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05-21-2015 , 03:49 PM

#8301

Searix

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Originally Posted by loK2thabrain

There was some conference or talk where some people said they were triggered by clapping, so they decided everyone should do jazz hands instead.

found the article btw http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...ggers-anxiety/

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05-21-2015 , 04:54 PM

#8302

Dudd

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I refuse to believe that the article isn't a practical joke to see what they can get newspapers to believe

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05-21-2015 , 04:58 PM

#8303

dkgojackets

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86,123

is it possible we've found the line of what dids will defend?

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05-21-2015 , 05:06 PM

#8304

clowntable

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Originally Posted by nath

My thoughts on "trigger warnings":

Yes, there is certainly a group of tumblr bloggers who look for outrage everywhere and treat everything that doesn't perfectly agree with them, including honest missteps by well-intentioned people who simply don't know any better, as a cudgel to berate anyone. Every movement has Pharisees, sanctimonious chest-beaters who care more about feeling like they are above others than they do about living their supposed values, be them social justice or something else.

That said: At the same time, someone who has been raped probably doesn't want to read a graphic story of a rape, for PTSD-related reasons, so warning them of such is fine and I don't see a problem with it.

Sure, some people are overvigilant and use them in abundance and unnecessarily. On the other hand, I think if you err on the side of being considerate to others, you're not really making a mistake.

And when it comes down to it, why does the phrase "trigger warning" bother any of you so much? If you see one in something you're about to read, and it doesn't apply to you, skip it. Why does it make you mad?

Are there trigger warnings for "war related content" (including news) or is there talk about it. Seems PTSD-relevant (probably more relevant) as well.

I had never heard of the idea before it was mentioned ITT.

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05-21-2015 , 05:18 PM

#8305

MonsterJMcgee

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I'm pretty confident GoT is going to continue tanking and end terribly, mostly because of this quote from GRRM:

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I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they're going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of plumbing there's going to be. They have the whole thing designed and blueprinted out before they even nail the first board up. The gardeners dig a hole, drop in a seed and water it. They kind of know what seed it is, they know if planted a fantasy seed or mystery seed or whatever. But as the plant comes up and they water it, they don't know how many branches it's going to have, they find out as it grows. And I'm much more a gardener than an architect.

GRRM is rationalizing not having a ****ing clue where the story is going. Seems to me that a story as vast and complex as GoT would necessitate an author who actually maps out all the key stuff and not someone who comes up with a few basic ideas then freestyles a bunch of random **** thereafter.

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05-21-2015 , 05:20 PM

#8306

darO

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It's extremely obvious where he stopped planning the story as evidenced by an extremely harsh drop off after asos ends

Last edited by darO; 05-21-2015 at 05:45 PM.

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05-21-2015 , 05:33 PM

#8307

MonsterJMcgee

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asks?

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05-21-2015 , 05:45 PM

#8308

darO

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That's supposed to say asos

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05-21-2015 , 06:16 PM

#8309

Wooders0n

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Agree with Thayer's LF posts

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05-21-2015 , 09:32 PM

#8310

dkgojackets

DKGOAT

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Originally Posted by clowntable

I know homeland did the standard "scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers". seems absurd to expect anything more specific than that to spoil the show with.

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05-22-2015 , 10:16 PM

#8311

loK2thabrain

Tiger > Jack

Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,203

Book 4 and 5 are great imo but they're like the wire season 2 where you might not fully appreciate them until the second time through because the format and pacing is slightly different than the first 3 books.

Any number of story lines would have been a million times better than the abortion that is season 5.

Lol non book readers being proud they don't read.

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05-22-2015 , 10:38 PM

#8312

heh

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Originally Posted by loK2thabrain

Disagree.

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Originally Posted by loK2thabrain

Lol non book readers being proud they don't read.

Agree.

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05-22-2015 , 10:39 PM

#8313

kidcolin

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I read one. Got a couple chapters into the second and had to quit. So awful.

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05-22-2015 , 11:02 PM

#8314

loK2thabrain

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Well they aren't objectively good. (no media is) Not everyone will like them and that's obv fine. Personally I was a show only watcher through season 4 and since then I've read the entire series 2 times. I've also watched the first 4 seasons through prolly 3-4 times and think they are amazing. Season 5 is horrendous so far. Still hoping for a turnaround but not holding my breath.

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05-22-2015 , 11:07 PM

#8315

AcTiOnJaCsOn

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Originally Posted by loK2thabrain

Lol non book readers being proud they don't read.

How much time do you feel you spent reading the books?

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05-23-2015 , 12:36 PM

#8316

loK2thabrain

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I dunno I usually just read for 30-45 minutes each night in bed before falling asleep.

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05-23-2015 , 12:53 PM

#8317

heh

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Originally Posted by AcTiOnJaCsOn

How much time do you feel you spent reading the books?

I don't know about time, but I finish about a book per week.

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05-23-2015 , 12:57 PM

#8318

LostOstrich

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I have the audio books, but I only play them when I'm in bed and I tend to wake up the next morning with nfi where I was up to.

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05-24-2015 , 12:20 AM

#8319

kidcolin

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Catching up on Louie. It's still not great, though I've had some laughs.

Just watched "Bobby's House." hopefully that's the last of Pamela Adlon's character. Their storylines are terrible.

But can we clear one thing up. She just pegged him sans consent, yes? Is the new yorker out on Louie now?

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05-24-2015 , 01:34 PM

#8320

mutigers

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catchin up on last week tonight

show gets me really RILED up. prob have never had a worse opinion than when i preferred daily show and colbert for a while. POS womack