THANK. YOU. I am so fucking sick of idiots who misuse that word!
Re: 50 Shades, though-I agree with swordianmaster that 50 Shades could be a trigger if someone's reminded of their own rape or abuse or that of a close friend or relatives via the narrative and content. But to someone else it could just be a really shitty book that makes them angry. Or maybe a mix between the two for yet someone else. YMMV and all that. Just like, say, Love Hina. It's a berserk button for me because the girls are abusive jerks and the guy is a spineless idiot, but someone else could be triggered by the violence because of an abusive background.
But I agree with everything else! NOTPs do not automatically equal triggers. N/Ghetsis could be a trigger because of the incest angle and the fact that some fangirls write rapey porn about it. But Chrom/Sumia from Fire Emblem Awakening? The day two dorky losers bond over pies is "triggering" is the day kittens breathe fire. Same deal with characters being TW-worthy. Akio from SKU, Nakago from FY-they count since they're rapists and murderers. But if the "trigger" just means "female character I hate"? I have no respect for (general) you.
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Date: 2014-04-24 01:10 am (UTC)Re: 50 Shades, though-I agree with
But I agree with everything else! NOTPs do not automatically equal triggers. N/Ghetsis could be a trigger because of the incest angle and the fact that some fangirls write rapey porn about it. But Chrom/Sumia from Fire Emblem Awakening? The day two dorky losers bond over pies is "triggering" is the day kittens breathe fire. Same deal with characters being TW-worthy. Akio from SKU, Nakago from FY-they count since they're rapists and murderers. But if the "trigger" just means "female character I hate"? I have no respect for (general) you.