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| Trigger Warning: Meet ‘Generation Snowflake' – The Hysterical Young Women Who Can't Cope With Being Offended |
| 2016-06-09 |
Mostly, I like the term "Generation Snowflake". :-)British thinktank boss says mollycoddled kids are breaking down in tears when asked to deal with controversial ideas 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". 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. 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. Books containing troublesome material are now slapped with "trigger warnings", whilst universities and student unions are declared "safe spaces" where young people should not have to encounter anything they disagree with. Fox described astonishing scenes at an event set up to discuss whether the public outcry against footballer Ched Evans was "social justice or mob rule". 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". 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." 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 by:gorb |
| #7 I don't believe they're all that sensitive. They like power. |
| Posted by: james 2016-06-09 19:26 |
| #6 The best answer to such people is to tell them that their mental deficiencies are offensive and oppressive to those with the mental fortitude to handle new ideas. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2016-06-09 15:30 |
| #5 The millennials I know don't fit this stereotype (thank God) but none of them are in college now. Hopefully my daughter has been inoculated with common sense. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-06-09 15:22 |
| #4 The west is doomed. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-06-09 12:39 |
| #3 The Eloi arise. The Morlochs are laughing and salivating. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-06-09 12:35 |
| #2 It makes sense now - the precious snowflakes are all upset about global warming because they'll melt. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-06-09 12:18 |
| #1 Went out on my monthly restaurant run the other day. The salt shakers had warning labels. "Warning: Sodium may cause high blood pressure. Please use responsibly." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-06-09 11:11 |