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« on: May 23, 2014, 06:03:29 PM »

Last time I'm going to do this- absolutely horrendous.
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2014, 06:04:34 PM »

What is it?
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2014, 06:09:45 PM »


Awful.
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2014, 06:21:41 PM »

Don't see any problem with them. But then again I don't see social justice warrior boogeymen around every corner.
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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2014, 06:22:41 PM »

I need a trigger warning for trigger warnings.
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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2014, 06:25:05 PM »

I need a trigger warning for trigger warnings.

Well I gave you one right there.
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« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2014, 06:25:38 PM »

Reasonable in certain contexts- which is why I used one earlier.
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« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2014, 06:28:21 PM »
« Edited: May 23, 2014, 06:45:20 PM by Snowstalker »

Decidedly awful and a product of the idea that we should shelter ourselves from difficult issues to avoid "hurt feelings" rather than tackling and analyzing said issues. In addition, as I said before, it's incredibly insulting to those who actually have PTSD from being raped or seeing a fellow soldier die in a war rather than "some kid at school called me a f****t". The fringe insanity of the advocates of said warnings only serves to avoid discussion and progress on difficult issues while at the same time validating the disgusting misogynistic red-pillers on the other end of the spectrum.
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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2014, 06:32:59 PM »

I need a trigger warning for trigger warnings.
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2014, 06:34:44 PM »

Decidedly awful and a product of the idea that we should shelter ourselves from difficult issues to avoid "hurt feelings" rather than tackling and analyzing said issues. In addition, as I said before, it's incredibly insulting to those who actually have PTSD from being raped or seeing a fellow soldier die in a war rather than "some kid at school called me a f****t". The fringe insanity of the advocates of said warnings only serve to avoid discussion and progress on difficult issues while at the same time validating the disgusting misogynistic red-pillers on the other end of the spectrum.

What? This makes sense.
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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2014, 07:21:29 PM »

Explanation please.  Is this a meme from 4chang or Read-it?
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« Reply #11 on: May 23, 2014, 08:09:52 PM »

Explanation please.  Is this a meme from 4chang or Read-it?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Trigger%20warning
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« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2014, 08:48:34 PM »

Reasonable in certain contexts- which is why I used one earlier.
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« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2014, 08:56:16 PM »

--TRIGGER WARNING--

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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2014, 09:09:11 PM »

Though they can be used to an almost farcical degree - I recently found a Tumblr that advocated trigger warnings for swearing, consensual sex and "slimy things" - I can recognise that they have a very real purpose. A rape victim does not want to relive what is most likely the worst moment of their lives, and I don't think anybody here can pass judgement on such people.

That said, people with PTSD are likely to be "triggered" by fairly mundane things - often sensory cues that  have a seemingly nebulous connotation with the event in question. I think, in that end, most TW's are well-intentioned but ultimately unneeded.
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« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2014, 09:46:42 PM »

Though they can be used to an almost farcical degree - I recently found a Tumblr that advocated trigger warnings for swearing, consensual sex and "slimy things" - I can recognise that they have a very real purpose. A rape victim does not want to relive what is most likely the worst moment of their lives, and I don't think anybody here can pass judgement on such people.

That said, people with PTSD are likely to be "triggered" by fairly mundane things - often sensory cues that  have a seemingly nebulous connotation with the event in question. I think, in that end, most TW's are well-intentioned but ultimately unneeded.
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« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2014, 10:29:20 PM »

Often silly, but the people who freakout about them are a prime example of how anti-politically correctness tends to be far more annoying than political correctness.
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« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2014, 11:17:27 PM »

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« Reply #18 on: May 24, 2014, 12:10:03 AM »

I am triggered by trigger warnings for people triggered by trigger warnings.
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« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2014, 07:19:33 PM »

I think it's a well-intentioned idea that sometimes goes too far, but that doesn't mean it's something that should be disregarded.



Saying "Hey, this book/movie/story has a rape scene in it, so if you were raped at some point in your life and don't want to have a panic attack in the near future, keep that in mind before you read it" is something that no one but the biggest asshole can honestly object to.
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« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2014, 11:14:49 PM »
« Edited: May 27, 2014, 11:20:51 PM by Redalgo »

The concept is entirely new to me, but sounds annoying in much the same way as are television ratings, warnings about flash photography before news segments, and disclaimers preceding movies or shows broadcast on television about the need for "viewer discretion." Likewise with websites that require birth date information or otherwise try to establish documentation of a visitor's age for the sake of liability.

There are reasonable purposes for the disclaimers which is why I'm not going to vote negatively in the poll here. Nonetheless, there really ought to be a better way to do this. For example, why not try to integrate a system of filters into web browsers, television packages, etc. that allow for client-side blockage of sources known to disseminate information that includes triggers, subjects of squeamishness, or material that is subjectively deemed to be "obscene" instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach that has nothing at all of value to offer most consumers?

Maybe there are even more precise means of user protection for electronic resources?

In print media this concept sounds grossly unwieldly. Can you imagine how many dozens of disclaimers one would need to cover every conceivable trigger contained in even an article of modest length - or a work of great length such as a scholarly journal, textbook, fictitious novel, reference material, etc.?  


(Edit: As an aside note, it would be pretty cool if a rifle or handgun would give auditory conformation of the disengagement of safety mechanisms, which is what I thought the thread was about until reading through it. I use my firearms so infrequently and the text stamped on them is so tiny that it can be a little confusing at times whether the device is ready to fire. But maybe that's just me and other mediocre users? xD)
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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2014, 01:35:12 AM »

Trigger warnings are unnecessary.  There's a reason why some movies are rated R, and that TV shows have their parental guidelines rating on the top of the screen at the beginning.  It's the best "trigger warning" that they could provide, warning their viewers that it may contain mature content.

MPAA ratings are useless, and if anything TV ratings are even worse.
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« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2014, 03:25:11 AM »

Trigger warnings are unnecessary.  There's a reason why some movies are rated R, and that TV shows have their parental guidelines rating on the top of the screen at the beginning.  It's the best "trigger warning" that they could provide, warning their viewers that it may contain mature content.

MPAA ratings are useless, and if anything TV ratings are even worse.

It's true that a lot of people don't pay attention to the MPAA ratings, so why would they care so much about a trigger warning?  It's still the same idea - a warning that the movie has violent or controversial content.  Most people will ignore it.
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« Reply #23 on: May 28, 2014, 08:01:45 AM »

Don't see any problem with them. But then again I don't see social justice warrior boogeymen around every corner.
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« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2014, 08:49:12 AM »

Don't see any problem with them. But then again I don't see social justice warrior boogeymen around every corner.
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