#trigger warning debate

[fanlore-wiki]

This Wank Wednesday, we're bringing up some LJ-era wank! The Trigger Warning Debate took place during a 2009 LiveJournal Bandom Big Bang and sparked much debate about tagging and warnings on fic.

This LiveJournal debate might seem outlandish to fans who are accustomed to fandom norms of respecting triggers and the importance of helping other fans navigate fanfiction safely as a community. However, in some ways, the discussions generated during the debate set the foundation for these norms in the first place.

There's certainly a lot to unpack here--check out the impeccably archived discussion on the Fanlore page for the whole timeline!

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[faireladypenumbra]

Trigger Warnings And Censorship: A Fine Line In Universities

The ongoing debate on the place of trigger warnings in classrooms, and whether guarding students against questionable content is really helpful in the long run.

[philpsych-blog]

So I just decided to post my trigger warning piece on Facebook, and right now I’m engaging in two very spirited and interesting debates with a couple of long-distance friends of mine (one of them transferred colleges after freshman year and the other I haven’t seen since middle school, or spoken to in three years). I’m generally not a wave maker and it took immense courage for me to post that, and even more courage for me to not run and hide when I got challenged. But I’m really proud of myself for how I’ve been handling this so far and I just wanted to share that. :)

[philpsych-blog]

I'm still angry. But this is one of the most cathartic, satisfying, and articulate pro-TW posts I've ever read.

[drive-on-toward-death]

I wrote a long response to speak up against something on facebook. I'm kind of proud of mysef.

lol I feel like none of them are going to respond