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psudo  ·  3223 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Should Literature be "triggering"?

The social stigma stems from the few cases where trigger warnings are essentially used as censorship, shutting down debate. Generally not with things like rape, but by labeling dissenting opinions as "triggering." This is most common in online forums, but I have heard of it happening in college classrooms.





kingmudsy  ·  3223 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure, but I feel like the difference between the two is pretty clear, and I'm not sure if it's fair for the stigma to condemn the entire practice, rather than the specific misuses of it--which is what I personally tend to see, but this might not reflect the total reality.

psudo  ·  3223 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I certainly agree, it's throwing the baby out with the bath water. I just know that after spending a lot of time only really seeing it abused it definitely took me awhile to remember that it can actually be useful.

kingmudsy  ·  3223 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can totally sympathize with that.