Imagine a society where people considered “being exposed to the color orange” inherently very traumatic (inspired by this comment).
My bet is that people in that society would be a lot less traumatized if they encountered an orange bird in the forest vs. if someone forcibly takes them inside a secluded room and puts a sheet of orange wallpaper in front of them.
The fact that some commenters don’t seem to “see” this difference is IMO what’s triggering about some people’s attitudes to sexual abuse, etc.
Imagine a society where people considered “being exposed to the color orange” inherently very traumatic (inspired by this comment).
My bet is that people in that society would be a lot less traumatized if they encountered an orange bird in the forest vs. if someone forcibly takes them inside a secluded room and puts a sheet of orange wallpaper in front of them.
The fact that some commenters don’t seem to “see” this difference is IMO what’s triggering about some people’s attitudes to sexual abuse, etc.