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Dan this is nuts I'm sorry.. This subject of triggering was new to me before I read the article you linked to. I was shocked at the callousness of the author and the other pieces that he linked to. It sounded like they were all saying "hey most rape victims get over it so why should we care if we might be triggering them? Besides, what about all the bullshitters that are falsely crying rape? Why should we all walk around on eggshells just because somebody says they were raped?" And I thought, "man, Dan Savage is going to rip this guy three brand new ones." I was literally heartbroken when I read on to find that you seem to pretty much go along with this position. Dan, you must know that the vast majority of people who have the courage to say that they have been raped are telling the truth, and the cry Wolfers are in the extreme minority. It is not unreasonable for a rape victim to ask you not to tell rape jokes or use the word casually as in "I got raped at the supermarket today" or "man those Cowboys really raped those Redskins last night" any more than it is unreasonable for a war victim to ask you not to talk about massacres and explosions. if it's true that non-avoidance is a truly legitimate treatment for PTSD (an assumption that seems all too easily accepted despite the high level of newness in this area) then yes that therapy belongs in a strictly medical setting. But if someone does not want to read about it in the classroom or take part in the discussion I'm sure they should be allowed to choose alternative educational material. Dan I have loved you for many years and you are usually spot on, but sometimes you are dead wrong. And I'm sorry I have to speak out but I think you should strongly consider re-evaluating your position on this and err on the side of caution for the benefit of people who have truly been traumatized buy rape, violence and War.

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