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[case]

Ok, just a general announcement.

ONE, "trigger warnings" are for COMMON triggers only. Things like talk of rape, abuse, child abuse, eating disorders, self-harm, serious drug use, and suicide are common triggers. Less common ones are homo/transphobia/gender dysphoria, blood, needles, knives -- or traumatic events (Holocaust, genocides, earthquakes, 9/11, you know what I'm talking about). Gender identity is not a common trigger. Food is not a common trigger. Mudkips (mudkips, really?) are not a common trigger. Someone just gave me a secret with a trigger warning listed for a whole movie. No. You are doing triggers wrong.

TWO, RFTM. Or the FAQs, at least.
They're right here: http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/104153.html
- Why isn't my secret up!?!? Question 4.
- Why is the subs post closed!?!? Question 9.
- How come my second secret got posted before the first!? Is it lost!?!? Question 7.
- HOW DOES I JOINED!? IT'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

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That's it. (:

Comments

[wistrift.livejournal.com]

That wasn't the gist of what was originally said. They changed their story because they were both wrong and they know it. It originally, "trigger warnings shouldn't exist anywhere because the people who would appreciate having them are over-dramatic crybabies", not, "you can't expect trigger warnings from the world."

Please don't play semantics with me, I read the whole thread.
And no, it's not an infringement on free speech. Whoever you quoted there needs to take another look at the Constitution.

My point (which you didn't address) was that no, not a lot of places on the internet are going to provide trigger warnings, but if you decide to do so, it's a decision that should be respected and appreciated and not mocked because a few ignorant people don't understand the extent of trauma that others have suffered, and the negative impact that reliving that trauma can have on someone's day.

[wistrift.livejournal.com]

*was originally

[case]

If people want to call trigger warnings stupid and for over-dramatic crybabies, fine. They are allowed to do this. It's not nice, but they're allowed to do it. And yes, the thread did start out with that. But in the middle it turned into a discussion regarding entitlement, which is what I was responding to.

No one has to respect or appreciate my decisions. Whether they respect or appreciate them or not, they're going to stand.