Archived I'm a Professor Who Doesn't Use Trigger Warnings. Here's Why. (reason.com)
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Archived I'm a Professor Who Doesn't Use Trigger Warnings. Here's Why. (reason.com)
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[–] Fish_e_o 0 points 14 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago
what's a trigger warning? do they actually stop and say "your fee fees could be hurt by his and this"?
[–] NoneOfTheAbove 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
Yes. And it's becoming more and more common in classes, especially media classes like literature.
[–] Fish_e_o 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
well now i feel old, because like my forefathers before me i'm going to say "this is what's wrong with our youth"
[–] Moonbat 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
It depends on the school. It's a trend at only a small handful of ultra-liberal institutions, and is in no way widespread. It's spreading though, like a slow cancer.
edit: I live in the south and have a loose network of friends throughout southern academia. They assure me that a request for "trigger warnings" would be met with a smirk at best and being embarrassed in front of the class at worst. I suppose there might be women's studies programs here or there in which it might be an actual thing, but I haven't heard of it.
[–] ninjajunkie 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
They don't even know what a trigger warning is. It's not something that makes you feel sad or uncomfortable, they are used to help prevent reactionary responses in people with a very similar incident in their past that relates to the subject material.
If they want to see a real one, go to my uncle's house and set off a firecracker without telling him. When he finally comes out of the basement though, he's gonna seriously kick your ass.
[–] Aaaron 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is sexist because it can easily be misspelled as "his." Fucking patriarchy.
[–] Fish_e_o 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
awww shit....