Red vs Blue takes on Trigger Warnings

[Redryhno]

Ok, I have no idea what the takeaway message was supposed to be, they kind bounced back and forth on it a lot.

Well the Gavin Free trigger warning made me chuckle.

the takeaway was that if you need trigger warnings for everything in your life(as more than a few internet people claim to have), you sorta deserve to be mocked. Also do your damn research if you've got triggers in the first place, some things have a reputation of being full of degenerate asshole things. It's not their responsibility to accommodate every single possible trigger warning, which is why most things do a generic "mature audiences advised" type thing.

Also, as others have probably already said, it's making fun of people who claim to have triggers, but they're either the most ridiculous things imaginable, or so many that it's impossible to take them seriously considering most of the people claiming them aren't actually triggered by them and are simply annoyed but don't know/refuse to learn the difference between them.

 

[Elfgore]

When Donut came up and said "Boys, I gotta give it to you straight." I almost popped a blood vessel from how much I laughed....oh, shit. Gotta be on topic... Ummmmm.... trigger warnings bad?

 

[Zontar]

my understanding of PTSD is limited but being "triggered" is actually a thing that happens after someone experiences something traumatic

On paper that is what it means, however thanks to social media sites (primarily Tumblr) a lot of people use it to mean things which can be even mildly irritating (these tend to be the same people who use the term microaggression seriously) and has unfortunately become on the same level as 'check your privilage' in terms of things worth mocking due to its overuse by people who really shouldn't be using it unironically.

I would pay a lot of money to see you explain that to someone who lost a limb in a war, or someone burned in a fire that they should just accept that "Tumblr" has ruined this for them.

:|

I'll pay for your rehabilitation after surgery as well.

I don't see how that logically follows my own statement. I never said nor implied that PTSD was not real, nor that it wasn't a serious thing, only making the factual statement that most people (including virtually everyone who does so on Tumblr) who use the term are using it in a means which deserves our mockery for it. Just in the past few years we've seen collage and university students demand the inclusion of trigger warnings on books because of their content for god sake.

 

[Fappy]

Or your understanding, based on the dynamics of one social media site could be a bit off-target.

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Tumblr is like a endless decanter of synthetic rage fuel. Nothing they ***** about on that site is worth anyone's time and yet people find a way to freak out about it anyway. It's an endless cycle of petty, misplaced anger. The sad part is that it's only gotten as far as it has because the people who hate tumblr have brought so much attention to it.

 

[Something Amyss]

The sad part is that it's only gotten as far as it has because the people who hate tumblr have brought so much attention to it.

Brought attention to it? They're on it. A lot of the outrage seems to come simply from other people being on it.

 

[Fappy]

The sad part is that it's only gotten as far as it has because the people who hate tumblr have brought so much attention to it.

Brought attention to it? They're on it. A lot of the outrage seems to come simply from other people being on it.

I suppose I meant they aren't "active users", but I have no way of actually knowing that. I imagine if they hate it that much they wouldn't subject themselves to it, but then the Great Internet Culture War of 2015 happened and I don't know what to believe anymore.

CURSE YOU DOPAMINE!

 

[Something Amyss]

I suppose I meant they aren't "active users", but I have no way of actually knowing that. I imagine if they hate it that much they wouldn't subject themselves to it, but then the Great Internet Culture War of 2015 happened and I don't know what to believe anymore.

Here's the problem: Tumblr is huge. Really huge. It's a large community with a lot of facets and a fair share of overlap, but not necessarily on all points. People like to complain about "Tumblr feminists," but I suspect it's because they're actively looking for them. The site is not overwhelmingly feminist/SJW/PC/whatever, but it gets the rep because people have a fetish for it.

Not that I'm knocking fetishes. Aside from when my girlfriend links me to a Tumblr post, about the only time I actually end up on the site is when doing Google image searches for porn. I mean, I hope you can see what I'm trying to connect here.

Do you remember when that guy did a study on major gaming publications for words like "sexism," "diversity" and feminism? He came back with a .4% total mention rate. Less than half a percent. People are outraged that feminism is taking over gaming, but what they're reacting to is less than half of one percent. They're not really mad that it's taking over. They're mad the conversation exists at all.

While I couldn't guess at the overall ratios on Tumblr, I imagine it's actually a similar thing.

There's predominantly porn on Tumblr if that's all you look for. Similarly, if you're looking for Tumblr feminists to rage at....

CURSE YOU DOPAMINE!

I don't know, it's one of my favourite Iommi/Hughes tracks.


>.>

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

You know, if I ever do a video that I feel needs a trigger or content warning or something, I'm definitely putting "Trigger warning: Trigger warnings" at the front of said warning.

Then I'm going to point and laugh at the people complaining about trigger warnings in the comments. They just trigger so easily.

 

[Fappy]

-Snip-

I only ever use Tumblr for anime GIFs and fanart, personally. My girlfriend follows a few comedy/artist blogs, but that's about it. Suppose it's got something for everyone.

 

[StreamerDarkly]

Gotta admit, that was pretty funny. Trigger Warnings probably mean well ...

No, they don't mean well. They're a fabrication purely for the purpose of legitimizing SJWs who claim innocuous posts on the internet give them PTSD. That's right, it's a tool of those who trivialize serious mental problems in order to advance their own agenda.

 

[Erttheking]

Or your understanding, based on the dynamics of one social media site could be a bit off-target.

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Tumblr is like a endless decanter of synthetic rage fuel. Nothing they ***** about on that site is worth anyone's time and yet people find a way to freak out about it anyway. It's an endless cycle of petty, misplaced anger. The sad part is that it's only got as far as it has because the people who hate tumblr has brought so much attention to it.

Replace "Tumblr" with "every website that gets significant traffic" and things pretty much stay the same. Everyone likes to get pissed off and self righteous about something. Not to mention those people tend to drown out the more reasonable people on the websites in question.

 

[Jake Martinez]

I had someone try to start an internet campaign against a book I wrote - demanding that I put a "trigger warning" on it.

My response was (and still is) similar to Yahtzee's - two middle fingers and a rasberry blowing in the wind.

That being said, I don't care if people want to voluntarily do things like this because that's their personal belief system, but I do have problems with people demanding that others adhere to this belief system, because that's just bullying.

 

[tm96]

When Donut came up and said "Boys, I gotta give it to you straight." I almost popped a blood vessel from how much I laughed....oh, shit. Gotta be on topic... Ummmmm.... trigger warnings bad?

But incest good, yeah I think I'm getting the picture.

How did you come to that conclusion. On the topic of trigger warnings I'm fine with them as long as they don't get ridiculous or put up just because someone said.

Also yay O'Malley is back. Now the world will tremble before in fear of a Red Bull oblivion. Before that lets read the comments.

 

[Vault101]

No no, obviously soldiers are faking it when they hear a backfiring car and black out, or flashback. Those hysterical ladies, asking for so much special treatment.
I mean "Trigger Warning" really ruins my day, not like a flashback. They just need to man up.
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I'm genuinely confused as to what your trying to say

I wasn't saying people can't be triggered by random noises, my point was ANYTHING can be a trigger so you can't anticipate everything with a trigger warning can you?

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As it was explained to me by someone from tumblr, being "triggered" by something means something makes you feel uncomfortable,

which is really stupid and they should find another term (hey you know I saw people saying that very thing on Tumblr)

can I talk about Tumblr for a second? the Tumblr Hate is really ridiculous its got the same cross sections as other sites, the same inane viral stuff and tons of really really good art and fan-art, its just a continuous feed of stuff you like, if you want stuff that suits your sensibilities its there [sub/]I could also speculate why such a "female/other" leaning site gets so much hate but that's for people for knowledgable than I[/sub]

I'm apparently as SJW as people get but my even I roll my eyes sometimes, but I like tumblr for the same reason I stay the fuck off "main" Reddit, I don't get that sinking feeling everytime the topic of "feeeemales" or "other group" comes up

[(these tend to be the same people who use the term microaggression seriously) .

there's really nothing wrong with the term "microagression" it means the small unconscious things people say/do that might be considered [whatever]ist

 

[gLoveofLove]

I don't mind people using trigger warnings, which I find to be unnecessary(all of them btw). It's the people who demand other people use trigger warnings and get angry over someone not warning them before they talked about dolphins- because a dolphin just sat there and watched, without helping, as this person got catcalled on the beach.
Patriarchal seafood bisque scum!

So express your annoyance to those people, crazed minority that they are, and stop throwing veterans, cops, firefighters and rape victims of both genders under the bus.

So saying they shouldn't have the ability to dictate whether others do or don't put trigger warnings on their work is throwing them under the bus? I've suffered full-on anxiety attacks from watching stuff several times, a warning up front might have helped to prevent them, it might not have. Either way I would never expect them to cater to my subjective reactions. You(hypothetical person) get triggered, that sucks, but the world is under no obligation to coddle you.
Once again I should probably restate my position. If someone WANTS to use trigger warnings I have absolutely no issue. But don't complain to them for not doing so.

 

[Zontar]

[(these tend to be the same people who use the term microaggression seriously) .

there's really nothing wrong with the term "microagression" it means the small unconscious things people say/do that might be considered [whatever]ist

Given how microaggressions has devolved into things including "being in a group of white people" and that believing that the person who is most qualified for a job should get it is racist, it's hard to take the concept seriously as anything other then someone complaining about their own thin skin.

 

[Sleepy Sol]

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As it was explained to me by someone from tumblr, being "triggered" by something means something makes you feel uncomfortable,

which is really stupid and they should find another term (hey you know I saw people saying that very thing on Tumblr)

Or they can just use a "content advisory warning" like Fappy said which I think gets the point across much better for most people since content that just potentially makes someone uncomfortable is not really the same thing as a "trigger" in any way for a lot of people.

The terms are already there, people just have to use them.

 

[Akjosch]

snip!

As it was explained to me by someone from tumblr, being "triggered" by something means something makes you feel uncomfortable,

which is really stupid and they should find another term (hey you know I saw people saying that very thing on Tumblr)

Or they can just use a "content advisory warning" like Fappy said which I think gets the point across much better for most people since content that just potentially makes someone uncomfortable is not really the same thing as a "trigger" in any way for a lot of people.

The terms are already there, people just have to use them.

To that effect, I like South Park's content warning: "The following program contains coarse language and due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone."

I also made it a general rule that I mark everything I create as "18+", "mature audience only" or "NSFW", as applicable.

 

[Vault101]

Given how microaggressions has devolved into things including "being in a group of white people" and that believing that the person who is most qualified for a job should get it is racist, it's hard to take the concept seriously as anything other then someone complaining about their own thin skin.

[i/]oh did they just?[/i]

or are we just missing the point? as most people do...all the time

 

[Thaluikhain]

Well, as always, the video was funny and the comment section is terrible. C'mon guys, can we lay off the 'Lol Tumblrites' for 5 fucking seconds? I hear about 10 times more 'Fukkin' Trigger Warnings!' than I see people using Trigger Warnings in the wrong manner, so it'd be far more accurate to go 'Lol Redditors!' than 'Lol Tumblrites!'.

Though, given there's sizable groups, on Tumblr who also do the 'Lol Trigger Warnings', we could probably hash in the 'Lol Tumblrites' thing anyway when we go down the 'Fucking people going Fukkin' Trigger Warnings!'.

Very much this.

Also, what's with the idea that being on tumblr means you care about social justice, as opposed to pictures of cats or weird porn anyway?

Fucking hell guys, I know it's the internet and Everything Is Serious on the internet, but throwing an entire thing away because a handful of tumblrites are using the term inappropriately is literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

But...how are we supposed to dismiss the idea of microagressions then? I mean, I don't want to have to worry about other people.