skillzdadirecta Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I saw this report last night and was struck by how I've seen a lot of the same coded language and tactics online myself... on this board sometimes too. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/22/us/california-mother-warning-white-supremacists-soh/index.html Quote Joanna Schroeder has a warning for parents of teen and tween white boys: If you don't pay attention to their online lives, the white supremacists will. "They've studied the way that our young men interact online, and they have looked at what these boys need," she said. "And they have learned how to fill those needs in order to entice them into propaganda." That's what she found when she asked her own teenager if they could go through some of his social media together. "He was scrolling quickly, really quickly," she said. "It was so fast, and he slowed down, and I saw an image of Hitler and I stopped him, and I said, 'Wait, is that Hitler?'" It was. A meme depicting Hitler and implying a time traveler would have tipped him off about the future to keep him alive had popped into the boy's Instagram suggestions. "I know my kids understand Hitler, but as I scrolled through his [social media] I saw more memes that joked about the Holocaust and joked about slavery," Schroeder said. The impact, she said, seemed to be "desensitizing our kids to things we should be sensitive to." Schroeder decided to dig deeper with her sons, one a teen and the other a tween, when she heard them saying words that had been used by trolls against her. As a writer who has published pieces about men's issues among other topics, Schroeder has suffered online criticism and abuse from those who virulently disagree with her. "I know that the people who bothered me and harassed me and made my life miserable for all these years are influencing my kids," Schroeder told CNN. "These are my sweet gentle boys saying this stuff." But she was jolted when she heard her elder son talking about being "triggered." "You'll hear this from your conservative uncle, and you may also hear this from a kid that's getting a lot of alt-right messaging online — that everyone's too sensitive today," she said. "That is entryway kind of terminology. It's not racist. No, it's not. But it's often used against people who are calling out racism or sexism or homophobia." Here's her tweet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Because I live with someone who suffers from a case of SEVERE PTSD (fortunately, she is doing MUCH better now), nothing rouses me to murderous anger faster than hearing the word "triggered" used in a flippant manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I hate the misuse of the word "triggered". It's just ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Brick said: I hate the misuse of the word "triggered". It's just ignorant. It's a troll by right wingers complaining about why their racism, hate, ignorance, or bigotry is, shockingly!, offending people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: Because I live with someone who suffers from a case of SEVERE PTSD (fortunately, she is doing MUCH better now), nothing rouses me to murderous anger faster than hearing the word "triggered" used in a flippant manner. I think you should ban people who abuse it here, it’s really gross behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Do people really use it here that often? Maybe in an obviously facetious sense, but I can't recall a lot of instances where it's been seriously uses improperly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 25 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Do people really use it here that often? Maybe in an obviously facetious sense, but I can't recall a lot of instances where it's been seriously uses improperly. Not on this sub-board, but a lot of people on the gaming and entertainment boards do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: It's a troll by right wingers complaining about why their racism, hate, ignorance, or bigotry is, shockingly!, offending people Oh I know of those assholes using it just to be assholes, but even in common parlance it's being used because it's spread so much. I've heard people use it in place of "upset", "shocked", "angry", etc. even in a light hearted manner like, "oh man, I'm triggered" in regards to annoying things happening at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Do people really use it here that often? Maybe in an obviously facetious sense, but I can't recall a lot of instances where it's been seriously uses improperly. It used to be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Do people really use it here that often? Not really anymore, but it was a pretty common meme everywhere so it was used on here quite a bit. Meme is pretty much dead tho. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Speaking of casually flinging around "triggered"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, Bacon said: Not really anymore, but it was a pretty common meme everywhere so it was used on here quite a bit. Meme is pretty much dead tho. Reveal hidden contents I've seen those memes, I just don't recall them being used widely around here. But then, there are some boards I don't visit as often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, Jason said: Speaking of casually flinging around "triggered"... Bill Mitchell's weight loss triggers me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 7 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: It's a troll by right wingers complaining about why their racism, hate, ignorance, or bigotry is, shockingly!, offending people Would have never known it was a “right winger” thing. Have pretty much only seen it used against conservative people on message boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Commodore D said: Would have never known it was a “right winger” thing. Have pretty much only seen it used against conservative people on message boards. rofl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: rofl. I guess man. Just how I’ve seen it. Message boards, and news article comments are where I see it. I don’t really internet other than that, so really I don’t come across many conservative posters. Edit: not saying it doesn’t happen the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Commodore D said: I guess man. Just how I’ve seen it. Message boards, and news article comments are where I see it. I don’t really internet other than that, so really I don’t come across many conservative posters. Edit: not saying it doesn’t happen the other way. It pretty much started with the right wing, jesus, dude. The most commonly shared meme is a young, angry, liberal looking woman with the word TRIGGERED stamped over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: It pretty much started with the right wing, jesus, dude. The most commonly shared meme is a young, angry, liberal looking woman with the word TRIGGERED stamped over it. I don’t think I have ever seen that picture. Message boards: here and gamespot (both left leaning). Edit: I use to mess with godlikeproductions, but their racism stopped being funny and original. No social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Despite the origin of the triggered meme, from my experience, it was mostly used anytime someone got mad. Example: "Dark Souls II is best Dark Souls" NO IT ISN'T YOU FUCKING TROGLODYTE! DARK SOULS II IS FUCKING SHIT! IT IS LITERAL TRASH! "Triggered"(which is often followed by) I AM NOT FUCKING TRIGGERED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore D Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bacon said: Despite the origin of the triggered meme, from my experience, it was mostly used anytime someone got mad. Example: "Dark Souls II is best Dark Souls" NO IT ISN'T YOU FUCKING TROGLODYTE! DARK SOULS II IS FUCKING SHIT! IT IS LITERAL TRASH! "Triggered"(which is often followed by) I AM NOT FUCKING TRIGGERED This as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Either way, it's shitty behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Also the same culture that says "wow ur triggered" on online gaming forums is adjacent to the alt right millennials who were influenced by the gamergate shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Also the same culture that says "wow ur triggered" on online gaming forums is adjacent to the alt right millennials who were influenced by the gamergate shit The woman who I quoted in the original topic definitely cited online gaming and gaming forums as being a hunting ground for Alt-right recruiters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Yeah rise of the gamer gate / rape culture movement really popularized the term “triggered” and people would use it all the time facetiously, myself included. It stopping being funny and now apparently racists use it now. 🤷🏼♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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