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What on earth is triggering?! Triggering what?
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What on earth is triggering?! Triggering what?
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What a lot of passive aggressive albeit entertaining responses in this thread. Seems it isn't a name to welcome being called.
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What on earth is triggering?! Triggering what?
(eugh!) The images of animals who have been tortured or harmed, especially dogs and cats that regularly appear on Facebook from well meaning people can trigger my depression and quickly send me into a dark downward spiral. The same thing happens when I see those images of elephants, tigers, wales, dolphins and polar bears who are literally tearing their hair out. Hopefully this doesn't mean I need a safe space to quiver at the thought of Brexit or anything trivial. |
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Labels, the lazy way to try and shut down any sort of actual debate. You can fairly much bet that certain people on either side of any debate will try it, though.
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What on earth is triggering?! Triggering what?
Most people will have experienced it at some level, even if it's just a song which reminds them of a sad event in their life. However, most people recognise that lots of things remind them of past events and just get on with their lives without blaming others for causing the emotional response. There are always going to be extreme cases in which someone has suffered a genuinely traumatic experience and something will remind them of it, causing stress or anxiety, but it can be anything ... even a minor detail. For example, if someone was sexually assaulted by a person wearing a red hooded top, seeing someone in a red hooded top will quite naturally take them back to that event, even if only for a brief moment. However, it doesn't mean that red hooded tops should be banned! Unfortunately, there are those who want to ban anything which might trigger a negative emotional response and, as is often the case, they take it to ridiculous levels. Invariably, they claim to be doing it 'on behalf' of others so convince themselves they're making the world a better place. In my experience, it's nothing new. It's just that with social media those people now have a louder voice. |
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It's about something triggering a negative emotional response.
Most people will have experienced it at some level, even if it's just a song which reminds them of a sad event in their life. However, most people recognise that lots of things remind them of past events and just get on with their lives without blaming others for causing the emotional response. There are always going to be extreme cases in which someone has suffered a genuinely traumatic experience and something will remind them of it, causing stress or anxiety, but it can be anything ... even a minor detail. For example, if someone was sexually assaulted by a person wearing a red hooded top, seeing someone in a red hooded top will quite naturally take them back to that event, even if only for a brief moment. However, it doesn't mean that red hooded tops should be banned! Unfortunately, there are those who want to ban anything which might trigger a negative emotional response and, as is often the case, they take it to ridiculous levels. Invariably, they claim to be doing it 'on behalf' of others so convince themselves they're making the world a better place. In my experience, it's nothing new. It's just that with social media those people now have a louder voice. When my friend took her life 6 years ago it naturally ripped me apart and I lost several days and no idea what actually happened. After a few days I decided it was time to start watching TV again (who knows if I did before that decision) but the first programme I came across was Family Guy, a show I've always loved. The story line spent most of the time taking the p*** out of Meg and suicide and I switched off in disgust. For a few weeks I refused to watch it until I finally realised that no matter how offended and personal the jokes now were I'd laughed at them just weeks before. Her death still haunts me and I still 'see' a girl / woman hanging in the bathroom (I didn't see her at the time!) occasionally. But I also laugh at the messed up humour on TV as it's fictional and a good relief sometimes. |
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It's another tired internet cliche that will hopefully die out with 2016.
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Only heard Ian Collins on LBC talk radio say it (a lot).
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I am in a group about hoarding and rather than people knowing that there will be references to, selling, clearing, de cluttering" and so on, we have to put "TRIGGER" or POSSIBLE TRIGGER before our posts, its barmy. Most groups about abuse do this as well, I find it utterly barmy and over the top even for abuse. |
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Just another word used by the Katie Hopkins types when people object to their obnoxious views.Snowflake, virtue signalling and social justice warrior are all from the same basket. Used to sneer at anyone who doesn't share their twisted views.
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Around here it's just shorthand for "people I don't like", much like liberal and leftie, and bears no relation to actual beliefs or acts.
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Around here it's just shorthand for "people I don't like", much like liberal and leftie, and bears no relation to actual beliefs or acts.
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Around here it's just shorthand for "people I don't like", much like liberal and leftie, and bears no relation to actual beliefs or acts.
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the snowflake generation aka millennials born 1981-1997, grew up being taught 'non competitive sports' , 'everyones opinion is of equal worth', and not to say anything that might offend.
it taught people wrongly that they cannot lose, instead of how to handle losing. it taught people that everyones opinion is of equal worth, even when its utter crap, giving the mutterings of an idiot the same worthiness of a well constructed, intellectually sound opinion. it taught people not to offend, by teaching them to be offended instead of how to handle the offence . what ever happened to 'sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me'? we, the older boomers and gen x's are responsible for wrapping our kids up in cotton wool, protecting them against anything that might hurt them instead of teaching them how to handle all the unpleasant, nasty knocks the world will throw at them. hence the hysterics at the referendum. hence that lack of great new experimental music or comedy being produced by the snowflakes. ironically the snowflakes themselves are a prime source of comedy, all it would take is a skilled writer, but thatll need to be someone over 35! lol |
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Not taking it seriously at all see below
Oh i'm not offended at all, i'm just laughing at the double standard of people who are so upset at the word snowflake while they call people "obnoxious tw*ts* and "morons". ![]() See my earlier post for my opinion on students and their safe spaces. ![]() There was another Professor at the University of California who wrote an article about how the phrase "I believe the most qualified person should get the job” had been banned as it was a micro aggression. Then there was the girl in a UK university thrown out of a meeting because she raised her hand to ask a question when this was also banned in the safe space. |
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the snowflake generation aka millennials born 1981-1997, grew up being taught 'non competitive sports' , 'everyones opinion is of equal worth', and not to say anything that might offend.
it taught people wrongly that they cannot lose, instead of how to handle losing. it taught people that everyones opinion is of equal worth, even when its utter crap, giving the mutterings of an idiot the same worthiness of a well constructed, intellectually sound opinion. it taught people not to offend, by teaching them to be offended instead of how to handle the offence . what ever happened to 'sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me'? |
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Its been used for a couple of years or so. It is used mainly online as a term to describe young 'progressive liberals' (who are anything but). Self entitled millennials, who need safe spaces so there warped opinions are not challenged - generation snowflake.
All delicate and individual. Will trigger and go into meltdown if confronted by views that differ from their own. |
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All delicate and individual. Will trigger and go into meltdown if confronted by views that differ from their own.
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Well, that particular saying was always a load of nonsense! And it's not realistic to claim that an entire generation were taught in this way, and that they all turned out to be "snowflakes".
No doubt someone will take offence at this. |
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Much like the people who use it.
But youtube has 1000's of 'SJW triggered compilations' if you're interested. Some quite hilarious. |
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When you get liberal left wing icons like Germaine Greer and Peter Tatchell being banned by university student unions for hate speech you know they have totally lost the plot now.
Freedom of speech - but only if these snowflakes pre approve it. No thanks - universities should be a place of ideas and debate not just one opinion. |
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Not taking it seriously at all see below
Oh i'm not offended at all, i'm just laughing at the double standard of people who are so upset at the word snowflake while they call people "obnoxious tw*ts* and "morons".. So your laughter is based on your falsehood. |
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Pretty much this.
Generally it's a term used by morons who want to dismiss people who hold views that display a degree of sense and maturity and sensitivity that the morons will never achieve. 'Snowflakes' are basically people (not groups, but individuals) who find offence in anything and everything. They're real people and they walk among us, but obviously the term has become diluted to mean anyone who is slightly sensitive, and also encompasses anyone who holds a different viewpoint to you. |
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When you get liberal left wing icons like Germaine Greer and Peter Tatchell being banned by university student unions for hate speech you know they have totally lost the plot now.
Freedom of speech - but only if these snowflakes pre approve it. No thanks - universities should be a place of ideas and debate not just one opinion. But, tatchell and greer are both dreadful people. Awful, awful people. |
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(eugh!) The images of animals who have been tortured or harmed, especially dogs and cats that regularly appear on Facebook from well meaning people can trigger my depression and quickly send me into a dark downward spiral. The same thing happens when I see those images of elephants, tigers, wales, dolphins and polar bears who are literally tearing their hair out. 

