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> And "special snowflake" is a slur used to attack LGBT people 90% of the time. Got a reference for that?

• amyjess 10y ago
  I've heard it hurled at me, at friends of mine, and at other members of my community.
  • rhapsodic 10y ago
    That doesn't prove, or even remotely support, your "90%" claim.
  • extra88 10y ago
    Your sampling methodology leaves much to be desired. Sarcastically calling people, especially young naive people, "snowflake" as a rejection of their projection of uniqueness or specialness has been around for decades. It's applied without sexual or gender connotations. Example of alternate declarative form from Fight Club, "Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes?item=qt0479117 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes?item=qt0479117
    • Kristine1975 10y ago
      >Tyler Durden quote So it's mainly uttered by fascists? (Tyler Durden is a textbook fascist) Sounds about right.
      • extra88 10y ago
        Okay, if you think name-calling tit for tat is the way to go. I'm not standing up for the tenets of fascism but consider "you're not a snowflake" to be one extreme to counter "every human is special" at another extreme. Both are facile.
        • Kristine1975 10y ago
          >Both are facile. Proof by assertion?