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Young People Say Calling Them a ‘Snowflake’ Damages Their Mental Health

 
 
 
 

A new survey reveals that young people believe being called a “snowflake” could be damaging to their mental health.

A new survey by insurance firm Aviva found that 72 percent of 16 to 24-year-olds believethe term “snowflake” is unfairly applied to millennials. 74 percent of respondents took it a step farther, arguing that they believe the use of the label could have a negative effect on young people’s mental health.

The study was born out of interest in the term “snowflake generation” which was originally used to describe young people who thought they were unique or special. Some suggest it was popularized by a line in the 1996 novel Fight Club and its 1999 film adaptation: “you are not special, you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.” The word’s meaning eventually evolved to mean “overly-sensitive.” It is often used to describe college students who claim that they are offended by controversial or even mundane ideas.

 

Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club, has embraced the rise in popularity of the term. “There is a kind of new Victorianism,” he said. “Every generation gets offended by different things but my friends who teach in high school tell me that their students are very easily offended.”

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Dr. Doug Wright argues that because young people are more likely to experience mental health issues than older generations, they are especially susceptible to damage as a result of usage of the “snowflake” label. “Our findings suggest that young adults are more likely to be experiencing mental health problems, so using a phrase which criticizes this age group could add to this issue,” he said. “Any term used disparagingly to a segment of the population is inherently negative.”

“While young adults in particular appear to take offence to the ‘snowflake’ label, the majority of adults agree that the term is unfair and unhelpful, so it’s important that people consider how such labels are used, and the cumulative effect they could have on their recipients,” he finished.

 

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LOL. So millennials are the 20's crowd, Generation Xers or the mid 30's crowd. Let's be straight on that. And, yes, mellinnials are the ruined generation.

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If your mental health is damaged by being called a Snowflake, then you are definitely a Snowflake!!!!!!!

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Good God...i swear, the millianial and their ****in parents (read you Flan) are the bane of this country. Cowering in their corners.

Screw the lot of them...

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Snowflakes! SnowFlakes! SNOWFLAKES!



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Don'tcha just love what the PC movement's done to the younger generations! God help them all. I'm so sick of all this crap! I wonder if the insurance company is going to establish a new diagnosis of "Snowflake Syndrome" or something. 



-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Wednesday 6th of December 2017 10:13:27 PM

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Well then stop being a snowflake! A lot of things are gonna hurt their feelings, they need to learn to deal with it.

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Their mental health is already damaged, that's why it hurts their feelings.

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Hahaha!

Ok, my brothers neighbor? Wouldn't let her highschool kids use a sharp knife. She'd cut their steak. So I also call the snowflakes 'steak cutters' He laughs away.

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Their mental health is already damaged, that's why it hurts their feelings.


Hahahaha ^^^^ this 1000 times. 



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SNOWFLAKE!!!!!!!!

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Apparently it’s a very hot trigger word.
I do not care.
Self esteem comes from your accomplishments and doing the right things. So it’s nit even logical

Nope. Care, I do not 😀

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Mary Zombie wrote:

Apparently it’s a very hot trigger word.
I do not care.
Self esteem comes from your accomplishments and doing the right things. So it’s nit even logical

Nope. Care, I do not 😀


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Or a Yoda speech.

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Lol

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