Trigger warnings are starting to go too far, amirite?

On Netflix there was a trigger warning at the beginning of a crime movie that it contained suicide. The whole twist at the end was that the supposed murder was in fact suicide. It wasn't a surprise for me because I remembered the trigger warning and I kept thinking where is the suicide, nobody killed themselves except for... Oh, that must be it.

by Individual_Exit_9988 1 week ago

Pretty sure that happened on "You" as well

by BottleLongjumping668 1 week ago

Well what about you?

by markspercy 1 week ago

"Are we really doing this?"

by Anonymous 1 week ago

You can't handle the truth!

by markspercy 1 week ago

Somebody is having a rally for me now?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

It did. Really pissed me off since it basically spoiled the end of the season finale

by Solid_Possibility449 1 week ago

What movie was it

by HorrorExact 1 week ago

From the Austrian movie series 'Landkrimi': Drachenjungfrau. The translation is 'dragon virgin' but I don't know if and how they translated the title.

by Individual_Exit_9988 1 week ago

Is the movie about dragon virgins?

by Ok_Inside2577 1 week ago

No, it's about a girl that was forced to compete at a beauty pageant of sorts and is found dead the next day next to a waterfall. The dragon virgin thing is about some folklore.

by Individual_Exit_9988 1 week ago

I heard she also committed suicide

by freddyturcotte 1 week ago

Dragon Maiden or Dragon Lady would've been better translations. I suspect translations on streaming services are all automated. I have seen many ridiculous ones that were only technically correct.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I have PTSD and always check that site when possible. But they don't have all movies and shows so sometimes I just gotta risk it, and that kinda sucks

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Maybe a trigger warning for trigger warnings

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yuppp strongly agree. I've been spoiled major plot points from those suicide warning on multiple occasions. I don't disagree with TW in general, I actually rely on it myself but instead of ruining it for everyone, big platforms like netflix need to add a feature to make those TW searchable and customizable for specific users.

by Express_Ad 1 week ago

For something like that they should have just used one of the generic warnings TV shows use that cover everything.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"Mental health themes" on almost anything now too. Particularly Monk.

by Ill-Lengthiness 1 week ago

I've messaged netflix and asked them if they could make it possible to remove the trigger warnings. Haven't heard back, but it seems like such an easy fix

by Anonymous 1 week ago

There's the chance someone turns it off for themselves, forgets about it and invites someone who is used to them being on for a movie night

by Anonymous 1 week ago

And that would then be my responsibility? Nah.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Anyways to remove those?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"Warning: May contain scenes."

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I find that offensive. The word "scene" reminds me of the word "seen", and the word "seen" reminds me of the time my dad went out to buy milk and was never "seen" again.

by Skilesrowena 1 week ago

I'm glad it made your day better. It would really make my day if my dad came back, I'm still waiting for the milk for my cereal.

by Skilesrowena 1 week ago

Am I the only one who pronounces Sean like seen

by alvena50 1 week ago

Hilarious 😂

by Thick-Dig 1 week ago

ahahahah fell off my seat

by IndividualStudio 1 week ago

Oh God no! My brother was killed during a scene!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Because people ignore it or downright shame you for complaining before it gets to that level. Then it gets to that level and people act shocked

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I'm actually in the field and kinda have to deal with this. I'm an SA survivor but it's also kinda what made me want to join up in the first place. Luckily I haven't actually had a call or anything like that but idk what I'll do if/when I do

by Sudden-Course9835 1 week ago

I didn't consider this. But even if the sensitive person witnesses a broken leg or something gory, you need to put your own triggers aside for a moment and help the person.

by IndividualStudio 1 week ago

I also get anxiety from seeing "gross" medical things or from hospitals, that's why i don't go to work/volunteer in health care. But if it's in general randomly encountering some video on the internet i would also love to not see it at least not without any warning. The funny part is that i love horror and have no problem watching murder scenes but it's mostly medical things that really gross me out, (i think i know why but it's pretty private for me to share). Human mind ha

by MammothAttorney8762 1 week ago

Under your nail? Did you lance through the nail to drain?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

And that's 100% fair. You know your limits and act accordingly. What I meant was if you had all that and went into healthcare thinking everyone was going to give you trigger warnings - then YTA majorly

by doyletristian 1 week ago

I'm the opposite. I can handle medical anything, but not violence and violent gore or horror. I worked as a vet tech though in my youth so saw it all then so that is probably why.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This gives me a funny mental picture. Patient has just been rolled into the operating room. The surgeon says to all the assistants "trigger warning: blood."

by ferne53 1 week ago

Ive noticed they have warnings on films that contain smoking now. Very silly!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That's been around for a while now, at least with children's media. I can remember that when I was a kid and watching movies on Disney Channel

by Anonymous 1 week ago

TW: people looking cool.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Wait, smokers think they look cool?

by ConsciousCandidate 1 week ago

Yes. And kids who see a badass dude smoking in a movie will also find them cool.

by Zspinka 1 week ago

They've been a part of the MPAA thing since at least 2010 or so. I remember seeing it on the rating for the live action Alice In Wonderland. I vaguely remember there being a small campaign to get this to happen, run by the concerned mother, DARE program types.

by Able-Illustrator 1 week ago

I just ran into that yesterday. I'm not against it but it made me laugh

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The only kind of "trigger warning" for smoking I've seen is a disclaimer that this show features smoking and smoking is harmful. I don't see what's so silly about discouraging people to smoke.

by Direct_Sign 1 week ago

Well I saw it on an 18 rated film, that also contained violence and gratuitous sex scenes, but there was no warning for either of those. Fair enough if they have them on kids shows but anything else I think is really silly. How are you going to cope if you see someone smoking in public without a warning? Perhaps we should also have warnings for fast food depictions?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

It's on video games as well.

by freddyturcotte 1 week ago

There are some sites and creators which by their nature cater to individuals who are not as stable as others when it comes to being exposed to possibly upsetting material - I think it is totally fine for these sites to do it and even necessary in some instances. In the broader sense of social media as a whole I think it's unnecessary

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Social media is teaching us to censor ourselves, and maybe we shouldn't obey.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Not that I disagree, but I think it's because of the algorithm.

by tillmanverna 1 week ago

oh on youtube it definitely is because they get demonetized for saying anything remotely harmful because youtube caves to the advertisers, where the money is. I still hate it though, everytime I hear "Pew-Pew" I die a little bit inside.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Best point so far

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Starting?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The only trigger warnings I support are epilepsy warnings since that's an actual dangerous medical issue. Everything else, though? You shouldn't expect media to be baby-proofed for you. I've been suicidal for a huge chunk of my life and have even attempted before, yet seeing it depicted in a show doesn't "trigger" me because, like most adults, I am capable of discerning the difference between fiction and reality.

by RemarkableCow 1 week ago

Of course certain trigger warnings are necessary, but a lot of people just don't like the fact that it's their responsibility to manage their own triggers. It's easier to make other people responsible for everything happening in their life, because that way they dont have to do anything to work on themselves. It becomes convenient for them.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah I'd argue that some of it is neessisery, but the other half is your managing what you need to manage on your own

by IndividualStudio 1 week ago

Ok but part of managing your triggers is knowing what they are and how to avoid them if necessary. If someone doesn't make it known that they may be talking about something triggering or that a movie or TV show might include it, how is someone supposed to know to avoid watching those?

by Acrobatic-Bid 1 week ago

I disagree, most of my triggers are pretty random things that people don't usually put warnings for, I've never gotten upset about that. That being said, if its something common and easy to warn about, I don't understand why you wouldn't make something like that known? I get being annoyed about spoilers, but there are ways to get around that (for instance, some shows that air on Youtube put a list of trigger warnings in the description). It's also ridiculous to assume that just because someone has triggers they aren't going to therapy or getting treatment at all. I've been going to therapy since I was seven, still have a trauma disorder! Some disorders are life long, just because I'm able to better handle it doesn't mean it's not still a problem.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

if it's something common and easy to warn about, I don't understand why you wouldn't make something like that known Me neither. That's why I firstly said certain trigger warnings are, in fact, necessary. Also, taking into account what triggers are for people is something totally different (and shouldn't be a problem) from said people making everyone and everything around them responsible for it. Whether you're going to therapy or not. I didn't assume nothing about therapy, that's why I said "a lot of people" and not "everyone". I know that trauma is a life sentence. I hope it'll get easier for you one day. Obviously I wasn't talking about people like you, since you do work on what you're dealing with.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

What other side is there? Seeing a trigger warning you don't need costs you nothing. Not having one can cost that person their whole day.

by Marianna65 1 week ago

You are just talking out of your ass, though. You have no idea what people actually go through, or how trauma works, or how the body and mind react when triggered.

by Marianna65 1 week ago

I just find them so easy to ignore. I think the name "trigger warning" is what most people's issue actually is, as many films for years have had an age rating and (warning contains violent scenes) or whatever. A TW makes it a "thing" that people like to mock.

by No-Exchange-4366 1 week ago

Just watched this and I would agree with that warning. They should've also warned about Teri having tits like Mr. Garrison.

by Ordinary_Run_7593 1 week ago

there is even a trigger warning for Rocky and Bullwinkle and friends.... little snowflakes should just not watch things, instead of demanding warnings

by Koeppmya 1 week ago

Person with diagnosed PTSD here 👋🏻 There's two things I would like to add to the conversation. Triggered is not supposed to be used to mean "upset" or "angry". It is supposed to refer to things that can trigger extreme emotional reactions from mentally ill people. I describe things as triggering if they are likely to give me a panic attack. It's completely normal to have feelings or reactions. If people are not mentally ill, or won't be in extreme distress if exposed to something, they should say "this is very upsetting to me" or "this makes me uncomfortable" instead. Having PTSD is a bit like having an allergy to words, visuals and smells. One second I'm fine, the next I'm hyperventilating. I think trigger warnings should come for common triggers the way they do for common allergies. In theory everything can be triggering, and you can't warn people about everything. We don't say "warning, might contain apples", because very few people are allergic to apples. We do say "warning, might contain peanuts" because a lot of people are allergic to peanuts. So the most common triggers like war, SA, death, car accidents, etc. are things we should warn about.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Exactly. I don't get why people are so against this stuff tbh

by Sudden-Course9835 1 week ago

Trigger warnings in general are an absolute joke.

by Organic-Line 1 week ago

Well, your first mistake there was going on Twitter. It's the ground zero for special snowflakes.

by Time_Honeydew 1 week ago

It's almost definitely satire. People take things way too seriously

by AccomplishedSweet313 1 week ago

Those are jokes, friend.

by Marianna65 1 week ago

Agreed. Life is tough, we all got problems, deal with it and make the best of a bad situation. It is what it is. Wrapping yourself in bubblewrap for the rest of your life isn't going to fix anything and is only going to lead to a sheltered existence.

by Medium-Ebb 1 week ago

Why would it make you mad? It's really not that big of a deal.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

No offense but that just means your trauma isn't the same as someone's who does cause an adverse reaction to that stuff. Not all traumas a created equal.

by Sudden-Course9835 1 week ago

I get avoidance behaviors, I have them too but to reading an article or something like that? Not really. I've had a lot of therapy though maybe it helps.

by Owen49 1 week ago

The most stupid thing is when the warning says "xy", and then the only ever mention of it in the text is something like. "I experienced xy in 2020" with no details or anything that would be more "triggering". Apart from that there are a bunch of studies showing that trigger warnings are at best useless and at worst harmful.

by Capable-Log 1 week ago

I've seen TWs used for cranberry juice💀YES. CRANBERRY JUICE

by ebertjohnathan 1 week ago

Starting to? There is a trigger warning outside of the Connecticut Supreme Court saying that facts must be discussed even though they may be upsetting. Absolutely pathetic you have to tell people that in a court of law facts will be discussed no matter what

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The term "triggered" has been grossly misused as well. It's an actual clinical term for an involuntary response your body has and is way more complex than being made to feel mildly uncomfortable.

by Amiyamohr 1 week ago

Trigger warnings are triggering

by Anonymous 1 week ago

So you are triggered by trigger warnings…?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If an opinion makes you spiral, you shouldn't be on social media at all

by alvena50 1 week ago

Avoiding triggers isn't "sheltering" yourself. Imagine telling someone "you must constantly be reexposed to your trauma, that's a good thing" Triggers aren't things that make you uncomfortable, they're things that actually trigger trauma.

by Acrobatic-Bid 1 week ago

Did those age rating warnings before TV shows in the 2000s and 2010s also get you this worked up? How are they different?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I do not think you are qualified to assess the validity of other people's trauma

by Anonymous 1 week ago

But sometimes triggers do risk physically harming someone. When I was in college we watched a very graphic documentary about female genital mutilation. Someone in my class fainted and started convulsing during one of the graphic parts. She fell out of her desk when she fainted and ended up with a concussion. She wasn't conscious, she couldn't reckon with her own emotions in the moment. I don't see what harm a trigger warning would do in this instance.

by Thick-Plane 1 week ago

It's no one else's job to manage people's triggers except their own

by Strong-View9116 1 week ago

And how're we supposed to do that without TW's?

by Sudden-Course9835 1 week ago

Nah, it's been too far since 2020. I once saw trigger warning: bunny ears.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Trigger warning: I kind of disagree /s

by Efficient-Date423 1 week ago

I get triggered by trigger warnings. I think that one needs to be very arrogant and entitled to think that they deserve to go trough life without anyone triggering/offending them.

by DirectionCurrent1695 1 week ago

I remember someone asking for trigger warnings around red skin on a dedicated tattoo shaming group. It's a tattoo. They tend to be red right after they're completed.

by Kind_Resolution_2625 1 week ago

It's a get start, Rev your engines kinda saying

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"Starting"? Lol

by BarOtherwise 1 week ago

Why did you censor sex?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

While you're right that exposure can help, there's a time and a place. You wouldn't joke to a victim of SA about that stuff because they need time to recover. Other times they need to be in the right headspace. It's the same thing here. Victims of common triggers should be warned ahead of time so they can make the call themself, instead of you deciding when they are exposed to that stuff.

by Sudden-Course9835 1 week ago

You're entirely missing the point with the "leave if you want to leave" since it's almost wholly people who stumble upon things randomly that want the warning, not people who habitually watch you. That being said, peoples triggers are their issues, and they need to deal with it unless it's something egregious, which a tiktok is not.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

... thats unpopular?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Tell me you've never lived through trauma without telling me you've never lived through trauma. I'll never understand why people are so committed to being as big an asshole to others as possible. If it doesn't inconvenience you at all, why focus effort on hating it? My wife has trauma and so I'll do extensive research on shows or series before I recommend them to her and give her advanced warning of potential problem episodes because I love her and don't want her to put herself emotionally back into that time in her life.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Completely agree

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah I never liked the trigger warnings. Reality is really dark and twisted. We like to live with our heads in the sand and act like everything is okay.. Like covering our heads will make the monsters go away.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Just don't hang out with wankers

by Pitiful-Bike 1 week ago

Do not allow the words of cowards to influence your own.

by jbernhard 1 week ago

Nowadays, triggered is synonymous to cry-baby-throw-toys-out-of-pram. It's saddening to me that we live in a world where we're catering for these unhinged maniacs that can't seem to keep their own feelings in check without imploding over things they don't like on TV shows and films.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Man you had me until "Well honey life is triggering" what a boomer ass phrase to belittle another person's lived experience.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Did you just wake up from a ten year coma?

by Dry-Succotash 1 week ago

How about how every article about suicide had to give you a hotline to call if you're so desperate, you'll talk to a stranger reading a script who might get you arrested if they think you're serious?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I agree with this 100%. I can't stand seeing that everywhere. Also don't censor the word sex.

by millerkolby 1 week ago