| Over the years, the trigger warning discussion has (appropriately, I think) separated into two distinct categories, which were erroneously conflated: course content in academia vs warnings on entertainment and standalone works of art. As a staunch believer in consumer rights, I am pleased to see the blurred lines ebb. Ticket buyers are very different from students participating in an educational environment purposefully designed to stimulate and challenge. Certainly no one is harmed by these up front warnings on shows, and in the case of some subjects - fatal disease, depicted violence, suicide - the PTSD factor is critical. I'll leave the classroom and syllabus matter to another board; really a different debate, at least in my opinion. |
