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Trigger Warning By David Legore Analysis

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Trigger Warning by David Legore was a refreshingly honest play that genuinely surprised me in its willingness to ask difficult questions and provide controversial answers while simultaneously admitting it didn’t have them all. The play addressed prevalent modern day issues such as academic censorship, free speech, stereotyping, and racism. It promoted a message of truth in love. In today’s society, people are discouraged from giving opinions at all for fear of someone taking offense. Trigger Warning made a point of showing that it’s ok to have an opinion; it’s even ok to be right, so long as you speak the truth in love. We are to exercise our freedom of speech gently, with tact, in full awareness of the discomfort it might cause those around us. Too often discussion itself is lost in our desperate quest not to “offend”. We don’t know how to communicate anymore. Anytime anyone speaks out against homosexuality, or speaks up about race issues people lose it. They’re stereotyped, filed away and ignored; no one tries to think of a comeback argument. The goal of Trigger Warning is to promote …show more content…

He had to reason to censor or adapt his teachings as he was the only one to whom he was truly answerable. No, they didn’t “sign up for careful”, but university professors are paid to instruct as they do, thus students do technically have a stake in the material taught. But what should be considered is that “instruction” does not mean facts, names, and dates. The instruction of higher education is intended to introduce facts, names, and dates and the instigate discussion, research and individual opinion. College is meant to teach you to think on your own and defend your opinions in an intelligent and considerate manner. Trigger Warning did precisely

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