08-25-2016, 02:52 PM
(08-25-2016, 12:40 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I agree with this principle, but would like to point out that there is nothing wrong with "trigger warnings" because they do not limit free speech or expression in any way. All they do is warn people that they might be offended by something.
They are no more dangerous than letting people know that certain movies or songs contain language that might be considered offensive by some people.
(08-25-2016, 02:24 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Went to a session on teaching controversial issues during the social studies professional development yesterday. The general consensus was that trigger warnings shouldn't have a place in the college level but we unfortunately have to give students outs in high school if they want it when we teach these topics.
I get that a book involving scenes of sexual violence may be a traumatizing thing for someone that has gone through that, but life doesn't come with trigger warnings. If material that is typically labeled with a trigger warning on Tumblr (which is just about everything under the Sun) is going to cause someone to be upset then they need to deal with that, not hide from it.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
