Are Trigger Warnings At The Start Of Shows Now Reddit

About Press Room Support Advertising FAQ Terms Privacy Privacy Settings Do Not Sell or Share my Personal Information Cookie Notice at Collection Sitemap As content advisories become popular, Hollywood tries to find a balance between ruining plot twists and helping viewers avoid trauma You’re watching your favorite show, and one of the main characters is in a jam. He’s held captive by mercenaries and, for the past two episodes, has struggled to escape a labyrinthine prison. It’s unclear whether our hero will live or die, but the next episode opens with a warning: “The following contains a depiction of suicide. Viewer discretion is advised.” Welp, you think, I know how this story ends.

So what happens when trigger warnings need spoiler warnings? As content disclaimers trend in television, some viewers are taking issue when they give away crucial plot details or ruin surprises. Take Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer,” which dulled a shocking assault scene with a preemptive warning reading, “The following episode contains depictions of sexual violence which some viewers may find troubling.” Or Apple TV+’s “Severance,” which... Briefly, a “Trigger Warning” is a statement at the start of a movie, play, TV show etc. alerting the viewer to the fact that it contains potentially distressing material. It’s being used on older movies (“Blazing Saddles”) and theater productions (“King Lear”) that, the claim is, haven’t aged well due to today’s cultural sensitivities.

Recently, Cate Blanchett, Quentin Tarantino, Ian McKellen and Ralph Fiennes all railed against the usage of “trigger warnings.” The latest personality to slam “trigger warnings” is Judi Dench. The Oscar-winning actress expressed puzzlement to learn that audiences were being warned. “Do they do that?” Dench told the UK’s Radio Times: “It must be a pretty long trigger warning before King Lear or Titus Andronicus.” She added: “I can see why they exist, but if... Where is the surprise of seeing and understanding it in your own way?” A few months ago, Ralph Fiennes echoed Dench’s feelings by implying that theatregoers had “gone soft,” in an interview with the BBC. “The impact of theatre should be that you’re shocked, and should be that you’re disturbed, I don’t think you should be prepared for these things,” Fiennes said.

“It’s the shock, it’s the unexpected, that’s what makes an act of theatre so exciting.” They’re all correct. Trigger Warnings comes out as a lecture, as if being told you’re too stupid to process a film, or work of art, on your own. You basically need to be talked down to. It amounts to an absolute insult to our intelligence.

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