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Yes, exactly! That's 100% the reason why trigger warnings are important, and why the social stigma that is forming against them is so odd to me.
The social stigma stems from the few cases where trigger warnings are essentially used as censorship, shutting down debate. Generally not with things like rape, but by labeling dissenting opinions as "triggering." This is most common in online forums, but I have heard of it happening in college classrooms.
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Sure, but I feel like the difference between the two is pretty clear, and I'm not sure if it's fair for the stigma to condemn the entire practice, rather than the specific misuses of it--which is what I personally tend to see, but this might not reflect the total reality.
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