Why Fans Think Snowflake Mountain Is Mentally & Emotionally Abusive

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The latest Netflix reality program Snowflake Mountain has a questionable premise that is raising eyebrows. The series follows a group of Gen-Z contestants, whose parents trick them into going out into the wilderness, guided by ex-military survivalist experts, in the hopes of winning $50K. If one of the contestants decides to walk 0ff the show before the end, they will take $5K out of the $50K prize fund with them. Only one contestant will receive the prize money, after the two co-hosts decide who should be the three finalists, based on how much growth they've experienced through six categories: self-sufficiency, teamwork, adaptability, effort, responsibility, and self-belief.

Throughout the season, the show's two white heteronormative cisgender co-hosts admonish the contestants, claiming that they are entitled, spoiled, and lazy, by calling them the highly politicized term, "snowflake," which the show defines as "a young person who is overly emotional." 

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However, the Dictionary.Cambridge.org website defines it as "an insulting way of referring to someone who is considered by some people to be too easily upset and offended." According to the same source, a snowflake is actually "a single piece of snow that falls from the sky." In the first episode, the two co-hosts laugh at the prospect of blowing up the contestants' belongings, with Joel Graves saying they're going to do it "simply because we want to." The contestants are justifiably upset when they see their luggage catch fire.

The show's premise is not wholly terrible, as it puts a group of Gen-Z individuals in the wilderness to discover what they are capable of accomplishing. A popular reason why