Trigger Warning Myth Summary

In the first article How Trigger Warnings are Hurting Mental Health on Campuses the authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt state that there is a serious problem evolving at American colleges and universities. They talk about recent events that have drawn their intention. They describe it as follows “a movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense.” It is interesting to read that this is actually happening for the most part at institutions that are here to educate people and have the purpose to shape a well-rounded person that is going to school to learn about all kinds of different ideas and subjects that they might have not heard of before, or that might even offend them. It comes across as if people only are going to school to learn what is only relevant to them and not to maybe think about other stuff or even heavy stuff, like rape. The argument is that these offensive ideas and subjects would damage the student and can eventually even lead to PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). …show more content…
Hanlon of the second article The Trigger Warning Myth completely disagrees with. He thinks that these triggers can contribute to the growth of a student and if something is really offensive to someone that that is something that can be talked about. “The thinking behind the idea that trigger warnings are a form of censorship is fundamentally illogical: those who offer warnings, at our professional discretion about potentially triggering material are doing so precisely because we’re about to teach it!” I agree with Mr. Hanlon and I am a proponent for discussing possible triggers or difficult subjects because especially students can learn from that. My question is in line with Mr. Hanlon, how common are trigger warnings and how do the Europeans deal with these notions at colleges and

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