Triggered

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That a teacher censored a book for one student, rather than assigning that student another book entirely because reading a censored version was not reading it at all, is a disgrace.  This is not accommodating the learning needs of the student, it is enabling lazy practices in education.  Might as well just start assigning the Readers Digest condensed versions of everything, or letting people watch trailers instead of full movies.

I don't necessarily agree with the teacher's decision, and I think that any student with the competence to pass the course would certainly be able to handle some very mild scenes. Universities have their rules, however, and I don't blame the teacher for valuing her own job more than the student's education. Of course, the syllabus did make a note of the sort of material involved, so I'm more willing to pin this on the student.

I find this example to be particularly grey for me, which I hate. I don't think trigger warnings are really justified, but I think it might be a better use of time to examine why these trigger warnings are even a thing, rather than trying to decide if they should stay or go. One opinion says people need to grow up, one opinion says all people have rights (and sensitivities) that must be catered to. And there are many opinions in between. Which one is right?