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The wording wasn't trigger warnings existing in a broad sense. A trigger warning on every art installation is a position many would regard as clearly excessive.
by Kalium 8y ago
The wording wasn't trigger warnings existing in a broad sense. A trigger warning on every art installation is a position many would regard as clearly excessive. Not sensitive content, not things that could be expected to be upsetting to some significant minority of the population, every art installation.
Imagine that every time you went to look at a digital representation or photo of art, you had to click through a trigger warning.
Seems like it could, in some cases, be a bit excessive. Although I understand if some people find still lifes of fruit terrifying.
- foldr 8y agoRight, but there isn't actually anyone in twitter calling for a trigger warning on literally every art installation (is there?), whereas there are lots of bona fide racists.
- Kalium 8y agoI haven't checked. I have seen enough calls for trigger warnings on assorted things that I can understand where the might-be-a-caricature comes from. I was taking the commentor at their word, rather than presuming to authenticate.
- stuckinarut 8y agoand in doing so you give equal standing to a non-existent problem and the very real problem of the ultra-right racism.
- rsynnott 8y agoHave you ever watched television? Pre-show content warnings are extremely common. You don't have to click through anything.
- Kalium 8y agoI have, though not so much recently. I confess I don't recall a lot of useful content warnings. I might just be out of date.
- bobthepanda 8y agoTelevision, movies, and game trailers all contain content warnings before airing. Personally I ignore most of them, partially because they usually don't affect me, and because Hollywood and such are pretty good about targeting their trailers (e.g., showing slasher trailers only before a slasher movie and not in front of the latest PG Pixar film)
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