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Trigger warnings are starting to go too far, amirite?
by IndividualStudio1 week ago
On Netflix there was a trigger warning at the beginning of a crime movie that it contained suicide. The whole twist at the end was that the supposed murder was in fact suicide. It wasn't a surprise for me because I remembered the trigger warning and I kept thinking where is the suicide, nobody killed themselves except for... Oh, that must be it.
by Individual_Exit_99881 week ago
Pretty sure that happened on "You" as well
by BottleLongjumping6681 week ago
Well what about you?
by markspercy1 week ago
"Are we really doing this?"
by Anonymous1 week ago
You can't handle the truth!
by markspercy1 week ago
Somebody is having a rally for me now?
by Anonymous1 week ago
It did. Really pissed me off since it basically spoiled the end of the season finale
by Solid_Possibility4491 week ago
What movie was it
by HorrorExact1 week ago
From the Austrian movie series 'Landkrimi': Drachenjungfrau. The translation is 'dragon virgin' but I don't know if and how they translated the title.
by Individual_Exit_99881 week ago
Is the movie about dragon virgins?
by Ok_Inside25771 week ago
No, it's about a girl that was forced to compete at a beauty pageant of sorts and is found dead the next day next to a waterfall. The dragon virgin thing is about some folklore.
by Individual_Exit_99881 week ago
I heard she also committed suicide
by freddyturcotte1 week ago
Dragon Maiden or Dragon Lady would've been better translations. I suspect translations on streaming services are all automated. I have seen many ridiculous ones that were only technically correct.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I have PTSD and always check that site when possible. But they don't have all movies and shows so sometimes I just gotta risk it, and that kinda sucks
by Anonymous1 week ago
Maybe a trigger warning for trigger warnings
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yuppp strongly agree. I've been spoiled major plot points from those suicide warning on multiple occasions. I don't disagree with TW in general, I actually rely on it myself but instead of ruining it for everyone, big platforms like netflix need to add a feature to make those TW searchable and customizable for specific users.
by Express_Ad1 week ago
For something like that they should have just used one of the generic warnings TV shows use that cover everything.
by Anonymous1 week ago
"Mental health themes" on almost anything now too. Particularly Monk.
by Ill-Lengthiness1 week ago
I've messaged netflix and asked them if they could make it possible to remove the trigger warnings. Haven't heard back, but it seems like such an easy fix
by Anonymous1 week ago
There's the chance someone turns it off for themselves, forgets about it and invites someone who is used to them being on for a movie night
by Anonymous1 week ago
And that would then be my responsibility? Nah.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Anyways to remove those?
by Anonymous1 week ago
"Warning: May contain scenes."
by Anonymous1 week ago
I find that offensive. The word "scene" reminds me of the word "seen", and the word "seen" reminds me of the time my dad went out to buy milk and was never "seen" again.
by Skilesrowena1 week ago
I'm glad it made your day better. It would really make my day if my dad came back, I'm still waiting for the milk for my cereal.
by Skilesrowena1 week ago
Am I the only one who pronounces Sean like seen
by alvena501 week ago
Hilarious 😂
by Thick-Dig1 week ago
ahahahah fell off my seat
by IndividualStudio1 week ago
Oh God no! My brother was killed during a scene!
by Anonymous1 week ago
Because people ignore it or downright shame you for complaining before it gets to that level. Then it gets to that level and people act shocked
by Anonymous1 week ago
I'm actually in the field and kinda have to deal with this. I'm an SA survivor but it's also kinda what made me want to join up in the first place. Luckily I haven't actually had a call or anything like that but idk what I'll do if/when I do
by Sudden-Course98351 week ago
I didn't consider this. But even if the sensitive person witnesses a broken leg or something gory, you need to put your own triggers aside for a moment and help the person.
by IndividualStudio1 week ago
I also get anxiety from seeing "gross" medical things or from hospitals, that's why i don't go to work/volunteer in health care. But if it's in general randomly encountering some video on the internet i would also love to not see it at least not without any warning. The funny part is that i love horror and have no problem watching murder scenes but it's mostly medical things that really gross me out, (i think i know why but it's pretty private for me to share). Human mind ha
by MammothAttorney87621 week ago
Under your nail? Did you lance through the nail to drain?
by Anonymous1 week ago
And that's 100% fair. You know your limits and act accordingly. What I meant was if you had all that and went into healthcare thinking everyone was going to give you trigger warnings - then YTA majorly
by doyletristian1 week ago
I'm the opposite. I can handle medical anything, but not violence and violent gore or horror. I worked as a vet tech though in my youth so saw it all then so that is probably why.
by Anonymous1 week ago
This gives me a funny mental picture. Patient has just been rolled into the operating room. The surgeon says to all the assistants "trigger warning: blood."
by ferne531 week ago
Ive noticed they have warnings on films that contain smoking now. Very silly!
by Anonymous1 week ago
That's been around for a while now, at least with children's media. I can remember that when I was a kid and watching movies on Disney Channel
by Anonymous1 week ago
TW: people looking cool.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Wait, smokers think they look cool?
by ConsciousCandidate1 week ago
Yes. And kids who see a badass dude smoking in a movie will also find them cool.
by Zspinka1 week ago
They've been a part of the MPAA thing since at least 2010 or so. I remember seeing it on the rating for the live action Alice In Wonderland. I vaguely remember there being a small campaign to get this to happen, run by the concerned mother, DARE program types.
by Able-Illustrator1 week ago
I just ran into that yesterday. I'm not against it but it made me laugh
by Anonymous1 week ago
The only kind of "trigger warning" for smoking I've seen is a disclaimer that this show features smoking and smoking is harmful. I don't see what's so silly about discouraging people to smoke.
by Direct_Sign1 week ago
Well I saw it on an 18 rated film, that also contained violence and gratuitous sex scenes, but there was no warning for either of those. Fair enough if they have them on kids shows but anything else I think is really silly. How are you going to cope if you see someone smoking in public without a warning? Perhaps we should also have warnings for fast food depictions?
by Anonymous1 week ago
It's on video games as well.
by freddyturcotte1 week ago
There are some sites and creators which by their nature cater to individuals who are not as stable as others when it comes to being exposed to possibly upsetting material - I think it is totally fine for these sites to do it and even necessary in some instances. In the broader sense of social media as a whole I think it's unnecessary
by Anonymous1 week ago
Social media is teaching us to censor ourselves, and maybe we shouldn't obey.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Not that I disagree, but I think it's because of the algorithm.
by tillmanverna1 week ago
oh on youtube it definitely is because they get demonetized for saying anything remotely harmful because youtube caves to the advertisers, where the money is. I still hate it though, everytime I hear "Pew-Pew" I die a little bit inside.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Best point so far
by Anonymous1 week ago
Starting?
by Anonymous1 week ago
The only trigger warnings I support are epilepsy warnings since that's an actual dangerous medical issue. Everything else, though? You shouldn't expect media to be baby-proofed for you. I've been suicidal for a huge chunk of my life and have even attempted before, yet seeing it depicted in a show doesn't "trigger" me because, like most adults, I am capable of discerning the difference between fiction and reality.
by RemarkableCow1 week ago
Of course certain trigger warnings are necessary, but a lot of people just don't like the fact that it's their responsibility to manage their own triggers. It's easier to make other people responsible for everything happening in their life, because that way they dont have to do anything to work on themselves. It becomes convenient for them.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yeah I'd argue that some of it is neessisery, but the other half is your managing what you need to manage on your own
by IndividualStudio1 week ago
Ok but part of managing your triggers is knowing what they are and how to avoid them if necessary. If someone doesn't make it known that they may be talking about something triggering or that a movie or TV show might include it, how is someone supposed to know to avoid watching those?
by Acrobatic-Bid1 week ago
I disagree, most of my triggers are pretty random things that people don't usually put warnings for, I've never gotten upset about that. That being said, if its something common and easy to warn about, I don't understand why you wouldn't make something like that known? I get being annoyed about spoilers, but there are ways to get around that (for instance, some shows that air on Youtube put a list of trigger warnings in the description). It's also ridiculous to assume that just because someone has triggers they aren't going to therapy or getting treatment at all. I've been going to therapy since I was seven, still have a trauma disorder! Some disorders are life long, just because I'm able to better handle it doesn't mean it's not still a problem.
by Anonymous1 week ago
if it's something common and easy to warn about, I don't understand why you wouldn't make something like that known Me neither. That's why I firstly said certain trigger warnings are, in fact, necessary. Also, taking into account what triggers are for people is something totally different (and shouldn't be a problem) from said people making everyone and everything around them responsible for it. Whether you're going to therapy or not. I didn't assume nothing about therapy, that's why I said "a lot of people" and not "everyone". I know that trauma is a life sentence. I hope it'll get easier for you one day. Obviously I wasn't talking about people like you, since you do work on what you're dealing with.
by Anonymous1 week ago
What other side is there? Seeing a trigger warning you don't need costs you nothing. Not having one can cost that person their whole day.
by Marianna651 week ago
You are just talking out of your ass, though. You have no idea what people actually go through, or how trauma works, or how the body and mind react when triggered.
by Marianna651 week ago
I just find them so easy to ignore. I think the name "trigger warning" is what most people's issue actually is, as many films for years have had an age rating and (warning contains violent scenes) or whatever. A TW makes it a "thing" that people like to mock.
by No-Exchange-43661 week ago
Just watched this and I would agree with that warning. They should've also warned about Teri having tits like Mr. Garrison.
by Ordinary_Run_75931 week ago
there is even a trigger warning for Rocky and Bullwinkle and friends.... little snowflakes should just not watch things, instead of demanding warnings
by Koeppmya1 week ago
Person with diagnosed PTSD here 👋🏻 There's two things I would like to add to the conversation. Triggered is not supposed to be used to mean "upset" or "angry". It is supposed to refer to things that can trigger extreme emotional reactions from mentally ill people. I describe things as triggering if they are likely to give me a panic attack. It's completely normal to have feelings or reactions. If people are not mentally ill, or won't be in extreme distress if exposed to something, they should say "this is very upsetting to me" or "this makes me uncomfortable" instead. Having PTSD is a bit like having an allergy to words, visuals and smells. One second I'm fine, the next I'm hyperventilating. I think trigger warnings should come for common triggers the way they do for common allergies. In theory everything can be triggering, and you can't warn people about everything. We don't say "warning, might contain apples", because very few people are allergic to apples. We do say "warning, might contain peanuts" because a lot of people are allergic to peanuts. So the most common triggers like war, SA, death, car accidents, etc. are things we should warn about.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Exactly. I don't get why people are so against this stuff tbh
by Sudden-Course98351 week ago
Trigger warnings in general are an absolute joke.
by Organic-Line1 week ago
Well, your first mistake there was going on Twitter. It's the ground zero for special snowflakes.
by Time_Honeydew1 week ago
It's almost definitely satire. People take things way too seriously
by AccomplishedSweet3131 week ago
Those are jokes, friend.
by Marianna651 week ago
Agreed. Life is tough, we all got problems, deal with it and make the best of a bad situation. It is what it is. Wrapping yourself in bubblewrap for the rest of your life isn't going to fix anything and is only going to lead to a sheltered existence.
by Medium-Ebb1 week ago
Why would it make you mad? It's really not that big of a deal.
by Anonymous1 week ago
No offense but that just means your trauma isn't the same as someone's who does cause an adverse reaction to that stuff. Not all traumas a created equal.
by Sudden-Course98351 week ago
I get avoidance behaviors, I have them too but to reading an article or something like that? Not really. I've had a lot of therapy though maybe it helps.
by Owen491 week ago
The most stupid thing is when the warning says "xy", and then the only ever mention of it in the text is something like. "I experienced xy in 2020" with no details or anything that would be more "triggering". Apart from that there are a bunch of studies showing that trigger warnings are at best useless and at worst harmful.
by Capable-Log1 week ago
I've seen TWs used for cranberry juice💀YES. CRANBERRY JUICE
by ebertjohnathan1 week ago
Starting to? There is a trigger warning outside of the Connecticut Supreme Court saying that facts must be discussed even though they may be upsetting. Absolutely pathetic you have to tell people that in a court of law facts will be discussed no matter what
by Anonymous1 week ago
The term "triggered" has been grossly misused as well. It's an actual clinical term for an involuntary response your body has and is way more complex than being made to feel mildly uncomfortable.
by Amiyamohr1 week ago
Trigger warnings are triggering
by Anonymous1 week ago
So you are triggered by trigger warnings…?
by Anonymous1 week ago
If an opinion makes you spiral, you shouldn't be on social media at all
by alvena501 week ago
Avoiding triggers isn't "sheltering" yourself. Imagine telling someone "you must constantly be reexposed to your trauma, that's a good thing" Triggers aren't things that make you uncomfortable, they're things that actually trigger trauma.
by Acrobatic-Bid1 week ago
Did those age rating warnings before TV shows in the 2000s and 2010s also get you this worked up? How are they different?
by Anonymous1 week ago
I do not think you are qualified to assess the validity of other people's trauma
by Anonymous1 week ago
But sometimes triggers do risk physically harming someone. When I was in college we watched a very graphic documentary about female genital mutilation. Someone in my class fainted and started convulsing during one of the graphic parts. She fell out of her desk when she fainted and ended up with a concussion. She wasn't conscious, she couldn't reckon with her own emotions in the moment. I don't see what harm a trigger warning would do in this instance.
by Thick-Plane1 week ago
It's no one else's job to manage people's triggers except their own
by Strong-View91161 week ago
And how're we supposed to do that without TW's?
by Sudden-Course98351 week ago
Nah, it's been too far since 2020. I once saw trigger warning: bunny ears.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Trigger warning: I kind of disagree /s
by Efficient-Date4231 week ago
I get triggered by trigger warnings. I think that one needs to be very arrogant and entitled to think that they deserve to go trough life without anyone triggering/offending them.
by DirectionCurrent16951 week ago
I remember someone asking for trigger warnings around red skin on a dedicated tattoo shaming group. It's a tattoo. They tend to be red right after they're completed.
by Kind_Resolution_26251 week ago
It's a get start, Rev your engines kinda saying
by Anonymous1 week ago
"Starting"? Lol
by BarOtherwise1 week ago
Why did you censor sex?
by Anonymous1 week ago
While you're right that exposure can help, there's a time and a place. You wouldn't joke to a victim of SA about that stuff because they need time to recover. Other times they need to be in the right headspace. It's the same thing here. Victims of common triggers should be warned ahead of time so they can make the call themself, instead of you deciding when they are exposed to that stuff.
by Sudden-Course98351 week ago
You're entirely missing the point with the "leave if you want to leave" since it's almost wholly people who stumble upon things randomly that want the warning, not people who habitually watch you. That being said, peoples triggers are their issues, and they need to deal with it unless it's something egregious, which a tiktok is not.
by Anonymous1 week ago
... thats unpopular?
by Anonymous1 week ago
Tell me you've never lived through trauma without telling me you've never lived through trauma. I'll never understand why people are so committed to being as big an asshole to others as possible. If it doesn't inconvenience you at all, why focus effort on hating it? My wife has trauma and so I'll do extensive research on shows or series before I recommend them to her and give her advanced warning of potential problem episodes because I love her and don't want her to put herself emotionally back into that time in her life.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Completely agree
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yeah I never liked the trigger warnings. Reality is really dark and twisted. We like to live with our heads in the sand and act like everything is okay.. Like covering our heads will make the monsters go away.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Just don't hang out with wankers
by Pitiful-Bike1 week ago
Do not allow the words of cowards to influence your own.
by jbernhard1 week ago
Nowadays, triggered is synonymous to cry-baby-throw-toys-out-of-pram. It's saddening to me that we live in a world where we're catering for these unhinged maniacs that can't seem to keep their own feelings in check without imploding over things they don't like on TV shows and films.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Man you had me until "Well honey life is triggering" what a boomer ass phrase to belittle another person's lived experience.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Did you just wake up from a ten year coma?
by Dry-Succotash1 week ago
How about how every article about suicide had to give you a hotline to call if you're so desperate, you'll talk to a stranger reading a script who might get you arrested if they think you're serious?
by Anonymous1 week ago
I agree with this 100%. I can't stand seeing that everywhere. Also don't censor the word sex.
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