“Fuck your feelings” is a crude expression of what snowflake has come to mean, but it is succinct and not entirely inaccurate. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe term has undergone a curious journey to become the most combustible insult of 2016. At the start of November, the Collins English Dictionary added “snowflake generation” to its words of the year list, where it sits alongside other vogue-ish new additions such as “Brexit” and “hygge”. As intended, both caused considerable debate – which is precisely what Fox claims generation snowflake are losing their ability to do. And if you, the snowflake, are offended, you are simply proving that you’re a snowflake.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 15:04 UTC