So, the researchers didn't study the people whom trigger warnings are designed for?
The entire point is for people with severe trauma/PTSD to elect out of watching films or material that might bring up painful memories.
The entire point is for people with severe trauma/PTSD to elect out of watching films or material that might bring up painful memories.
I'll also add that people can get PTSD from any bad experience. It's pointless to add trigger warnings because you'd have to add them to everything. Hit by a car? Now you need trigger warnings on anything about car accidents. Parent died from diabetes? Willy Wonka now needs a trigger warning. Victim of a robbery...
That said, in any sort of discussion people usually preface links to videos with violent and disturbing content with some sort of warning. If I for example, decided to drop a video of something gruesome without context I would rightfully be lambasted for doing so.
Also, your attempt at downplaying the seriousness of PTSD is really not needed. You're essentially saying that anything can cause PTSD, therefore PTSD is worthless to worry about.
https://www.legalcheek.com/2017/12/almost-half-of-law-studen...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trouble-teaching-ra...
> One teacher I know was recently asked by a student not to use the word “violate” in class—as in “Does this conduct violate the law?”—because the word was triggering. Some students have even suggested that rape law should not be taught because of its potential to cause distress.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/09/04/dr...
> AQA’s decision to ban references of suicide from textbooks has been met with criticism from the sociology community. Anaïs Duong-Pedica argues it is naïve to assume that young people will never have encountered the idea of suicide prior to their A-levels. Refusing to engage with suicide in the classroom also marginalises students’ own experiences of suicide. Rather, measures should be put in place with and for students to accommodate the teaching and learning of sensitive topics such as suicide.
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> If I for example, decided to drop a video of something gruesome without context I would rightfully be lambasted for doing so.
I completely agree with this use of trigger warnings, if they're given in enough time for students to actually do anything with it.
But even then, a better option would be for the person to get treatment for their PTSD, and not engage in anxiety driven safety behaviours which usually make the problem worse not better, even if they feel comforting in the short term.