite on this magnitude.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:04 am to Pettifogger
People in their early 30s can remember a time before the internet, and didn't grow up with all the social media. That should be the cutoff
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:08 am to genro
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People in their early 30s can remember a time before the internet, and didn't grow up with all the social media. That should be the cutoff
A lot of us also went through the downturn post-college, which was sobering for some. Not all got the message, but a lot who have rebounded have experienced a little economic adversity and had to make some compromises.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:09 am to genro
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People in their early 30s can remember a time before the internet, and didn't grow up with all the social media. That should be the cutoff
Our generation grew up in a pivotal time. Grew up outdoors and came of age as computers were becoming a household commodity. Pretty much if you used the dewey decimal system in school then you ain't a fricking millennial.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:10 am to Puck82
quote:I like it.
Pretty much if you used the dewey decimal system in school then you ain't a fricking millennial.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:17 am to Darth_Vader
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The term "Millennial" is officially scrapped. The term "Generation Snowflake" fits perfectly and should be used from this day forward.
They're not a part of my generation. My generation just wanted to get high when they couldn't get a job. This upcoming generation fears for their lives if someone so much as wears a Sombrero and a mustache. My Generation craves freedom above all else. Theirs actively is trying to destroy freedom and actually want a parent to babysit them at all times.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 10:18 am to Pettifogger
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I think people in their early 30s are technically millennials,
That would be those born 1983-86, so yes.
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