Thread:User talk:WaitingforGodot/BDSM and rape/reply (4)

I read a blog post entitled "Trigger Warning: Cathy Brennan". Then I understood. I suggest the concept gets appropriated for extreme idiocy so we can at least strap pillows to our desks in advance!

But I understand your frustration with the warnings. Whenever I read "trigger warning", the article invariable doesn't seem to go into that much detail. When I read "trigger warning: in depth and frank discussion of rape and abuse" I expect it to deliver on that promise (dear Loaaard that makes me sound like a terrible person, but you know what I mean) yet invariably it's the equivalent of "I was raped/abused, end of story" with very little supporting detail that wasn't available in the part described by the warning itself! If that sort of thing is enough to trigger you into a flashback or panic attack you probably have far, far bigger problems than can be solved by people sticking the phrase "trigger warning" at the top of their blog post. And then you also hear stories of people having flashbacks and panic attacks after reading something even though they were warned and the article title and abstract was very explicit, but not specifically with the words "trigger warning" - as if the phrase "warning, you may be triggered" doesn't have the exact same semantic meaning. I know we're not supposed to do the "victim blaming" thing but there are limits to how far I'll go to not blame someone for being an idiot.