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by bkirkby 1797 days ago
I've heard advocates of trigger warnings share their lived experience by talking about what "triggered" them, using that word specifically.
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The word is used in the context of PTSD. e.g. "hearing fireworks triggered flashbacks from the war"

More generally, a "trigger warning" is a "content advisory warning" by another name.

There's a big difference between describing one's own experience and labeling others.