cab21 Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 I recently was looking at a workshop on consent, and part of the workshop was that there would be "trigger warnings" where the content subject matter was announced and people could leave the room if they thought they would have emotional problems with the content. I am wondering from a philosophy point of view, what are the effects of just avoiding the content instead of working through it with a professional?
shirgall Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 I recently was looking at a workshop on consent, and part of the workshop was that there would be "trigger warnings" where the content subject matter was announced and people could leave the room if they thought they would have emotional problems with the content. I am wondering from a philosophy point of view, what are the effects of just avoiding the content instead of working through it with a professional? No matter how it is presented, truth is preferable to falsehood. There are many ways to say things, and one should always carefully chose their words. That being said, excessive words spent on such things reduce clarity and serve to poison the well against what you say, which is what I think people really want by imposing trigger warnings on essays and presentations. 1
D-Light Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 I recently was looking at a workshop on consent, and part of the workshop was that there would be "trigger warnings" where the content subject matter was announced and people could leave the room if they thought they would have emotional problems with the content. I am wondering from a philosophy point of view, what are the effects of just avoiding the content instead of working through it with a professional? I'm not a therapist, so I can't say from a therapist's point of view, but I do philosophize a bit and from the philosophical point of view, I think "trigger warning" tends to be used to tell people who are emotionally traumatized that something is going to be discussed and it's up to them to decide whether or not they want to listen to or be part of the discussion. It is not up to them; however, to attempt to derail or stop the discussion. At least, that's how I think it was originally intended and should be handled. On the other hand, I think a person who avoids "triggering" subjects will often do so not because they are actually triggered by them into a PTSD episode such as reliving the horror of being raped or physically controlled and abused, or verbally abused, etc. I think most people who do this are not in a truly fragile or vulnerable state, but are instead ideologically rigid and do not want to hear anything that might challenge their beliefs. Consequently, they pretend to be psychologically or emotionally triggered to an anxiety or panic attack or PTSD episode, but in fact the only thing being triggered is their sense of security in only being presented ideas with which they happen to agree or want to be true.
Iron Horse Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Trigger warnings mean, and always will, booger hookers off the bang-switch until you are ready to fire. 2
Eric le Roy Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Trigger warnings mean, and always will, booger hookers off the bang-switch until you are ready to fire. Poetry
Mister Mister Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Triggering is a real psychological phenomenon, anyone who has experienced trauma knows this. But the real dispute is whether it is reasonable or healthy, to impose restrictions on other peoples' words and behavior so as not to trigger you. My understanding is that there is an older school of thought in psychology, that the best treatment for trauma involves gradually exposing someone to their triggers, and working through the emotions associated with them. The crazy thing about this, is that it is applied only in PC areas, it literally can't be applied Universally. Should we create Muslim-free zones so as not to trigger survivors of the Orlando nightclub shooting? Ask women to keep their voices down, for men who grew up being screamed at by their mother? Or how about a curfew for blacks, for people like me who have been victim of random black violence?
Brazilda Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Speaking of trigger warnings I wish we could get Ben Shapiro on the show.
shirgall Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Speaking of trigger warnings I wish we could get Ben Shapiro on the show. Ben and Stef kinda had a falling out over the Michelle Fields incident.
Brazilda Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Ben and Stef kinda had a falling out over the Michelle Fields incident. Yeah that was pretty retarded but imo it should be overlooked as long as Ben admits he made a mistake. The way I see it is he was lied to and manipulated by someone he trusted.
Maorio Posted April 12, 2017 Posted April 12, 2017 Trigger warnings mean, and always will, booger hookers off the bang-switch until you are ready to fire. Pure awesomeness! The problem with trigger warnings for the most part (the way I've seen them used at least) is that they are never meant to protect people that might actually need it. for example, a rape victim will not go to a lecture about rape if they will be triggered, no trigger warning needed. because of this they are more or less useless and you see the over used version of this when you have something targeted towards the "snowflakes"
Camille Lion Posted April 16, 2017 Posted April 16, 2017 On November 10, 2016 at 0:13 AM, cab21 said: I am wondering from a philosophy point of view, what are the effects of just avoiding the content instead of working through it with a professional? The effect of avoiding the content is that it's (the fear and ignorance around the issues) allowed to be perpetuated and effectively gain control over people: both individuals and collectively who refuse to confront it head-on, consider all the angles, etc... It's therefore allowed to stay a sacred cow and be "bad, scary, unchallenged" and so protecting peoples feelings becomes more important than logic, truth, etc.. That statement alone that "there will be trigger warning" is in itself a suggestion that this could/should be triggering for some people - further compounding the problem!
AshW8 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 I would say that it amounts to creating an ideological bubble of ignorance because you have been isolated from new information and perspectives.
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