I read the post as a warning of its own - a warning that the warnings can't be relied on.
And I think that's important to have. My understanding of triggers is that the word refers to things that could lead to serious, painful emotional trauma in some people. People with triggers aren't saying 'there are some things I don't like to see', they're saying 'there are some things I CANNOT see'.
Inaccurate or incomplete warnings could give these people a false sense of security. They might otherwise not take the risk of watching a vid, but if they see the warning and see that their trigger is not included, they would feel safe, and they could be wrong. With consequences as serious as they apparently are for some people, this could be a very serious mistake.
I'd say it's better to not warn at all than to warn incompletely. It seems like waiting for a situation where vulnerable "people went to VVC expecting warnings and came back saying that actually, not a single warning had helped," is taking an unacceptable risk with the emotional health of these test case individuals.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2010-07-07 11:25 am (UTC)And I think that's important to have. My understanding of triggers is that the word refers to things that could lead to serious, painful emotional trauma in some people. People with triggers aren't saying 'there are some things I don't like to see', they're saying 'there are some things I CANNOT see'.
Inaccurate or incomplete warnings could give these people a false sense of security. They might otherwise not take the risk of watching a vid, but if they see the warning and see that their trigger is not included, they would feel safe, and they could be wrong. With consequences as serious as they apparently are for some people, this could be a very serious mistake.
I'd say it's better to not warn at all than to warn incompletely. It seems like waiting for a situation where vulnerable "people went to VVC expecting warnings and came back saying that actually, not a single warning had helped," is taking an unacceptable risk with the emotional health of these test case individuals.