Trigger Warning

Dislike of or prejudice against persons perceived to be bisexual. People who identify as bisexual may experience biphobia from both heterosexual people and the LGBTQ community. The heterosexual majority often assumes that people are either “straight” or “gay,” forgetting that there are a wide range of identities and sexualities outside of this perceived binary. As […]

The fear or hatred of Jewish people, Judaism and related symbols. Antisemitism has a long history, dating back to the founding of Judaism, through the birth of Christianity, the Roman Empire, Hitler’s Germany, and into today. Proponents of antisemitism (referred to as “antisemites”) often argue that Jewish people are a separate, inferior race to white, […]

Discrimination against people with physical, intellectual, and/or psychiatric disabilities. Ableism, like many forms of discrimination, occurs in many different ways. The assumption that people with disabilities are completely helpless, for example, can manifest in strangers constantly offering help to those with visible disabilities, referring to people as “suffering” from their condition(s), and using the term […]

Trigger warnings (also referred to as content warnings) are commonly used to flag content that may be triggering, traumatic, and/or distressing. Trigger warnings are somewhat controversial, as critics fear that trigger warnings will shelter students and allow them to opt out of content that would challenge their beliefs, provide exposure to new ideas and schools […]