William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-12-15
The wheel is a Polish invention. At least that where the earliest known example was found.
Day: October 12, 2015
Swarthmore Trigger Warnings Protect Precious Pumpkins
Stephanie Schuster of The Phoenix tells us that “trigger warnings” are common at Swarthmore College.
The Phoenix is the college’s campus newspaper. “Trigger warnings” inform students that course material has the potential to evoke physiological or emotional response to a past trauma.
“Trigger warning” advocates claim they are not censorship as they do not seek to ban content. An unspoken understanding, however, that one will get grief if one broaches certain subjects or expresses certain opinions is most certainly censorship. Trigger warnings obviously create such an unspoken understanding.
Further, they are infantile. One has to understand that the vast majority of college students are legal adults who can vote.
It used to be that some censorship was considered necessary for pop culture things — movies, music, the Comics Code Authority etc. — that would be seen by children and not-so-deep thinkers whereas in higher education the restrictions would be off as those getting such an education would need to be able to face the ugly stuff as they would be our leaders.
My how things have changed.
It is especially ironic that inspiration for “trigger warnings” comes from so-called “feminists”. Remember when women would get mad if someone told them they needed to be protected from the ugly things of life? LOL.
If someone is that unable to deal with traumatic experiences that person is far better off in therapy than in an intellectual free-for-all where open discourse and the free flow of ideas are what should not just be expected but demanded.
It’s not concern for trauma but the need for drama that pushes trigger warnings.
To its credit, the American Association of University Professors has come out against trigger warnings. Maybe there is hope.
Hat tip Bob Small.