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[–]Qwertyllama 639ポイント640ポイント  (26子コメント)

Sort comments by......controversial.

[–]patternredspeckle 327ポイント328ポイント  (18子コメント)

Or should I say, cunt reversal???

[–]christianpowell416 168ポイント169ポイント  (12子コメント)

I thought it'd be a joke about suppressors

[–]BloodMoney126 63ポイント64ポイント  (6子コメント)

No because suppressors are part of the rape culture that is patriarchy. The surpressor rapes the gun. Plus the gun is being oppressed.

[–]Obio1 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

.. or a joke about Glock envy.

[–]Solyndros 820ポイント821ポイント  (38子コメント)

Don't read these comments. They're full of idiots.

Including this one.

[–]somenamestaken 204ポイント205ポイント  (17子コメント)

Admitting is the first step to recovery.

[–]I_QUOTE_THE_GOAT 34ポイント35ポイント  (11子コメント)

some things just, don't change

It's better when they stay the same

[–]daimposter 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

This place posted a racist joke about black people a few weeks ago...the comment section Was dominated by racist comments. It's probably safe to assume this thread had lots of sexist comments

[–]Paradoxa77 34ポイント35ポイント  (0子コメント)

I thought it was because they hate cocking it.

[–]Iwannaliveonthemoon 347ポイント348ポイント  (37子コメント)

Why don't veterans carry handguns?

Because every night they remember the horrors of war and fear that if they had a gun, they'd turn it on themselves.

[–]cosmonk_[S] 199ポイント200ポイント  (8子コメント)

[–]undershade 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

90% of the posts in there aren't real anti jokes, they are just way too forced. "I'll make punchline something really morbid! That's a good anti joke!"

[–]squeeshka 49ポイント50ポイント  (15子コメント)

Most war veterans I know carry guns every day.

[–]Jackthejew 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Most chickens I know don't cross roads

[–]Iwannaliveonthemoon 71ポイント72ポイント  (9子コメント)

Yes amazingly I'm aware that many combat veterans carry, it's not like I posted it in a thread on /r/jokes or anything.

[–]squeeshka 32ポイント33ポイント  (8子コメント)

Your reaction to my post triggers me. I demand that you delete it immediately and post a public apology.

[–]Patagonad 11ポイント12ポイント  (6子コメント)

Yeah! Down with the triggers! We should like... hang all of the triggers in trees or something!

[–]-Themis- 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Most veterans I know that suffer from severe PTSD cannot handle loud noises, and certainly wouldn't carry weapons every day. Luckily the majority of veterans don't have severe PTSD.

[–]Iwannaliveonthemoon 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

BAM! KENNY ROGERS EVERYONE!

[–]reliant_Kryptonite 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Kenny Login's is better

[–]Nole_in_ATX 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

OP went to the danger zone.

[–]TooSunny 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Also, veterans have a hard enough time holding down a civilian job. They don't need one more thing that might get them fired.

[–]Aurelleah 1035ポイント1036ポイント  (485子コメント)

I bet this will trigger a feminist.

[–]cosmonk_[S] 649ポイント650ポイント  (153子コメント)

You'll know if it does. We all will.

[–]KidKanyeTheCreator 16ポイント17ポイント  (0子コメント)

Check your gun privilege, shitlord

[–]fedorabro-69 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't think this triggered any feminists, but it certainly seems to have triggered the crowd that enjoys preaching the evil of "le feminists."

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    [–]cosmonk_[S] 266ポイント267ポイント  (16子コメント)

    I only go there when I need a sandwich

    flinches

    [–]silly_psycho 55ポイント56ポイント  (41子コメント)

    I say a ton of offensive shit, but what got me banned from that sub was saying I couldn't believe any men were against women being able to have their tits out in public.

    The world does not make sense to me.

    [–]Bullshit_To_Go 60ポイント61ポイント  (34子コメント)

    Have you actually observed real people in public? In practice, public nudity would be a fucking horrorshow.

    [–]silly_psycho 61ポイント62ポイント  (11子コメント)

    Busted tits don't bother me any more than a fat dude with no shirt on. Which doesn't bother me at all. Why would I care? People being judgemental douche bags when 90 percent of the time they're fat flabby and pale too annoys the shit out of me, though.

    [–]ohlookahipster 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

    The people who take advantage of public nudity are generally the last people you want to see nude.

    Unless you are at a European beach....er just anywhere not American....you're going to see a lot of old man balls.

    [–]Bigred2989 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Actually plenty of women there own guns. It's not a feminist haven despite the name.

    [–]ElagabalusRex 62ポイント63ポイント  (11子コメント)

    Feminists aren't the ones who coined the term trigger, nor are they the first to advocate the concept, but I suppose that's none of my business.

    [–]Wet-Goat 28ポイント29ポイント  (4子コメント)

    It's got to a weird point for me, obviously it's just a joke but doesn't it trivialise a rather serious issue? Where I live trigger warnings are shown before movies (Sexual violence, violence, flashing lights etc.) for good reason, I know that from personal experience.

    Obviously there is a group out there which has provoked such a response and I guess the mocking is just towards them but it seems to me that the mocking will inadvertantly affect people with no interest of the politics which seems like a bad thing.

    [–]YumYumBeefFlavor 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

    Are the movies spoiled before they even start where you live?

    Also if they show parts of the movie before it starts is there a way to skip the spoilers?

    [–]lamboaccount 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That sort of thing is covered pretty well in America too. Usually they give a reason for why something is rated what it is. It's honestly really useful and helpful to people who could genuinely be hurt by some of the content. The joke isn't really founded in that principle, though. I don't think people really find it funny if an actual rape victim is genuinely reminded of their traumatic experience even if they think rape jokes can be funny. I think this joke is founded in the fact that a decent portion of the third-wave feminist movement is offended by trivial things and see sexism in non-sexist things and feel that the world should cater to their frankly extremist beliefs. Don't get me wrong, I consider myself a feminist, but many modern feminists have taken the movement from something that strives for equality to something that strives for something else entirely.

    [–]Aurelleah 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    None of mine either!

    [–]marstew 146ポイント147ポイント  (145子コメント)

    On reddit I come across lots of people shouting with spittle flying, "DAE THINK FEMINISTS ARE CRAZY". Oddly enough, I come across almost no crazy feminists.

    [–]Rflkt 105ポイント106ポイント  (18子コメント)

    You sure as fuck run into the anti-feminists/MRAs all the time though. You'll find one in like every fucking thread regardless of what it's about.

    [–]Aurelleah 23ポイント24ポイント  (2子コメント)

    I've come across a few (albeit only a few). More crazy organic vegans telling cancer patients not to take chemo and go on a vegan diet, than crazy feminists

    [–]whatthemeh 70ポイント71ポイント  (92子コメント)

    Feminists aren't all the 'trigger variety' if you will...

    It annoys me what the idea of a feminist is now on the internet. People are just determined to see the worst side of it because they are all to happy to let over-vocal idiots misrepresent the basic concepts behind feminism.

    In any case, what you're saying is nothing but mean-spirited, maybe people who are 'triggered' really do go through anguish, even if it's self-induced or in some way dumb. You wouldn't go up to a stranger with issues in the street and start yelling loudly in their face because 'they're shit'.

    [–]dogeatgod888 50ポイント51ポイント  (2子コメント)

    A "trigger" is a PTSD response. It's not specific to survivors of rape or sexual abuse (or "feminists," as this thread is calling them for whatever reason). War vets are easily triggered too.

    [–]Levitus01 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    In fairness, a lot of the negative opinion on Feminism stems from the fact that most of the feminist icons out there aren't particularly respectable. Anita Sarkeesian, for instance, is only in it for the money. She rakes in big bucks by spouting her twisted vision of feminist theory, so of course she's going to keep doing it until she becomes the new Jack Thomson.... And she's getting a lot of press right now because she's "trending."

    Now, if the feminist movement had any spine whatsoever, it would climb up onto it's soapbox and say "She doesn't stand for what we stand for." and cast her down so that a more fitting role model can take that place... But they tolerate her because, hey, she's trending. Never mind that she's profiteering and poisoning the movement with her trivial nonsense, she's popular!

    [–]GunShow124 19ポイント20ポイント  (30子コメント)

    You know, I think this is the #1 problem with the internet. Because all these various affiliations and groups don't have any sort of cohesion, a couple radical and over-vocal people can ruin the perception of that group very easily. When you start to look at the non-idiots, you begin to see the bigger picture - I myself almost consider myself a feminist, because I know what the reality behind it is.

    Another prime example: I am a religious guy. Born and raised Catholic, and Catholic by choice. What pisses me off more than anything is when people say "I hate religion because it is so intolerant and backwards" when 95% of the Church is tolerant and relatively progressive. It is the 5% of people who go out saying "God hates fags" or "You will go to hell if you aren't abstinent" that ruin our reputation.

    [–]HugTreesSaveBees 6ポイント7ポイント  (6子コメント)

    Maybe only 5% of Catholics, but a lot more than 5% of the entire religious population preaches all kinds of intolerance

    [–]DirichletIndicator 4ポイント5ポイント  (4子コメント)

    If you control for confounders I'm sure it goes down. Most black people are poor, but if you meet a black person in a suburb they're probably well off. 99% of the Christians I've met are pretty tolerant and intelligent, just like 99% of the people I've met because I live in an upper middle class liberal bubble.

    Or in other words, it's not that Christians are intolerant, it's that there are few (read: basically none) poor and uneducated atheists.

    [–]GunShow124 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Again, the thing is, many people who are religious (such as myself) aren't necessarily proselytizing or anything - we have our views, and some of them may be in opposition or in agreement with the current social wave. I know tons of people - Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, etc. - who don't preach anything and will accept your views if they differ from their own. And this is the official stance of many churches and congregations: To be tolerant and accepting of people whose views differ from ours. However, it's just the ones who do go out and preach (who must preach on principle because their beliefs are so radically and fundamentally different) that we hear and form our opinions on - much like feminism, in my view.

    [–]Groggeroo 8ポイント9ポイント  (12子コメント)

    I wanted to point out at least once in this thread that you are likely a feminist if you think you are almost one!

    While there is a widespread misguided notion that feminists are angry women with a hate on for penis, the definition is much simpler:

    "Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes." or "The movement organized around this belief." (The American Heritage Dictionary)

    [–]GunShow124 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Which is exactly the point I'm saying. The term feminist is typically used on the internet as an angry woman with a hate on for penis because of those over-vocal few; in reality, it isn't that at all.

    [–]LethalWeapon10 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That's the definition. The groups of men and women who comprise them however are very far away.

    Its like Gandhi saying he liked Christ, but not Christians.

    There is the definition, then there is what actually exists.

    [–]Marianandthebouquets 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    If you let me say, I'm a feminist and I LOVE (the idea of feeling a) penis. Almost as much as I love gummies. It depends on the man it is attached to though.

    [–]tmrxwoot 6ポイント7ポイント  (7子コメント)

    My girlfriend is a feminist, and I support her 100%. I understand the vocal minority can ruin a groups reputation, and I believe that is what has happened to a lot of well intentioned groups.

    However, I have a problem not with the definition of feminism, but the term itself. What I don't understand is how the term feminism became the new term for what we already call equality. Feminism is about gender neutrality. Why not use a gender neutral term to describe it?

    [–]galaxoid 22ポイント23ポイント  (2子コメント)

    Because of the history behind the movement; feminism was about getting women all the rights that men had. It wasn't about making them more than that. Nowadays it might seem otherwise—sure, you could be a feminist and just call it gender equality, but it is such a widely known and used term that it's kind of hard to reverse at this point.

    [–]AppleEngi 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That's actually a really good explanation for why people keep using that term in lieu of equality. Although I myself don't personally agree with using "feminism" synonymously with "equality," it helps to know the reason people keep using it as such.

    [–]throwawaynewday 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

    Feminism is focused on gender equality, that's true, but I think there's a basic assumption that there is a patriarchy and a systematic bias against females. While this certainly used to be the case, it's unclear how the varying benefits and biases of each gender play out in today's society. E.g. yes, women are more likely to be involved in domestic abuse, but men are more likely to be murdered. Men earn about 5% more once accounting for skills, but women seem to typically do better in custody and divorce. However, I find very few feminists willing to entertain that notion, or even willing to suggest more research needs to go into it. Many have a very one dimensional view of power.

    [–]skadooshie 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

    This is the only sane comment in this thread. Thanks for making it.

    As a side note, I actually have PTSD and it is pretty insensitive to pretend that "triggering" isn't a real thing. Sure, people have overblown it when they don't have an actual issue, but now the idea of triggering someone with an actual mental problem is a joke. I almost died by drowning and lost my friend. To think that that's funny or trivial to these people is just plain wrong.

    The people in this thread make me sad, because they are as bad (worse?) than the people they dislike, who are simply vocal minorities in a wide open philosophy. Feminism isn't bad, nor are the people these people brand "feminazis" real feminists just as fundamentalists are not real christians.

    [–]El_Raro 47ポイント48ポイント  (1子コメント)

    Triggered so hard gotta do some triggernomerty.

    [–]account1248 159ポイント160ポイント  (28子コメント)

    I upvoted you for a good joke. I then took the upvote away for your unnecessary apology.

    [–]Conservativeoxen 57ポイント58ポイント  (8子コメント)

    Don't apologize. It's a joke.

    [–]Dilsnoofus 26ポイント27ポイント  (6子コメント)

    This is reddit. It's obligatory to apologize any time you say something bad about le girls.

    [–]3nterShift 25ポイント26ポイント  (1子コメント)

    [trumpets heralding the arrival of the valiant White Knights]

    [–]crazypond 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

    chivalry intensifies

    [–]DerangedDesperado 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    I thought three apology was part of the joke lol

    [–]Joel_Carli 54ポイント55ポイント  (41子コメント)

    How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?

    Doesn't matter how many you put, they won't change anything.

    I'm very sorry, I don't actually hate women

    [–]_jesus_jh 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

    3

    1 to change it and two to complain that the socket is getting violated

    [–]FrMalebranche 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    One, but he does it quickly so he can eat his sandwich.

    [–]J-Unleashed 76ポイント77ポイント  (31子コメント)

    They don't need to carry handguns, because they should be carrying bottles of Windex.

    [–]aspmaster 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

    i guess if i can't break the glass ceiling i might as well make it a little more shiny

    [–]askmeifimacop 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

    I triggered a gun the other day. It went off on me

    [–]Rhllorlightoflord 40ポイント41ポイント  (45子コメント)

    Haha I'm so sick of hearing about peoples triggers. Get over it and deal with it like a fucking adult.

    [–]Rosensae 73ポイント74ポイント  (14子コメント)

    Well legitimate triggers such as for ptsd and sexual assault are different and actually should be taken into account. But I agree useless ones like on tumblr should be stopped.

    [–]ZDTreefur 53ポイント54ポイント  (8子コメント)

    But it's ultimately up to the responsibility of the person with a legitimate trigger to avoid them. We can't as a society create a healthy environment where literally anything potentially or predicted to be "triggering" to somebody somewhere about something is censored. It sucks if they do have PTSD, and on an individual basis family and friends can help them out of situations that trigger, but society can't be responsible for that. There is too much variation and possibilities.

    Not to mention that people are tired of hearing all the crap about illegitimate triggers, where twitter triggered a person apparently.

    [–]Levitus01 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Now, see... I have a friend with fairly severe PTSD brought on my childhood abuse at the hands of her mother and uncle. In my opinion, she has a very adult and respectable outlook on trigger warnings.

    If she is reading something and it starts to cut too close to the bone, she stops reading. Easy solution. Similarly, if we're all sitting around talking and certain subjects come up, she would just say: "trigger warning," apologise for the inconvenience and then pick up the conversation again from a different branching point.

    I think she has a pretty good handle on things... And she manages to handle it without ever needing to completely change the world around her to suit her own tastes.

    [–]_Fallout_ 16ポイント17ポイント  (5子コメント)

    No one wants to put a "trigger" warning on every single item, event, or conversation. It's impractical and defeats the entire purpose of a warning.

    Trigger warnings are used for things which have been widely shown to be a common denominator for triggering panic from PTSD or sexual assault. Sometimes if a scene will randomly have someone's head blown off, veterans with PTSD could be triggered into a state of panic, so it's useful to give a warning before a video or film saying it might trigger PTSD.

    This is totally reasonable and has been blown way out of proportion by a very small but vocal minority of arm chair psychologists and more commonly by circle jerking and complaining about those arm chair psychologists.

    In real life, trigger warnings are taken seriously and helpful, unlike on reddit and other parts of the Internet.

    [–]echaa 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

    Aside from a generic "graphic content: viewer discretion advised" message on a tv show/documentary, I've never seen anything even remotely close to a "trigger warning" in real life.

    [–]Starfishsamurai 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Trigger warnings for those things are taken seriously here too.

    Trigger warnings that warn people about when youtubers swear and make slightly controversial jokes should NOT be taken seriously.

    People that get mad about a lack of trigger warnings for things like that should not be taken seriously either.

    [–]Kashou_ 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Actually a lot of people want to put trigger warnings pretty much everywhere.

    It's a site called Tumblr.

    [–]alarumba 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    and more commonly by circle jerking

    Always got someone else to blame...

    [–]star_gourd 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Some people have serious psychiatric or medical conditions that can be triggered by certain stimuli. These people, especially if they're really sensitive such as with PTSD, some types of epilepsy, or severe allergic reactions, ought to be given courtesy and consideration in public places that might trigger symptoms. If it's just uncomfortable feelings though and not a serious episode of a real mental illness, then I agree, either suck it up or leave the place that's giving you the issue, don't make it everyone else's problem.

    [–]nelly676 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

    And yet this website is notoriously butthurt whenever someone insults bernie sanders, says they are a feminist in an AMA, whines about women saying something about video games.

    yet unironically says triggered memes.

    [–]PilchardThePeasant 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Because people who've had their legs blown off or watched their friends die in a war or a tragic accident should just "grow up".

    [–]sanchopancho13 24ポイント25ポイント  (13子コメント)

    I don't need much of an excuse to post the Social Justice Kittens. They're just so adorably angry!

    http://liartownusa.tumblr.com/tagged/kittens

    [–]I3lizzard 19ポイント20ポイント  (5子コメント)

    This has to be a joke, right?

    I mean what does it say about your movement when you are literally indistinguishable from the trolls?

    [–]sanchopancho13 21ポイント22ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Yes, it's a satire calendar from LiarTownUSA. The other content on that site is pretty funny, but the SJW kittens are my all time favorite.

    [–]ld987 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    It says nothing. Poe's law can be applied to any kind of extremism, and any belief set will have extremists.

    [–]alanwatttts 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

    I think the problem was the "movement" was started by SA trolls in the first place and somewhere along the line women took it seriously

    [–]SirDeniz 13ポイント14ポイント  (63子コメント)

    I don't understand?

    [–]pm_me_ur_trump 103ポイント104ポイント  (37子コメント)

    Apparently triggered is something that feminists say, but to be honest the only time I've ever heard it is when people are circlejerking epic memes. Never seen it used in a serious context.

    [–]PatronisingBastard 64ポイント65ポイント  (11子コメント)

    Typically, the term "trigger" is used to identify something that would induce a panic attack or flashbacks upon someone who suffers from "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"(PTSD).

    It's unfortunately a term overused, or unjustified, in some communities. On Reddit, the best known example of this would be some of the louder communities of Tumblr, who often use the term "trigger". Although, it is believed that many do not suffer from PTSD, but instead use it as an exaggeration of how strongly the subject would make them react.

    [–]eagleblast 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

    It's also used in a lot of "niche" communities. In RP games for example, it can be used to define the topics or scenarios that different players feel uncomfortable with.

    [–]SUBstep2k 8ポイント9ポイント  (9子コメント)

    "triggered" has essentially become their word for "mildly annoyed" unfortunately

    [–]loljetfuel 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

    It's a legitimate psychological term that has been corrupted by a handful of very angsty (mostly very, very young) "activists".

    A 'trigger' is a stimulus -- a loud noise, a topic of conversation, flashing lights, smells, whatever -- that causes an extreme and involuntary anxiety reaction. If you are being treated for anxiety disorders (especially PTSD), part of that is learning what your triggers are and how to anticipate and avoid them as much as possible. (And eventually, hopefully, deal with root causes so they stop being triggers!).

    So to 'be triggered' is to react to a trigger.

    A few people with good intentions explained this idea and put it in the context of "hey, violence against women is depressingly common; maybe if you're going to write about it, make videos about it, or whatever, you should warn people." The idea was much like the TV "this may contain disturbing scenes" warnings, but more specific (like: "this story contains graphic rape"). Many people felt doing this would be a form of self-censorship.

    Then a vicious circle started happening, and I'm not sure who "shot first" as it were: certain over-sensitive wanna-be activists started using "triggered" when they meant "bothered/upset", and people caricatured the concept in jokes and memes. These feed back into each other.

    And unfortunately, that's made any conversation about actual anxiety triggers nearly impossible to have.

    [–]GetMeOffReddit 10ポイント11ポイント  (2子コメント)

    Trigger Warnings, a book by Neil Gaiman. Award winning author. In the intro of this book he discusses his conflict with Trigger Warnings and states, clearly, that the book has many trigger warnings and lables them out for his readers.

    If this term has no clout, no backing, and is only used in jest and insult then why the hell is a world famous writer's book published with that title and intent? Did he read all the circle jerks and misunderstand? Somehow I doubt that he's a regular redditor.

    If that kind of term has hit book store shelves, which it has, from that kind of author with that much clout, then you can't really claim that it's something that doesn't get said.

    [–]-Themis- 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Triggers (aka trauma triggers or trauma reminders) are a recognized psychological phenomenon. The thing that only appears to happen on reddit circle jerk mode is people being triggered by bullshit without actual trauma history.

    [–]theOpressor 20ポイント21ポイント  (4子コメント)

    "Trauma triggers" is a psychological term that has been bastardized recently. They're certain kind of stimuli that bring about serious and uncontrollable emotional reactions in individuals with a history of trauma, particularly those suffering from PTSD. To be subject to trigger warnings just is a sign of mental unhealth, which is why traditionally therapy has been to heal trauma victims by controlled exposure to triggers, and not mere avoidance. Trigger warnings are designed to help those especially vulnerable to certain stimuli avoid them in general while, ideally at the same time, learning to cope with them through controlled exposure in counseling. A rape survivor, for example, taking a college course in philosophy on Sexuality or Love and the like, might wish to excuse him or herself when a discussion of consent arises because s/he only feels comfortable discussing anything related to sexual violence or violation with his or her therapist while s/he works through his or her issues. A trigger warning might not be necessary though, as a glance through the syllabus would surely suffice. That being said, the trigger warning in this case is not the responsibility of the educator, however, but the victim, in so far as s/he is responsible for warning the educator about what triggers him or her. The bastardized use flips the responsibility: educators are responsible for warning all students---victim or not, known or unknown---about potentially triggering material.

    The problem with this usage is that it becomes flippant for two reasons: 1) when the desire for a trigger warning is not made for medical reasons, but for fear of emotional discomfort (perhaps of the sort people feel when watching an extremely uncomfortable scene in The Office, or a horror movie) and 2) when the demands of trigger warnings make unreasonable demands upon educators and content providers rather than the victim.

    The first problem is just a case of a slippery slope. If a non-rape victim takes the same course described above, but has particularly strong feelings about the topic of rape to the point that s/he considers reasoned disagreement about consent to be something so abhorrent and morally reprehensible that she feels physically upset by the discussion, then s/he might feel entitled to claim, on the grounds of emotional distress, that s/he has been "triggered." Is her claim to "emotional distress" as strong as the actual rape victim's? Some people say yes, some people say no. There are clear cases and there are unclear cases, and we have to decide as a society how uncomfortable we have to warn people they might become upon entering certain discussions and environments. When the slope has been gone down even further though, and cases of desiring "trigger warnings" are even more frivolous, lots of people end up feeling that it has been fully misused, bastardized, and trivialized. Hence, the joke above.

    The second problem concerns the demands that frivolous trigger warnings puts on others. You could do things one of two ways for that class: either a student who is a rape victim or is especially affected by language of sexual violence (putting aside the question of why s/he would be in the class in the first place) should warn the professor of his or her condition, and arrange some kind of alternate form of assessment, or whatever arrangement the two parties agree on. The second way of doing things is for the professor to elaborately warn all students about "potentially triggering" material with "trigger warnings," wholly unaware of who in the class would actually be affected by it. The first way, I think, is ideal, and shows maturity and judgment on the part of the student. The second is useful as well, at least for gratuitously disturbing material. A professor of mine, for example, showed a horror movie in class, and warned us all and very understandingly explained, "if you don't like or can't handle horror movies---which is totally fine---you don't have to come to these lessons and you can do this alternative assignment instead." To me, that's not really a "trigger warning"---since it's not in a psychological context---but it's certainly a disclaimer, and those are entirely appropriate in like circumstances.

    The flip-side is when people are wholly aware of the content and demand to then be warned about it. Recall the recent incident with Christina Hoff-Sommers speaking at Georgetown University. There, a popular feminist scholar with decidedly unpopular opinions among many feminists was demanded by students to issue "trigger warnings" for her talk, entitled "What's Right (and wrong) with Feminism." Again, everybody knows what this woman believes already, but some students insisted that she add a "trigger warning"---really a "disclaimer"---claiming that her lecture might potentially upset some students. This gratuitous use of trigger warnings exemplifies both problems I mentioned: the slippery slope and the unreasonable demands on others. On the one hand, exposure to opinions you don't find appealing is why you should be in college in the first place, especially a top liberal arts college. Merely finding some opinion "unsavory" shouldn't be grounds for avoidance. Much less, on the other hand, should it be grounds for having those who you disagree with---without having heard the actual arguments for the opposing position---warn you that you "might be disagreed with," which is the only purpose the trigger warning of Hoff-Sommer's talk would have served.

    tl;dr - it's complicated. there are reasonable uses and there are gratuitous uses. there are confusions about what emotions and opinions ought to be respected or discounted. there are confusions about what demands to put on individuals and institutions. My personal opinion: educational institutions would be better off if people didn't use it so much, and the responsibility shifted more to the students.

    [–]Mij97 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

    I find it reassuring to see modern feminism mocked on most posts on Reddit (as it deserves to be). I get worried that someone will take them seriously one day

    [–]My-Name-Is-No-One 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

    That's the problem - the most vocal ones are still effecting legislative changes, and the non-feminists and even anti-feminists are more than content to reap the benefits of it. Feminists are constantly affecting policy, stifling and censoring academia and stacking admissions and rules against men, and in general they are continuing on in the traditional book-burning and PC manner, vying for power and control in the name of women's entitlement.

    Sadly, it isn't a joke, and look out, because at any moment a buncha dim-witted white knights will rush in to defend their honor, among a bunch of angry women telling you that you don't understand their oppression and their rewritten history of the world and sex dynamics, and it usually happens at saying something as simple as "men and women are biologically, psychologically, and socially very different from each other." So many people get mad at that statement alone. But, but, men and women are equal! That means they are the same! Sex differences are a social construct!

    [–]Bentlow 26ポイント27ポイント  (7子コメント)

    Don't give them ideas, next thing you know they will shoot people for having the audacity to ask for their number.

    [–]piitza 10ポイント11ポイント  (2子コメント)

    This thread is hilarious. So many angry people over nothing, brings me joy.

    [–]togglebeast [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

    Because they are professional victims who take no responsibility for their choices and circumstances, preferring to blame others (men) and whine about special laws and rules to their benefit, calling that equal rights, though it has NO bearing on equality, since their gripe is delusional at best (if not outright fraud). Same with the professional victims who blame white people for their stupid choices in their stupid lives having stupid outcomes and consequences. Straight outta Compton....Like white people forced the hellish environment those miscreants created for themselves on them. Sheesh. This is the way of the parasite. If anything feminists are the enabler/nurturers of the parasitic hordes so prevelant today. Why take responsibility for your lives when you can blame others and get some candy brained jury to award you "damages"?

    [–]splendid_knight 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

    I'm sorry

    Comedy just isn't right for you, son.

    [–]Dwight--Schrute 19ポイント20ポイント  (15子コメント)

    What's the difference between a suicide bomber and a feminist?

    Answer: One's pulling the trigger and one's being triggered.

    Edit: Some of you don't get it. It's ok. At least I upset you with my shitty joke.

    [–]MisterBenis 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

    What kind of bomb uses a trigger to go off

    [–]Dwight--Schrute 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Any terrorist bomb has a trigger. You might say, "but most bombs are high tech now and they'll just use a phone or any other devices." Well, the phone is the device that "triggers" the explosion, am I right?

    Even my shitty joke has a trigger. Bashing feminism is the "trigger" in my joke. Or the whole shitty joke itself is the trigger for the joke police.

    If I have upset you, I'm not sorry. As Bill Burr said.

    [–]Brade_Runnah 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

    I don't even care how edgy this is, it's just an awful joke

    [–]TheMrMobie 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

    That's racist! I can't use the link on mobile!

    [–]Dwight--Schrute 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

    Sorry, "one's pulling the trigger and one's being triggered."

    [–]UnknownCivilian 6ポイント7ポイント  (2子コメント)

    It looks like we have a Canadian posting this.. apologizing and shit

    [–]jb_in_jpn 10ポイント11ポイント  (3子コメント)

    Why would they be carrying a gun in the kitchen anyway?

    [–]scotttherealist 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Because then they couldn't play the victim card?

    [–]PokerLemon 3ポイント4ポイント  (16子コメント)

    Explanation of the joke to non English speakers plz....

    [–]BhiQ 8ポイント9ポイント  (6子コメント)

    trigger can mean the part of a gun that you press to shoot or something that can cause someone with a mental disorder to have bad feelings like hearing a machine gun sound in a movie for someone with PTSD, having to introduce yourself to a group of strangers for someone with social anxiety, etc

    [–]CavalierEternals 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Offense is taken, not given.

    [–]LadyFaye 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Not sorry. Not one bit. I love this.

    [–]Random_Link_Roulette 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

    honestly, If I saw a rad fem with a gun I would not even get close to them... I mean... you as a male just have to walk past them on a public street to be found guilty in their minds of "raping them violently"

    [–]Ras-Al-Ghoul 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

    I was expecting it to be about Cocking the gun, they don't want to do it because it's too patriarchal sounding.

    [–]Snop_h 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

    this whole comment section is BabyRageing so hard. its a post to r/jokes calm your trigger tits people.

    [–]AsTheWorIdFallsDown 14ポイント15ポイント  (80子コメント)

    I'm a feminist with a gun, but I lurk reddit and not tumblr, so I don't know if that counts... Good joke, either way.

    [–]K3R3G3 45ポイント46ポイント  (0子コメント)

    "As a feminist..."

    [listeners lean forward on edge of seat]

    [–]cosmonk_[S] 69ポイント70ポイント  (38子コメント)

    Thank you for your ability to take a joke without getting offended.

    [–]anon445 61ポイント62ポイント  (35子コメント)

    She's obviously not a true feminist.

    [–]-Themis- 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    "She" is actually a brand new account created just to make this comment.

    [–]xDylicious 11ポイント12ポイント  (33子コメント)

    Oddly enough, about 95% of feminists are this kind. But it's the 5% of the loud minority that ruins it for the rest of us...

    Edit: word. Thanks /u/kennalol

    [–]sagpony 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

    As is the case with most communities perceived to be universally "toxic".

    [–]tracytf 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

    I second her comment. I also read the joke aloud to my bf after and he enjoyed it.

    [–]QuimiQ 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

    You just said that bc she has a gun

    [–]datanimal 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

    people talking about their triggers is a trigger for me.

    [–]babyblaster420 7ポイント8ポイント  (4子コメント)

    might've been more appropriate if you replace feminist with sjw