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Re:Stephen Fry hits out at ‘infantile’ culture of trigger wo... by scintill76 on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @08:09AM (#11478804)
> But they're not triggers because you're not actually triggered by them, as opposed to a person who was raped not appreciating rape jokes because it makes their PTSD real bad.

But this is the point -- how prevalent are actual psychological triggers and PTSD, compared to the price of "safe spaces" etc? The examples given are not all that contrived compared to the ones people successfully use to silence each other, regardless of how scientifically accurate they may not be. Do we rely on mental health professionals to give certificates of trigger, or do we err on the side of bowing to every claim of offense and trauma? The GP demonstrated the absurdity of the latter, and I think the former is untenable too. The middle ground is "Try to be nice and have a thick skin", I guess.

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Re:Stephen Fry hits out at ‘infantile’ culture of trigger wo... by SolaceQuantum on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @08:40AM (#11478962)
I agree with that. I only disagree with putting up a caricature/straw man and discussing based on that. There's no point in having a discussion if the tools being used to discuss are flawed.
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