Shaula Evans on Nostr: A reminder that Content Warnings are fundamentally about consent. It's not about ...
A reminder that Content Warnings are fundamentally about consent.
It's not about hiding the information, veiling it, or softening the blow.
When it comes to political news, it's about making it possible for the many vulnerable people who are directly and secondarily affected by these developments to opt in or out to seeing deeply traumatizing content.
If you care about marginalized people, then CWs are an obvious choice.
If you don't care about the vulnerable or consent... sit with what.
It's not about hiding the information, veiling it, or softening the blow.
When it comes to political news, it's about making it possible for the many vulnerable people who are directly and secondarily affected by these developments to opt in or out to seeing deeply traumatizing content.
If you care about marginalized people, then CWs are an obvious choice.
If you don't care about the vulnerable or consent... sit with what.