Less politically problematic alternative to 'princess' or 'snowflake'
I'm looking for a word to use in a self-deprecating context meaning 'overly sensitive or precious'.
I ordinarily might say:
I'm going to sound like a princess here
or
I'm going to be a snowflake here
But both of these terms are politically problematic - princess because it's gendered and sounds demeaning to women, and snowflake because it's a common alt-right insult.
Is there an alternative word I can use that isn't so problematic?
Solution 1:
How about prima donna?
If you describe someone as a prima donna, you disapprove of them because they think they can behave badly or get what they want because they have a particular talent. [disapproval]
Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.
...prima donna behaviour
[Collins]