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Slang As A Symbol Of A Winter Wonderland, The Holidays, Individuality, And Beauty

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As a symbol of a winter wonderland, the holidays, individuality, and beauty, snowflakes elicit feelings of warmth and happiness from within one’s soul. However, the usage of this word has deviated from its usual meaning of a winter phenomenon, and has maneuvered its way into derogatory social and political slang throughout history. It has been used as a means to call out those that have disputed the Peculiar Institution, a way to dehumanize African Americans, and now, a generalization of a ‘hypersensitive’ Millennial generation. Through this essay, the history of the term’s slang-use will be described as well as its development into the jargon that it is today. In addition, justification to those who believe that Donald Trump is indeed a …show more content…

11). Since the election of Trump as the 45th president of the United States, there has been a huge divide among Republicans and Democrats across America leading to back and forth bantering about their political views. In a time of such political tension the term snowflake was revived as a jab towards their opponents. In February, the hashtag #HowToSpotASnowflake was trending on Twitter, fueling comments such as, “#HowToSpotASnowflake They show up to march in a protest but when interviewed, they don’t know what they’re protesting” (Pignataro par. 4). Another target of the slander are Millennials, as they are constantly berated with the term by members of the older generation such as Claire Fox and Marc Thiessen for being egocentric, having an inaccurate portrayal of the first amendment, and being unable to accept opinions that contradict theirs. Nonetheless, this label isn’t meant to characterize a specific age, race, or political group, but it can be applied to anyone. A possible candidate for the perfect snowflake is President Donald Trump. Prior to serving as the 45th President of the United States, Trump gained notoriety as a billionaire real estate mogul and a television personality from starring in the Apprentice and spinoff, the Celebrity Apprentice. After making a name for himself in the entertainment and business industry, Trump decided to branch off into politics and run as a candidate for president on the Republican ticket (“Donald

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