NEW AND UPDATED EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT INTRODUCED THE TERM'SNOWFLAKE'

When you hear that now ubiquitousphrase 'I find that offensive', you know you're being told to shut up. Whilethe terrible murder of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists demonstrated that those whooffend can face the most brutal form of censorship, it also served to intensifythe pre-existing climate that dictates we all have to walk on eggshells toavoid saying anything offensive or else.

Indeed, competitive offence-claiming isratcheting up well beyond religious sensibilities. So, while Islamists andfeminists may seem to have little in common, they are both united in demandingretribution in the form of bans, penalties and censorship of those who hurttheir feelings.

But how did we become so thin-skinned?In this new and updated edition of her book 'I Find That Offensive!' Claire Fox addresses head on thepossible causes of what is fast becoming known as 'Generation Snowflake' in acall to toughen up, become more robust and make a virtue of the right to beoffensive.