"triggerd !!1!"

[visibleghost]

ok so "triggered !!11! uwu" seems to be most tbt users' All Time Favourite Joke and i kinda wanted to discuss it lmao

to start stuff off, i'm aiming for a serious discussion and not a ton of baiting, ****posting, *taking out popcorn*, or whatever. hopefully you all can be chill ppl but Yeah this is tbt so i'm not expecting a whole bunch ....

anyways so what do you all think of the "triggered!!!" joke? for context, if no one knows what it is, it's basically something Ultra Funny that ppl write as replies when someone seems offended, or when someone could get offended.

"Trigger" can be used in a lot of different contexts, but from what i gather this joke is aimed at the "14 yr olds of tumblr who get triggered by everything" aka mentally ill people with disorders like ptsd. lol.

Is it funny? do you say it yourself? why/why not?
and what do you think about triggers in general? is it okay to make fun of them? Were Triggers Invented By The Evil Social Justice Warriors Of Tumblr? Are they exaggerating by wanting trigger warnings? discuss !!!



n just to let u all know!!! i hate the "triggered !!11!!22" joke n think ppl who make fun of triggers are really insensitive and should just put themselves in a barrel 4 a week n rethink their life choices

 

[piichinu]

used to be funny in certain situations before everybody started saying it for everything

 

[Aquari]

i think its ok

 

[Liamslash]

I like it because I think these people are too sensitive and need to relax.

 

[mintellect]

It's only funny when done right.

 

[Fleshy]

It doesn't bother me tbh, it can be funny now and then but it does get extremely annoying.

I don't really see an inherent issue with broad trigger warnings like "This show contains gore and scenes of a sexual nature" and I understand why people need trigger warnings and stuff but honestly it's just too much sometimes

 

[Alienfish]

Well it's stupid either way both for people posting and people overreacting so they can get sympathy.. Like obviously don't go there looking for it if you know you can't handle those posts.. Yes I know you shouldn't state it like "get off the whole internet then!11" but really I think a lot of people are overreacting this. Just ignore it and if you see just scroll past it and ignore it. Of course the posts will keep appearing if people trumpet it out everywhere.

 

[kayleee]

It doesn't bother me but usually I don't find it funny so it doesn't make a very good joke but like I see nothing wrong with saying it

 

[Xara]

it deoends on what situation its being used in. i personally dont find it funny regardless, and i dont use the joke so yeah

 

[Chicha]

I'm not a fan of people making a joke out of it. It's usually done in poor taste imo. On tumblr, I would tag things as trigger warning in case I reblog anything that's very serious like death, violence, abuse, etc. so others won't see it if it's blacklisted. If someone asked me to add a trigger warning, I'll do it out of politeness. I understand there's stuff people would not want to encounter or be reminded of something unpleasant on the Internet. I might judge someone if it's something like... say, fruit.

Most people on tumblr use the tag 'tw: abuse' or whatever word fits the post. It's all about who you follow. As long as you're following reasonable people, there's really nothing to worry about tbh.

 

[seliph]

It's not funny for several reasons. One being that aside from what it holds, it's an old, tired joke that's been beaten into the ground for so long it's amazing people aren't tired of it.

But most of all, it's people being jerks. Like, no matter how you wanna sugar coat it or how much you "use the joke differently", the base of it is making fun of people who have experienced trauma. You don't know the reasons behind peoples' triggers, and they don't owe you an explanation. Just because something seems ridiculous to be triggered by doesn't mean it's someone being "too sensitive" or a "special snowflake" and you are not the one to make that call. You don't know what happened to them.

 

[Bunnilla]

n just to let u all know!!! i hate the "triggered !!11!!22" joke n think ppl who make fun of triggers are really insensitive and should just put themselves in a barrel 4 a week n rethink their life choices

this makes me feel sad because I find the triggered jokes funny XD x.x dont kill me

i mean like the non harsh joking around kinda way of triggered around school...

 

[seliph]

this makes me feel sad because I find the triggered jokes funny XD x.x dont kill me

Imagine how sad you'd feel when you've been through a traumatic experience and see someone making light of it

 

[Bunnilla]

Imagine how sad you'd feel when you've been through a traumatic experience and see someone making light of it

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Spoiler: meme of triggered

like that one for example

 

[rass]

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Spoiler: meme of triggered

like that one for example

lol leafy i watched that guy a few times

 

[radical6]

I mean, I have triggers. I can't drink eggnog because I was sexually abused as a child and it reminds me of my abuser because we drank it all the time. But that doesn't mean I expect people to cater to me because of my triggers.

As for the joke, I don't care tbh. It's dead like the Harambe meme but I think it's a dick move if you don't believe triggers are real. Many vets with PTSD have triggers and go hide under the table or cry if they hear something that reminds them of gunfire.

Triggers are real and they exist for people who have been through severely traumatic things. Its fine to joke about it imo but intentionally triggering someone is a dick move

Also **** every tumblr idiot who turned triggers into "I don't like hearing views that make me uncomfortable." **** you sensitive idiots. Never been through a traumatic event and they ruined the word and turned it into the joke it is today.

 

[visibleghost]

It doesn't bother me but usually I don't find it funny so it doesn't make a very good joke but like I see nothing wrong with saying it

it makes fun of trauma survivors who struggle on a daily basis with mental illness due to trauma. people are usually way more understanding when it comes to "real triggers" like hearing gunshots if you are a veteran, but many people have "weird" triggers that people don't accept. so they make fun of it. lol becuase it is so much fun to see someone go into a panic attack because they were triggered by something "small"

 

[Bunnilla]

tbh anyone says here something that someone disagrees with, and they jump on you like spiders

cough* cough*

 

[visibleghost]

tbh anyone says here something that someone disagrees with, and they jump on you like spiders

cough* cough*

? how is this related to this thread. and who are you refering to

 

[piichinu]

it makes fun of trauma survivors who struggle on a daily basis with mental illness due to trauma. people are usually way more understanding when it comes to "real triggers" like hearing gunshots if you are a veteran, but many people have "weird" triggers that people don't accept. so they make fun of it. lol becuase it is so much fun to see someone go into a panic attack because they were triggered by something "small"

trigger =/= this only bothers me a little so let me make a big deal out of it to get my way in everything and make people with actual triggers look ridiculous
which is whats being made fun of fyi