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The terms "special snowflakes" and "safe spaces" didn't enter my lexicon until I started participating on this website. I assume these two memes originated in the far-right talk radio universe as a way to denigrate young people. It's also an insult to people of all ages who suffer from anxiety disorders.
The terms "special snowflakes" and "safe spaces" didn't enter my lexicon until I started participating on this website. I assume these two memes originated in the far-right talk radio universe as a way to denigrate young people. It's also an insult to people of all ages who suffer from anxiety disorders.
Grumpy old men need to get their jollies somehow.
The irony here is overwhelming.
I don't think you really know what an anxiety disorder looks like.
I'm sure you know the bastardized SJW version of it but if you knew about legit anxiety disorders you would know that the culture and situations people mock by using terms like "safe spaces" and "snowflakes" are harmful to people with anxiety issues.
Okay! So we've got a couple of examples in the thread, and that's always a good thing.
But OP, as you already know, I'm with you. The worst of all groups are the ones who get media attention, and that's how they're judged by a lot of people. Most are great.
We don't have this "safe space" culture where I'm from.
When I was in university, we discussed issues and sometimes disagreed, but things rarely ever got heated to the point where people felt uncomfortable. It was very respectful and civilised. Maybe it's more an American thing?
I have several friends with millennial children. Several have served in the military. Others are working and going to college. Others are in or recently graduated from apprenticeships. All are smart, hard working and successful. And all regard the thumb sucking idiots in the fetal position at Cornell and other universities as drama queens.
Snowflakes seem to be a phenomena of large urban areas. You don't see that so much in rural areas or smaller cities.
Sorry, but if the special snowflakes were such a small minority, colleges wouldn't be taking such steps to protect them from fear and anxiety.
Ever hear the phrase, "The squeakiest wheel gets the grease"? That's what this is. They're the loudest, most obnoxious and demanding, so they get attention.
It's like the parent who has five kids and one is having a tantrum. Only 20% of the kids is having a meltdown but that's the one everyone is looking at.
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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
I have several friends with millennial children. Several have served in the military. Others are working and going to college. Others are in or recently graduated from apprenticeships. All are smart, hard working and successful. And all regard the thumb sucking idiots in the fetal position at Cornell and other universities as drama queens.
Snowflakes seem to be a phenomena of large urban areas. You don't see that so much in rural areas or smaller cities.
We don't have this "safe space" culture where I'm from.
When I was in university, we discussed issues and sometimes disagreed, but things rarely ever got heated to the point where people felt uncomfortable. It was very respectful and civilised. Maybe it's more an American thing?
I think it is. Consider yourself lucky!
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