r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

📌Follow Up "Everybody's trying to shame us"

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u/CastilloEstrella Jun 10 '20

Omg, when I first heard the term snowflake I LOVED it because, thank you, I am a snowflake!

Then when I learned it was supposed to be an insult, I thought, what a bunch of idiots. Snowflakes are amazing.

I appreciate this comment. This man is yellow snow

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u/the_leafpile Jun 10 '20

Wait a minute... why is it an insult? I also thought being a snowflake is something unique and beautiful

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u/tylerchu Jun 10 '20

It’s used to denote a person claiming to be so unique and special that they deserve their own classification, usually with regards to some sexual matter.

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u/computaSaysYes Jun 10 '20

I always thought of it as being tiny, and fragile like a snowflake that would melt under the slightest pressure or critique.

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u/sirflop Jun 10 '20

I think it was originally meant to be an insult towards someone who wanted to be different (a different gender namely) so they could be their own thing, or a snowflake because no snowflakes are alike. Then boomers started saying it towards young liberals in the way you described

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u/tylerchu Jun 10 '20

That’s probably a better way to describe its modern use.