On trigger warnings
How many of you have seen Wreck It Ralph?
I’m not gonna say anything specific, so as not to spoil anything serious, but there’s one scene in there where Felix makes a comment, a relatively innocuous one, to another character, and that character has a traumatic flash back and freaks the fuck out.
That, my friends, my followers, is a trigger.
A trigger is not getting upset, a trigger is not getting offended. It’s not getting jealous because of something, and it sure as hell isn’t an excuse to try and exert your views over everybody else. It’s a reaction to a traumatic experience. It’s an unfortunate, traumatic experience/state, and it’s being watered down by it’s overuse on tumblr by people who hardly have a grasp on what it means.
My mom’s boyfriend is triggered by loud, sudden noises. He has PTSD, due to several years of service and several terms overseas in Iraq as a medic in the army. He killed a man in self defense, and is still suffering because of it today.
If you honestly get that reaction from seeing a picture of hot dogs, you should invest in some serious psychiatric help immediately.
So you know what? be thankful that you don’t have to suffer through that, and promptly
dare i say it
check your privileges.
(Source: uncletarby)
