Reply To: [TW: rape] Helping Sea Monkeys with triggers (at karaoke and otherwise), was: JCCC4 Post-Mortem
Me, personally? I don’t give a shit about karaoke, because I hate the very IDEA of karaoke. I never attend those events (which is great for me, because — seriously — cruise days were just PACKED). But I care about the issue, because (as I said) it seems like a really, really questionable path.
Somebody’s favorite song is Rape Me. Somebody’s favorite song is Blurred Lines. Somebody’s favorite song is Every Breath You Take. And so on. Songs are produced for karaoke systems because people like to sing them, and sing along with them while others perform them.
What I’m saying is that “gosh, that made me very uncomfortable/triggered me/I had to leave the room” is something that just happens sometimes, even among friends. It may take you by surprise. It may not.
But every instance of that shouldn’t be cause for a rule change.