If you say so..I have to admit though, that I first heard Right-wing types use it--and most still do. I have to disagree...I do believe that it entered the lexicon thought the Right wing. If you have some examples prior to the last Presidential election..of Left wing types using it..I'd love to see them.
Right wing nutz referring to Left wing nutz...is the way I've seen it..for at least the last two years.
In any case..it's a immature and babyish term..that immediately shows me just what kind of fool I'm reading. Left or Right being irrelevant to my judgment.
Snowflake (slang) - Wikipedia
"Unique/special snowflake[edit]
It is popularly believed but not scientifically proven that each snowflake has a unique structure.
[3][4] In 1996,
Chuck Palahniuk's novel
Fight Club was published containing the quote: "you are not special, you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake".
The 1999 film adaptation of the novel also contains this line. Following
Fight Club, the terminology "special snowflake" and "
special snowflake syndrome" was applied to individuals who behaved as if they were very special. Such terminology refers to a person who believes their status as a unique individual means they are destined for great success and/or that they deserve a special career with abundant praise and admiration.
[5] According to
Merriam-Webster, in the 2000s, snowflake referred "mostly to
millennials who were allegedly too convinced of their own status as special and unique people to be able (or bothered) to handle the normal trials and travails of regular adult life".
[2]
Palahniuk has often been credited with coining the metaphorical use of snowflake.
[1] According to Meriam-Webster, however, "Palahniuk was hardly the first person to use the metaphor. It's the stuff of
self-help books and inspirational posters and elementary school assurances. The imagery before negation is lovely; we are each unique snowflakes, each worth treasuring because each is uniquely beautiful. Palahniuk's denial of the individual's snowflake status struck a chord."
[2] The unique as a snowflake metaphor has been used with elementary school students to celebrate their individuality and teamwork.
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