From the blog Everyday Feminism: “Everyday Feminism definitely believes in giving people a heads up about material that might provoke our reader’s trauma. However, we use the phrase ‘content warning’ instead of ‘trigger warning,’ as the word ‘trigger’ relies on and evokes violent weaponry imagery. This could be re-traumatizing for folks who have suffered military, police, and other forms of violence. So, while warnings are so necessary . . . we strongly encourage the term ‘content warning’ instead of ‘trigger warning.’”
UPDATE from the PEOPLE’S LANGUAGE COMMITTEE, Berkeley Free University of Progress:
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