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Topic	Trigger Warnings Are Absolutely Necessary and Should Not Be Mocked
The Admiral 04/07/17 12:49:32 AM #15:	TheGoldenEel posted... The Admiral posted... Runeboggle posted... TheGoldenEel posted... The Admiral posted... This has been making the social media rounds. This is what some people actually believe. you could have posted an example that didn't make it sound completely reasonable This. Seriously, this is reasonable. I knew some of you would actually think that. can you explain why it's not, and who things like this hurt? like, when trigger warnings are used to stifle discussion in an academic context, it's a problem, but how is this notably different from, say, a warning saying strobe lights will be used? or is that ridiculous too iyo? A strobe light warning isn't because people will be "triggered," it's because people may have seizures. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:876706430] in Trigger Wa... [t:75208001]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheGoldenEel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Runeboggle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheGoldenEel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote> This has been making the social media rounds. This is what some people actually believe.</quote> you could have posted an example that didn't make it sound completely reasonable</quote> This. Seriously, this is reasonable.</quote> I knew some of you would actually think that.</quote> can you explain why it's not, and who things like this hurt? like, when trigger warnings are used to stifle discussion in an academic context, it's a problem, but how is this notably different from, say, a warning saying strobe lights will be used? or is that ridiculous too iyo?</quote> A strobe light warning isn't because people will be "triggered," it's because people may have seizures. --- - The Admiral</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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