A note about 'triggers' - another rant.

[emanix]

Note: The following post is NOT likely to be triggering, at least any more so than a toiletry bag, but may offend/upset a few people. It is not, however, a personal attack on anyone, and the blog I am referring to is not on LJ. I just came across yet another blog in which someone uses the term 'triggered' to mean 'somewhat upset/annoyed me'. I'm

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[emanix]

"I'll exaggerate how I feel and claim that I feel triggered and this is unfair and I shouldn't be made to feel this way."
Oh god, the 'my feelings are your fault and your problem' passive-agressive routine. I didn't even get into that one, and I'll try not to now because I might never stop, but so with you there.

Interesting theory about the different generations. Not sure about the holocaust bit, but I have thought rather often that while the fifties had a whole bunch of things that we don't want to bring back, a bit more of the 'stiff upper lip' attitude, and a bit of general pride in doing good stuff would go a long way right now. It seems like being happy, healthy, brave etc. are all distinctly unfashionable things to be, and people compete to have the worst deal (like all the rows about rape culture and male privilege versus female privilege that I keep tripping over and getting angry at because nearly all of them contain some idiot claiming to be 'triggered' in a way that makes it clear that they actually weren't).

I wonder how much of this is caused (ironically) by the tendency of hyperfeminist types to plonk 'trigger warning' in the title of any post that involves a hint of sensitive topic, without explaining what 'trigger' actually means - thus leading other, dumber, bloggers to make stupid assumptions and run with them.

[emanix]

Hm, being un-PC, and a bit uncharitable there... I should have said 'less well-informed' bloggers, rather than dumber, of course.

[hollykitten]

Don't worry, I don't think that merits having to sit on the naughty step with me ;-)