The problem really boils down to the fact that some peoples' berserk buttons can be other peoples' triggers, and yet many people refuse to realize that different people have different experiences. As an example, you mentioned 50 Shades, which I feel could be incredibly triggering to someone who had recently managed to break free of a toxic, abusive relationship. Your boyfriend's situation with Repo sounds like it's a potential trigger, as well.
The thing is, people who legitimately have triggers will typically never approach something they feel is triggering - if there is a specific ship in a franchise, and that ship has nothing to do with triggering actions (example: abusive/manipulative ships could have triggering material) then generally being legitimately triggered by "that ship" due to emotional connections to a third party would more likely cause someone to avoid the entire fandom, not just one ship.
This is a whole bunch of confusing words in order for me to say "I more or less agree, but remember that everyone experiences things differently".
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Date: 2014-04-23 11:08 pm (UTC)The thing is, people who legitimately have triggers will typically never approach something they feel is triggering - if there is a specific ship in a franchise, and that ship has nothing to do with triggering actions (example: abusive/manipulative ships could have triggering material) then generally being legitimately triggered by "that ship" due to emotional connections to a third party would more likely cause someone to avoid the entire fandom, not just one ship.
This is a whole bunch of confusing words in order for me to say "I more or less agree, but remember that everyone experiences things differently".