Thu
Jan
26
/nirak.tumblr.com/: Could we please stop using the term "special snowflake?"
1: It’s mostly applied to girls. Boys are allowed to state what they like more often without being accused of being overly individualistic. *edited to add it also seems to be applied to trans* people a lot.
2: I have seen it used several time now by misogynists who want to put down a girl who…
I never really thought about how it’s applied mostly to girls, huh. I think you’re right though. I hear someone saying the phrase in my head in a tone of voice I can only think of as “know your place”.