FSU criticises “upset” students who “can’t sit through” a triggering Shakespeare play

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FSU criticises “upset” students who “can’t sit through” a triggering Shakespeare play

FSU Legal Officer Stephen O’Grady appeared on GB News to discuss the University of the West of England’s extensive use of trigger warnings, which now cover 220 of Shakespeare’s works and adaptations, including some of his most famous plays. Watch his appearance below.Students studying Macbeth are cautioned about “family trauma” and “psychological distress,” alongside warnings for murder, suicide, violence, and knives.Romeo and Juliet, the tragic…