Student Cries ‘Trigger Warning’ Over Wall Mural

By Jenn Jacques

Stop it, snowflakes.

It should be no surprise that a student at Pitzer College, a private residential liberal arts college in Claremont, California, is crying ‘trigger warning’, but this kid is really reaching to find an issue here.

When a mural of a handgun with flowers coming out of the barrel was approved by the Pitzer College aesthetics committee and painted by student Selena Spier, Pitzer College Student Senator Gregory Ochiagha needed to draw himself a safe space.

Ochiagha sent an email to the entire student body to let everyone know how much the mural triggered him:

“It’s truly in bad taste to have a large depiction of a gun in a dorm space—especially when students of color also reside there. Now let’s imagine there were countless videos of white teenagers, white teenagers that look like you, or your brother or your sister, get shot to death by police officers. Imagine scrolling down Facebook everyday and seeing a new video of the same thing, over and over again. Really put yourself in that headspace. Then ask yourself whether it’s the brightest idea to have white teenagers, who have a very real fear of getting shot, see a large gun every time they want …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms