Trigger warnings are something society should mind to. Content warnings in film and TV, for example, are there because the content could trigger a reaction that can offend some.

My problem with how people in sites like Tumblr abuse trigger warnings. How? Painting triggers with an absolutist brush, exploiting the TW concept, and treating the system as be-all-end-all. Triggers are individual. What may trigger one person may not for others. Those guys aren’t spreading awareness. They’re exploiting it. That hurts the people they’re claiming to help.

Want to spread awareness, guys? Treat triggers and the trigger warning concept with respect.

(X-posted from Tumblr.)