[ SECRET POST #2307 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2307 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[dreemyweird]

Tbh, I must say that you have a point here. Whilst desirable in themselves, trigger warnings often give away an all-too-big part of the plot. If one has a murder mystery which in the end suddenly turns out to be a suicide case, one doesn't really want to put a suicide trigger warning on the story.

I mean, it is already a crime fic with a murder. If somebody is easily triggered, they probably should stay away from it.

Although, admittedly, in this context the whole "I write for myself" thing rubs me the wrong way. If you write for yourself, why the hell would you care if somebody dislikes you for not using trigger warnings?

[silverr]

Yeah, I like that A03 has "Choose not to use warnings" .. which is different than "No warning apply" and which most reasonable people will interpret as "there might be stuff in here that will distress some people but warning for it spoils the plot so READER BEWARE>"

P.S. and as for the wtrong rubbing: Agreed. There is a phrase for stuff you write for yourself, don't care to label, and don't want any feedback on.

Stuff you don't post.

[(Anonymous)]

Eh, I've been chewed out because of stuff in fics with 'Chose not to use warnings' slapped all over them and the highest rating available.

[silverr]

Yeah, that stinks. Sometimes I feel as though there are people who work hard to find things to be offended about.

Otoh, I can certainly understand people getting their fur up if something is sprung with no warning, but really, most authors DO use foreshadowing and context clues. If a reader can't be bothered to notice that they're entering dangerous territory -- and if they keep reading once the going gets rocky - then I honestly have little sympathy if they come across something that triggers them.

(And before anyone fires up the flamethrower: I have triggers, but I take responsibility for my own emotional welfare. I read into the tags and the summary of any stories I'm not sure about; if I do click, I just STOP READING as soon as things cross the line for me. I have only once been literally forced to read the entirety of a story that I found distressing.

[starphotographs]

Ugh, yes, THIS. Exactly.

I think "context" is really the buzzword here. Stories tend to have it, and most people with common sense can use it to see if they want to read something. Trigger warnings, however, are weirdly divorced from it, and I think that's the problem. It's just... Major, minor, and barely-mentioned themes all crammed together at the beginning of a summary. And what if something is upsetting in one context and not in another? What if someone reads something in to a scene that the author didn't intend?

I dunno. It's all really blurry.