Opinion of trigger warnings

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Though they can be used to an almost farcical degree - I recently found a Tumblr that advocated trigger warnings for swearing, consensual sex and "slimy things" - I can recognise that they have a very real purpose. A rape victim does not want to relive what is most likely the worst moment of their lives, and I don't think anybody here can pass judgement on such people.

That said, people with PTSD are likely to be "triggered" by fairly mundane things - often sensory cues that  have a seemingly nebulous connotation with the event in question. I think, in that end, most TW's are well-intentioned but ultimately unneeded.