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> And "special snowflake" is a slur used to attack LGBT people 90% of the time.

Got a reference for that?

I've heard it hurled at me, at friends of mine, and at other members of my community.

That doesn't prove, or even remotely support, your "90%" claim.

Your sampling methodology leaves much to be desired.

Sarcastically calling people, especially young naive people, "snowflake" as a rejection of their projection of uniqueness or specialness has been around for decades. It's applied without sexual or gender connotations.

Example of alternate declarative form from Fight Club, "Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/quotes?item=qt0479117

>Tyler Durden quote

So it's mainly uttered by fascists? (Tyler Durden is a textbook fascist) Sounds about right.

Okay, if you think name-calling tit for tat is the way to go. I'm not standing up for the tenets of fascism but consider "you're not a snowflake" to be one extreme to counter "every human is special" at another extreme. Both are facile.

>Both are facile.

Proof by assertion?

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