In our struggle to be sensitive and self-aware, we have created new niceties that are intended to shield us from harm. The newly popular “Trigger Warning” allows us to tiptoe around all topics that ...

Trigger warnings. I first encountered them about five years ago. We were reading a book about disordered eating. I showed images of high-fashion models next to pro-anorexic images to illustrate the ...

A Reddit poster ignited a debate about what it means to be "triggered" after sharing a sign at a local store with a warning for employees. "Your triggers are your responsibility," the sign read, ...

In our struggle to be sensitive and self-aware, we have created new niceties that are intended to shield us from harm. The newly popular “Trigger Warning” allows us to tiptoe around all topics that ...