Right??? What does this mean???????

haha! What?!?

I can’t for the majority as it’s probably classified.

No, I said “more distant,” meaning it’s not her parent, but it’s still her grandparent. No judgment at all on the distance thing, more on the grandparent part.

No, I’m not saying certain subjects need trigger warnings. You are making that up to try to win the argument. I never said that once. Find where I said it. (sound of crickets) What I AM saying is that, before Oberlin came out with its own extensive set of ideas, a trigger warning in a classroom was literally, “Hey,…

Her granddad is from Mexico, so, yes, although it’s more distant because it’s her grandparent, of course.

I do realize they’ve been conflated into a whole lot of other things, instead of what they very simply are, yes. That was my entire point. And what I described is still, your words, unacceptable. Your claims about the simplest use of these warnings still makes the grandiose claim that they prevent discussion. I don’t…

I’m an instructor, too. I’m not trying to be mean. I’m trying to be blunt, because this topic has gotten blown up into something that it is not, and it needs to be nipped in the bud. Telling students “hey, here comes this” so that they can be ready to see it is not censorship nor limiting class discussion. It’s not a…

No. No one avoids any topics. AGAIN, it’s simply a “Hey, this is coming up.” That’s. It. There is no more. I don’t know how to explain this more clearly. The whole censorship aspect of this is nonsense.

In that case, if you aren’t ignorant of the simplicity and respect a heads-up might convey, without actually doing any of the things you claim it does (because it doesn’t prevent free discussion or anything like that at all), then, you know, you’re a reaming asshole. I’m happy with that conclusion if you are. :)

I actually like the shampoo. I feel like I’m being told I’m supposed to hate it or something lately here, but the shampoo is pretty nice and doesn’t accumulate the usual buildup of residue in my hair. ::shrugging:: I haven’t tried the sunscreen. If it doesn’t work, that’s bad.

A trigger warning is basically a thoughtful heads-up. There’s seriously nothing more to it than that. There’s nothing wrong with it at all. It’s not censoring. It doesn’t prevent the free flow of information. I know it’s fun to feel all superior and things, but for pete’s sake, learn the definition first.

Look, I get it. I would like it if I’d never seen Bieber’s tighty whitey ass in his nonexistent pants, but at the end of the day, I’m pretty sure it’s low down on the list of importance. As in, there isn’t any.

You might also look at this gem from Alabama:

No. You have a misconception about how a trigger warning works. Let me explain more slowly.

I loved that movie.

Yes, I saw your rather unsubstantiated, fully imagined in your head scenarios already. My response remains the same.

Really? Because actually those ARE rumors. You should look at exactly what the company who set it up said before checking in at the conservative websites. That rumor about it being in a bathroom closet, for example? Not true. Was it vulnerable? Did it get hacked? No. Then, it was secure enough for that time period,…

No, he came out against keeping controversial opinions off campus.

Well, he’s entirely right.