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Not in the context they were using it in.

So somebody on tumblr tried to convince me that starving kids had thin privilege.
Edit: also, I found this gem on tumblr.txt: "Giving a random kid power just because he was chosen by god/the great wolf spirit, is exactly the same as invading a country." Apparently the OP was talking about Teen Wolf or some crap. The context does'nt matter, it's still really stupid.

Impet: How's the food there?
Wimpleaf: It's okay, I guess.

Am I the only one who feel legitimately offended when people use "trigger warnings" for stupid shit like politics? What about the people who legitimately can't get through their daily lives without having a PTSD attack because something looks like a wire coming out of an IED? What about the people who curl up into a ball for hours on end when they see a grenade? What about the soldiers who legitimately never moved past the war and are now suffering through life because of it? Don't you think it's belittling to soldiers to say that being a little upset over someone mentioning taxes has the same mental disorder?

I heard a discussion on radio years and years ago. It was about how PSTD has become less and less life-changingly significant over time. I don't remember all of the specifics, but for instance on of the things it used to be called was Shell Shock, which conveys without extra medicalspeak that "This person is fucked up." Tumblr-ization of PTSD is just the next step.

You're not the only one. Besides food poisoning, none of the things in that post that I found sound like actually triggering things.

Also, just putting it out there, but having PTSD triggered by "politics" would basically amount to "You're shit out of luck". It's like having your PTSD trigger be, say, red cars: there's no way you're ever going to insulate yourself (barring becoming a complete shut-in in a windowless building), even if everyone you meet makes a tremendous effort to help you do so. Which is part of what makes me suspect that it's more tumblr special-snowflake faffery.

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Same thing with swearing really. Although, I wonder what could happen to somebody that would cause them to have PTSD triggered by swearing...

Trigger Warning: Politics, Racism, Jackwagonry, Food Poisoning, Swearing

Why tumblr. Why.

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You stop trying to hurt the elf.
Impet: Sorry, I got a little carried away there. My name is Impet, and this is Drast. What's your name?
Elf: My name is...
Choose a name for the elf.