Remember that childhood rhyme "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"? It seems that more than ever, adults are finding ways to proclaim that words do hurt.
Stephen Fry hit the nail on the head this week when he spoke out about our increasingly infantilised culture. In an interview with Dave Rubin, Fry lamented how some students today cannot bear to read books and engage critically with plays like Titus Andronicus and Macbeth and other great works of literature, because they might be "triggering", as well as criticising safe spaces and a culture of self-pity.
Of course these comments have been met with widespread criticism online, but it's not the first time he's offended the masses. In 2014 at a Labour party fundraiser, Fry commented on the Operation Yewtree investigation into historic sex abuse. Claiming that only 50% of those held under Yewtree were found guilty, Fry said those who falsely accused celebrities that were found to be not guilty should be punished.
mo
Stephen Fry is right about our infantilised outrage culture
#justsaynototriggers
Stephen Fry hit the nail on the head this week when he spoke out about our increasingly infantilised culture. In an interview with Dave Rubin, Fry lamented how some students today cannot bear to read books and engage critically with plays like Titus Andronicus and Macbeth and other great works of literature, because they might be "triggering", as well as criticising safe spaces and a culture of self-pity.
Of course these comments have been met with widespread criticism online, but it's not the first time he's offended the masses. In 2014 at a Labour party fundraiser, Fry commented on the Operation Yewtree investigation into historic sex abuse. Claiming that only 50% of those held under Yewtree were found guilty, Fry said those who falsely accused celebrities that were found to be not guilty should be punished.
mo
Stephen Fry is right about our infantilised outrage culture
#justsaynototriggers
