What is a trigger warning?

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Trigger warnings are used widely in online feminist spaces, a short unmissable sentence warning readers that topics associated with trauma are included in the article and might cause someone to have flashbacks. The use of them has now moved into university lectures and reading lists too. But critics say that the well intentioned practice is being overused, that people aren't having their opinions challenged. Blogger Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Psychologist Terri Apter and Sorana Vieru, Vice President for Higher Education, National Union of Students join Jane to discuss.