Help me out here guys. I know things get people upset, including politics... but at what point do I need to put anything that can get anyone upset behind a content warning? NSFW stuff, things that can cause epilepsy, sure... but conversation about politics? Feels extreme to me. Let's talk about this. Why should people use a CW for it? Why shouldn't they?
@shivian I really enjoy the no-assholes-policies, and I would enjoy it further if toots about e.g. the minority president would be CWed, because it's an asshole, and I don't want to see its face or read its name.
@lieselotte @mothman but anyone can be upset with anything... am I supposed to CW anything anyone ever asks me to, or I know *might* offend someone, otherwise I'm being a jerk? At what point is it the reader's responsibility to move past upsetting - but generally discussed - content that they don't like (be it politics, climate change, forest fires, or other upsetting topics)?
@shivian @mothman @lieselotte I think you're mixing up content warnings (which is like saying 'hey, you might not feel like reading this') with the idea of being offended. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to watch a comedy show so I watch a drama instead. Sometimes I don't want to read depressing political toots so I skim them and look at dog pics and shitposting.
