Trigger warnings are sometimes fatuous and unhelpful. But the same could be said of TNR, and they're not calling for banning themselves.
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The syllabus should be a de facto trigger warning. A course isn't like a blog post with a cryptic headline.
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@Beyerstein My students won't necessarily know that a class session on early 20th century America will discuss lynching.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@studentactivism That is something they should know. Not as in "it's on them to anticipate it" but as in the professor should tell them.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@Beyerstein …I present that material. Many professors don't. Encouraging them to think about this stuff—encouraging ME to—is a good thing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@studentactivism@Beyerstein Definitely. The thing is, WAYYYY too many professors discuss rape in very specific ways, with no heads-up4 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
@AndreaGarVar @studentactivism @Beyerstein yeah, the flip side of this is shock mongering to show off how edgy you are, which is horseshit
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