tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post3260088885818606924..comments2024-03-24T14:58:10.815-07:00Comments on Two Old Farts Talking Romance: Understanding TriggersLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-48891424735643064862016-08-29T22:52:40.267-07:002016-08-29T22:52:40.267-07:00I agree with what Jackie said completely. But she ...I agree with what Jackie said completely. But she was also talking about people who know her being careful of causing her pain. She wasn't talking about me saying how excited I am to have my teenager driving while in her hearing when I don't know her story.<br /><br />And my issue with "triggers" is that everyone does have them but the expectation that the world of strangers be sensitive to you is absurd. I could say that I'm Jewish so mentioning Hitler is a trigger point but then there kills all discussions of an important part of human history.<br /><br />Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6662316995305232662.post-70480404857322240872016-08-29T05:59:41.517-07:002016-08-29T05:59:41.517-07:00I am struggling with some of what you say above.
...I am struggling with some of what you say above.<br /><br />My guiding principle on this topic was articulated best, recently, by Jackie Barbosa in <a href="https://twitter.com/jackiebarbosa/status/768832403712319488" rel="nofollow">this thread</a> on twitter.<br /><br />Some topics ARE hurtful, period. <br /><br />Rape is one. Child abuse, sexual or otherwise, is another one. <br /><br />It takes nothing away from a writer (published or otherwise), to say upfront, "I'm writing about rape/sexual abuse/mental illness/suicide," and it may well save an unsuspecting reader a serious emotional crisis.<br /><br />I'm fine with people choosing not to post warnings, while I understand why so many people need them, and not only it costs me nothing to use them myself, I don't consider doing so to be "coddling" the people who read my stuff.<br /><br />However, to each her own.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com