Help me out here guys. I know things get people upset, including politics... but at what point do I need to put anything that can get anyone upset behind a content warning? NSFW stuff, things that can cause epilepsy, sure... but conversation about politics? Feels extreme to me. Let's talk about this. Why should people use a CW for it? Why shouldn't they?
@shivian Weird!! I just got into a conversation about this because someone got uptight because i said the word "weed" with no content warning!
@shivian THANK YOU!! It had ruined my day but now I feel so much better.
@dragonluvr89 I mean, we have (via mastodon) a site where it's now SUPER EASY to create CWs. As a result, people who are personally triggered by whatever triggers them will place the responsibility on other users to protect them from those triggers. Some, like "rape" or "current events" I can mildly understand. But I am not going to put all of my content behind warnings, since any part of any post COULD be offensive? No.
@shivian Oh Yeah I totally agree. I get wanting to create a positive community but that shouldn't mean we can never say anything negative or offensive to people.
@dragonluvr89 every word CAN be triggering and / or make someone demand a content warning. Don't let it phase you, if you can help it. Some things deserve a CW, sure... but we also need to be intelligent about this stuff too.