Triggered

[shemthepenman]

that is, if i am in a classroom about to read Joyce to the little angels, i might like to say, in a more human way, "there are bits in this book that may make you feel uncomfortable, or inspire intense emotions, due to the subject matter. . . [oh dear, that didn't sound human, at all. but you get the point]"

It's funny you should mention Joyce. I've been reading Dubliners for my course, and one story implicitly ends with two little boys unexpectedly witnessing a paedophile-vagrant wanking in a field. There's a story that'd be triggered up the arsehole and out of the mouth these days!

well, to be fair Joyce was banned in his own time, anyway. and yet, look, his books are still being read! shock horror! people still listen to NWA and The Sex Pistols. The level of freedom of expression we have today is not going to be derailed by a 'trigger warning' on a fucking book.

oi, talking about all that, have you heard of sargon of akkad? the youtuber, i mean. anyway, i made a series of videos that, apparently only i found funny. . .