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We now frequently see trigger warnings before TV reports or newspaper articles, advising that some readers/viewers may be distressed by the content to follow. That's probably fine as far as it goes, but there are many stories that have distressing content that never have such warnings: "horror" crashes, football stadium stampedes, avalanches and landslides, gas explosions, school shootings and other mass murders, wars, hijackings, home invasions, pandemic death counts, ever-worsening climate change, rampant inflation and unemployment, the wrong party/candidate getting elected, people behaving extremely badly ... the list is endless. Actually, the media is not happy unless they have a plentiful supply of such bad news stories. The more dramatic and distressing the better, and good video is a must.
So, what qualifies for a trigger warning, and what doesn't? And why?
Is the message that we should just take the un-tagged stories as normal, and not to get too worried or concerned about them, despite all the dramas and horrors they stuff them full of? What is this selective sensitivity really all about?-- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that when looking at pictures of the empty stadium, only one scoreboard appears in the picture overview. Then, when the stadium is full and during the match, another one appears, making the stadium actually have two large screens. But is one retractable or is it hidden by accident? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.96.190 ( talk) 23:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
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We now frequently see trigger warnings before TV reports or newspaper articles, advising that some readers/viewers may be distressed by the content to follow. That's probably fine as far as it goes, but there are many stories that have distressing content that never have such warnings: "horror" crashes, football stadium stampedes, avalanches and landslides, gas explosions, school shootings and other mass murders, wars, hijackings, home invasions, pandemic death counts, ever-worsening climate change, rampant inflation and unemployment, the wrong party/candidate getting elected, people behaving extremely badly ... the list is endless. Actually, the media is not happy unless they have a plentiful supply of such bad news stories. The more dramatic and distressing the better, and good video is a must.
So, what qualifies for a trigger warning, and what doesn't? And why?
Is the message that we should just take the un-tagged stories as normal, and not to get too worried or concerned about them, despite all the dramas and horrors they stuff them full of? What is this selective sensitivity really all about?-- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that when looking at pictures of the empty stadium, only one scoreboard appears in the picture overview. Then, when the stadium is full and during the match, another one appears, making the stadium actually have two large screens. But is one retractable or is it hidden by accident? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.96.190 ( talk) 23:29, 26 June 2022 (UTC)