Trigger Warnings Trigger Me

Blood_Vaults · 2014-03-27T21:26:04+00:00

I've talked to young men who are double amputees from IED Blasts that complain less than these bitches do.

guitarguypa · 2014-03-27T19:05:23+00:00

The 'click' of a hammer going back, that's the trigger warning I pay attention to.

Manuel_S · 2014-03-28T00:25:39+00:00

Who gives a fuck?

People who need trigger warnings are weak. If I am shocked, its my problem.

Children excluded of course.

mrust · 2014-03-28T01:16:58+00:00

Trigger warnings in that context say to me "I can't handle reality."

Please shield me, because I am so weak. Protect me because I am a woman and deserving of your protection.

RedBigMan · 2014-03-27T22:51:10+00:00

I think this is about the only sane thing I've seen come out of someone who claims to do 'gender studies' mouth in a long time.

Trigger warnings are a crock of shit. If someone in such a class cant hack it when talking about anorexia or torture or some shit like that then they probably shouldn't be getting a degree in that anyway. Imagine if we gave engineering degrees to dudes who cant comprehend newtonian physics?

neo-nonpua · 2014-03-28T01:45:21+00:00

Trigger warnings are designed for people who have uncontrolled, extreme emotional reactions to particular subject matter -- meaning those suffering from PTSD (which is a controversial and often-misdiagnosed "disorder" in its own right) or other traumatic experiences.

In the area of mental health, a trigger is something which causes instant distress in a vulnerable person. If you know what can trigger a bad reaction, you can try to avoid those triggers in the same way that someone with an allergy might take steps to avoid dogs.

The author adds a warning in recognition of strong writing or images which could unsettle those with mental health difficulties. They exist so readers can choose whether or not to read any further.

It usually starts with "trigger warning" in bold. It has to be carefully written so it isn't a trigger itself.

(Source: "Trigger warnings: What do they do?" -- BBC)

Most people don't have that type of problem, and if they do, they need to see a skilled therapist to deal with it.

The idea of "trigger warnings" made a marginal amount of sense on feminist blogs, considering that many women who are abuse and/or rape survivors might understandably gravitate toward "empowerment" as a reaction to their issues. It's only "marginal" because by catering explicitly to abuse/rape survivors, you're doing three things:

Coddling them and condescending to them as if survivors of such trauma don't have the sense to know what will or won't "trigger" them -- and you somehow know better than they do
Creating an illusion that abuse/rape victims are so psychologically fragile that they'll automatically fall apart at the mention of such scenarios on the page, and
Psychopathologizing (making someone seem "crazy") everyone else who reads it, thereby creating an environment where everyone is "at risk" or "in recovery" or some other therapist jargon that adds to peoples' sense of being traumatized little girls who can't deal with the real world.

The deeper problem is that armchair psychoanalysis is a sporting activity for many people. If you disagree with someone else, you're "crazy" (example: call someone an "aspie" instead of telling them they're not cool). If you have something to say that is harsh or deals with the harder sides of life, you have to hold their hand like your name was Mommy or Daddy and tell people that they might be "triggered" by it.

It's the quintessential "first-world problem" for people who feel compelled to find ways to upset themselves. Upon achieving this feat, it's a small step for such a person to live out the Hollywood fantasy of flying into a self-righteous rage or dissolving into a blubbering mass of melodramatic emotionality. Trigger warnings are a form of self-manipulation as a prelude to doing the same in the presence of others, with a tidy little label to make it seem legitimate, when in the majority of cases, the root mental illness is little more than narcissism.

southernmost · 2014-03-28T14:20:34+00:00

TW: I was raped by a horse, so My Little Pony needs to be censored.

KidKady · 2014-03-27T18:50:46+00:00

trigger my ass

L3aBoB3a · 2014-03-27T19:19:32+00:00

Is anyone else having trouble seeing the text of the article or is my computer conspiring against me?

2comment · 2014-03-28T02:46:34+00:00

If you're on the internet and need trigger warnings, fuck off and go back to reading your Highlights magazine.

Tsilent_Tsunami · 2014-03-28T02:56:04+00:00

Who even takes that seriously?

2014-03-28T02:18:47+00:00

I'm embarrassed by the column that the student from Rutgers wrote. Of course it had to be from my fucking school. The amount of entitled little shitheads roaming around this campus is absurdly high.

theragingwalrus · 2014-03-27T21:56:19+00:00

How does he equate trigger warnings with censorship? How are they different from age ratings for films?

HalfwySandwch · 2014-03-27T22:08:23+00:00

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XCowboyLowkesx · 2014-03-27T22:29:23+00:00

This bitch might be the shittiest writer i have ever seen.

Title	Trigger Warnings Trigger Me
Author	ejtnjin
Upvotes	86
Comments	45
Date	March 27, 2014 5:24 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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