Reply To: [TW: rape] Helping Sea Monkeys with triggers (at karaoke and otherwise), was: JCCC4 Post-Mortem
Ok, woah, hold on a sec… Icemage, I’m part of the group that has triggers, and I was honest to goodness shocked by your performance of Blurred Lines. I walked away from the front of the dance floor with my jaw dropped and a hand covering my mouth and my eyes wide. I was vastly amused by the women AND the man dancing to your performance. Blurred Lines was an offensive song (for me) prior to your
performance. Ned’s dancing to your performance completely ruined that
reaction, frankly. Now when I hear the music, I giggle, because I
remember how non-serious that situation was.
I also met you the next morning when you set up your PS3 for us all to play in the Game Room and realized the facade you portrayed was all schlock. You are a really, really nice guy! And you putting this thread in place is a continuation of the set of actions that show what a really nice guy you are. Your previous explanation of the choice of this song being technically hard to perform rang true for me.
I think we’ve reached the point where this board is dissecting an issue until it no longer resembles the original situation
description. Are some songs tacky? Heck yeah! Does your choice of song mean I can’t walk off the dance floor? Didn’t seem to stop me.
And for those with triggers… walk. Turn off the news. CHOOSE to remove yourself from the situation, and remember you have the right to choose to remove yourself from the situation.
/gotta go get groceries now