Has anybody tried to own the "special snowflake" slur, or turn it around?

[Ken Burch]

I'm thinking things like "Snowflakes will BURY you!" or "Special Forces Snowflakes" or "These 'Flakes Won't Melt!"

Could we make that a thing?

[revmclaren]

1. All I know is a large number of snowflakes moving at the same time and in the same direction

is called an avalanche! One of the most powerful and unyielding forces in nature.

[Ken Burch]

2. We can do something with that.

n/t.

[rwheeler31]

3. Isn't it great that we are all unique.

[Ken Burch]

5. ...Yet look at the strength we possess together...

[madamesilverspurs]

4. "One Million Snowflakes"

https://www.facebook.com/pg/OneMillionSnowflakes/about/?ref=page_internal



.

[oldtime dfl_er]

28. Thank you for mentioning us!

and PLEASE join us!!!

[Warpy]

6. Sure, we all own it

Snowflakes that organize will cause avalanches and if enough of us stick together and refuse to budge, we turn into glaciers that crush everything in our way.

The tender little petunias on the far right had better think of something else.

[Ken Burch]

7. "Tender Little Petunias"...that's good.

Call 'em TLPs for short.

[revmclaren]

9. Or 'Trumps Obnoxious American Deplorables'

T.O.A.D.s for short.

[AJT]

8. Each one of us is unique, but

together we create an avalanche.

[Guilded Lilly]

10. May my mother forgive me but...better a special snowflake than

a Reeking Republican Turd.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

11. I posted this on Facebook yesterday:

Just remember when they call you a "snowflake"...
Snowflakes are beautiful...
They're unique...





And they kill fascists when they group together in large numbers.
Ask Hitler about them when he invaded Russia.

[Ken Burch]

16. "Snowflakes Bury Fascists!"

There's a t-shirt just waiting to be made.

[s-cubed]

12. I put snowflakes on my pink sign for the DC march.

[Fla Dem]

13. Many snowflakes make for a forceful blizzard.

[s-cubed]

14. I put snowflakes on my sign for the Woman's March.

[annabanana]

15. yeah.. an avalanche of snowflakes! . . . . . .n/t

[Nonhlanhla]

17. Winter is coming

Saw this one on FB: to all those who call us snowflakes, winter is coming!

[Orrex]

18. I spotted a good one yesterday

I don't know who coined it, and I can't post the link to twitter, but you can find it:

"Historical Reminder: Snowflakes Beat the Nazis," coupled with a pic of German troops and vehicles dead in the snow.


It would be an altogether perfect response if it didn't run up against Trump's status as a Russian operative. Still...

[handmade34]

19. many signs

at March yesterday said various forms of "thousands of committed snowflakes is called a blizzard"

[RazzleCat]

20. I found this

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[AllaN01Bear]

21. i was called communist pinko pig once by an instructor

who most likely didnt know what it meant. i wear that "badge with pride . now another word "snowflake " a badge i wear with pride .if taking care of the homeless, feeding the poor , helping the sick and elderly make me a librul so be it . i have no defence for that except kindness.

[crazycatlady]

22. A sign at the women's march (NYC) said

MANY SNOWFLAKES MAKE A BLIZZARD

[NCDem777]

23. Winter is coming

[alarimer]

24. Yes.

Snowflakes are beautful, unique and, in large numbers can wreak havoc. We are here and we are LEGION.

[FlyByNight]

25. I turned it around on a Trump-voting friend

...over the weekend on FB (calling this person "snowflake" regarding the multi-city protest over the last weekend) and I stirred up quite the sh!tstorm. Upon reflection, I wouldn't have been (so) provocative.

I personally don't consider "snowflake" a slur but I do my best to smash the "argument"/meme and not be terribly nice about it. I enjoy being blunt.

[Ken Burch]

30. It could also be part of a mash-up

like "Suck Snow, Butterflake!"

[bravenak]

26. Me and you think stuff like that because we live in AK

All this snow out here can suffocate you. Don's not strong like the North.

[NewDealProgressive]

27. Nazi soldiers used to call the ashes from the crematoriums "snowflakes".

That's where it came from. That's what they'd like to do us all all.

[Ken Burch]

31. Why am I NOT surprised?

Welcome to DU, btw.

[LynnTTT]

29. How about-

each snowflake is beautiful, each is unique and when you put them together they are a powerful force

[robertpaulsen]

32. Just saw this on Facebook: "I AM THE SNOWFLAKE; WE ARE THE AVALANCHE!"

I AM THE SNOWFLAKE; WE ARE THE AVALANCHE!"
One of the underlying elements of "punk" is taking a seeming liability and turning it into an asset. With all the throwing around of the "snowflake" label towards liberals lately, I decided to do a "punk Remake" thing and turn lemons into lemonade.
So here's "The Snowflake", a super-hero for today's vibe. His motto is "My strength doesn't come from power, it comes from numbers." One snowflake itself doesn't do much; enough of them together can close down a highway or bury a city. Never underestimate the power of lots of people working together for a common cause. : )

Snowflake is ©Paul Sizer. Share with credit, please.