Name: Snowflakes and taking offence - 6 Minute English
Uploaded: 2022-06-04T03:05:57.000Z
Duration: 6 min 23 s
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Neil: Hello. Welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.

that's so offensive. How could you be so rude?

Neil: So I guess that's a yes then? Sorry, I

Rob: Don't worry, I wasn't really upset, I

These days it's used as an insult. It's used

that are seen to be very easily offended or

Neil: There is usually a political side to it

'snowflake' tend to be from the political

right and they usually use it about those

millennials - young, socially aware adults.

Neil: Well we'll explore this topic in more

detail shortly, but first a quiz question. In

which year was 'snowflake' one of Collins

Rob: Well, we said it's quite a recent word

Neil: Well, we'll find out if you're right later

What's difficult about it though is that we

don't all find the same things offensive.

offence in different ways - some accept it

to stop the people they think are offensive

discussions about equality, race, religion

Neil: The topic was discussed in detail in

here is the first part of his summary of the

discrimination or exclusion perhaps find it

disagreement. He says they 'invoke' offence.

explain your action. So to 'invoke offence'

may only be a political difference rather

publicise and highlight the discrimination

offence that is taken may not be genuine,

right to be offended. Here's Evan Davis again.

Rob: His point here is that societies can

this context something that is 'taboo' is

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Snowflakes and taking offence - 6 Minute English

context

present

demonstrate

genuine