Berkley to cease using gendered language like "manhole"

[Cappuccina]

I see that the Conservatives are triggered over something that is insignificant.

What's the point of complaining ?

It's retarded and doesn't help anything, renaming things that already have names for no reason.

[Scomagia]

Question: Who is actually harmed by this decision?

Or is this just conservatives looking for excuses to have the vapours over?

I mean, taxpayers are a little bit, but even then, it's so spread out it's probably not worth caring about overmuch.

Yeah. It's dumb. But it's nothing. It's a dumb nothing.

[Valrifell]

I see that the Conservatives are triggered over something that is insignificant.

What's the point of complaining ?

It's retarded and doesn't help anything, renaming things that already have names for no reason.

It doesn't help anything but it doesn't hurt anything either.

At best this is a fun thing to poke fun and laugh at, unless you have a weird attachment to the official usage of the term "manhole"

[Purgatio]

Except that its been found trigger warnings actually worsen psychological sensitivity/vulnerability:

https://medium.com/@CraigHarper19/its-official-trigger-warnings-might-actually-be-harmful-3e8acaae098b
https://www.noted.co.nz/health/psychology/trigger-warnings-psychological-problem/

We are making the same point.

Sorry I meant to respond to the guy you responded to but forgot to delete your reply

[Communal concils]

Question: Who is actually harmed by this decision?

Or is this just conservatives looking for excuses to have the vapours over?

1. My status quo and traditional views are being harmed by the SJW man haters, think of my foolish colleagues ?


2. The answer for the second question is exactly that !

[The Black Forrest]

Question: Who is actually harmed by this decision?

Or is this just conservatives looking for excuses to have the vapours over?

It’s “Orwellian”

Oh hey. Who is our enemy today?

[Partybus]

They thought about doing this in the late 70's early 80's Just check your "her"story...

[The Black Forrest]

Question: Who is actually harmed by this decision?

Or is this just conservatives looking for excuses to have the vapours over?

1. My status quo and traditional views are being harmed by the SJW man haters, think of my foolish colleagues ?

Don't worry. We all hate you.

[Galloism]

It’s “Orwellian”

Oh hey. Who is our enemy today?

East Asia.

[Communal concils]

I see that the Conservatives are triggered over something that is insignificant.

What's the point of complaining ?

It's retarded and doesn't help anything, renaming things that already have names for no reason.

However, it is as useless to care about it.

Your better of talking about more serious issues like liberal economic policies or poverty .

[Galloism]

I mean, taxpayers are a little bit, but even then, it's so spread out it's probably not worth caring about overmuch.

Yeah. It's dumb. But it's nothing. It's a dumb nothing.

It's definitely a thing that rounds down to zero.

[Liriena]

Yes, I get it. It's a smear. You're using Marxism as a smear word.

I don't see what's the big deal with wanting to draw attention to the lessons of history

"Marxism bad so liberalism also bad" is not "drawing lessons from history". It's garbled, manipulative nonsense.

Do better.

[Communal concils]

It's retarded and doesn't help anything, renaming things that already have names for no reason.

It doesn't help anything but it doesn't hurt anything either.

At best this is a fun thing to poke fun and laugh at, unless you have a weird attachment to the official usage of the term "manhole"

Manhole reminds me too much of certain parts of biology .

[Liriena]

Oh hey. Who is our enemy today?

East Asia. Eurasia

ftfy

[Tombradyonia]

I see that the Conservatives are triggered over something that is insignificant.

What's the point of complaining ?

Isn't it funny that for people who continuously say 'snowflake' and 'f**k your feelings' they just about are the group with the thinnest skins and most easily triggered?

Just go on some social media and say that compulsive liar Donald Trump is a compulsive liar, you'll soon witness the mass triggering and irate right wing snowflakes, especially when some 'celebrity' is the one saying it.
And the icing on that cakes is that their leader, Donald Trump is the snowflakiest snowflake of all, most easily triggered.

[Communal concils]

1. My status quo and traditional views are being harmed by the SJW man haters, think of my foolish colleagues ?

Don't worry. We all hate you.

Nice ?

[Alvecia]

Yeah. It's dumb. But it's nothing. It's a dumb nothing.

It's definitely a thing that rounds down to zero.

Of all the things that have happened, this is one of them

[Purgatio]

I don't see what's the big deal with wanting to draw attention to the lessons of history

"Marxism bad so liberalism also bad" is not "drawing lessons from history". It's garbled, manipulative nonsense.

Do better.

Literally not what I said, its your strawman version of my argument

[Luziyca]

Won't affect my life, I don't live in Berkeley, nor do I have to deal with reading their municipal codes. And even if it did, they're not forcing the public to use it for all areas of life: they're just going to use it for their internal regulations.

[Bear Stearns]

Shove it up your M A N H O L E

[Necroghastia]

Yeah, how is that? How is someone harmed by being made aware of content so they can decide whether or not they want that content on their mind at the moment?

I mean, according to a recent harvard study, probably yes.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog ... lp-or-harm

Hmm. It does say that this study was conducted on the general public, not with people with PTSD. I'm also seeing a potential flaw with it simply giving a vague warning that could mean absolutely anything, which could lead the mind to make worse assumptions than are actually valid, rather than specifically describing what content is being warned for.

[Scomagia]

It's definitely a thing that rounds down to zero.

Of all the things that have happened, this is one of them

And that's really all there is to say.

[Camelone]

A little weird to me but interesting nonetheless.

English has something similar, although not quite the same.

Are you referring to the Webster Dictionary?

[Kowani]

English has something similar, although not quite the same.

Are you referring to the Webster Dictionary?

Nah. MLA.

[Scomagia]

Hmm. It does say that this study was conducted on the general public, not with people with PTSD. I'm also seeing a potential flaw with it simply giving a vague warning that could mean absolutely anything, which could lead the mind to make worse assumptions than are actually valid, rather than specifically describing what content is being warned for.

Gallo's source aside, trigger warnings are contrary to accepted protocols for anxiety disorders. No therapist worth a damn is going to tell you to avoid the causes of anxiety and panic unless they are trying to ruin you.