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This article likens warnings to censoring. While "triggered" is commonly misused by a large number of people, it did stem from people who suffer PTSD like symp
by Navarr 11y ago
This article likens warnings to censoring. While "triggered" is commonly misused by a large number of people, it did stem from people who suffer PTSD like symptoms from traumatic events.
Giving such people a way to prepare themselves for these types of events, or recuse themselves if absolutely necessary, shouldn't be considered the same as censorship.
- strangecasts 11y agoYeah, I find the backlash really confusing - I've genuinely never encountered anyone using content warnings as a suggestion that the text in question should be censored.
- dmschulman 11y agoI think the underlying issue goes beyond a simple warning at the top of an assignment containing triggering material. It's more so about the implications of deeming something as "triggering" and how that classification can affect the rest of the course/materials/students beyond the offended party. Also there are implications for the professors and the future courses they'd choose to offer in this situation. Maybe we won't have courses on the Greek classics in a few years because the risk vs reward for the people electing to teach those courses.
- nmrm2 11y agoThese both strike me as extraordinarily unlikely outcomes.