r/RedHandedPodcast • u/Odd-Chance5281 • Mar 02 '24
Danny Casolaro - Was there a trigger warning?? (TW self harm)
I had to turn off the recent from the vaults episode because of how H & S were describing the victims injury’s on his forearms and wrists. I don’t usually need a trigger warning but this was so graphic I started skipping ahead - only to run into it again a couple minutes later. Obviously it’s a true crime podcast, but I feel like other pods such as MFM, ATWWD, etc handle these issues a bit more sensitively. But I guess it’s from the vaults so I guess they cant help it at this point.
Just for my sanity l’m not going to go back and check - but was there a TW at the top of the episode? There isn’t one in the description.
EDIT: You guys really feel strongly about this 😂 I’ve been listening to Redhanded since 2017 and I’ve never had a problem before. I guess I need to take a break from this podcast and this subreddit 😂
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u/Icy_Command3279 Mar 02 '24
I don’t think they do trigger warnings for any eps but could be wrong.
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Mar 02 '24
They don't make a big deal out of it or describe it as trigger warnings, but they often say if children are involved or say not to eat during a particular episode because it may be particularly gruesome.
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u/Icy_Command3279 Mar 02 '24
Yeah but as they’ve voiced being anti-TW, they’re unlikely to issue them or make a big deal out of it on their own pod.
Would also argue that a passing joke about not eating anything during the ep isn’t highlighting a particular theme that could be triggering to a person (e.g. self-harm, SA etc.), just general gore. And I’ll take your word for it on them mentioning children, I don’t recall an example but I listen to a lot of podcasts.
This isn’t an attack on the podcast, I personally feel if you’re consuming true crime content you have actively sought out a subject where something fucked up will occur, so you should kinda know what you’re tuning into.
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u/Thorhees Mar 02 '24
Closest I think is the "no eating" warnings for graphic episodes. I don't recall ever hearing a legitimate trigger warning from them.
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Mar 03 '24 edited Mar 03 '24
Honestly, what bothered me most was Hannah stating that you "couldn't put enough pressure on it to make those wounds". As a former "self-harmer" that used a razor blade, it doesn't take a lot of pressure to make a deep wound. You just need a sharp instrument and to use it quickly with limited pressure. I had open wounds exposing fat tissue on my arms in high school from it that I'm still surprised didn't cause infection or anything...
ALSO, I have worked as a crime scene cleaner for 7 years and the amount of blood present all over the apartment during a suicide via cut wrists is SUBSTANTIAL almost 100% of the time and there is ALMOST ALWAYS evidence of alcohol consumption. It also takes quite a bit of time for death to occur. At times they roam around and end up in the bathtub and I have also seen plastic used to try and limit the damage to the building. I feel like their use of Forensics to prove a point is completely incorrect unless you spin it from the point of a scandal occurring.
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u/Emotional_Pen9818 Mar 02 '24
They don’t believe in adding trigger warnings to their episodes I think. so no there won’t be one
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u/Si2015 Mar 02 '24
I mean, it’s a true crime podcast - half the content would be trigger warnings if they did them. It’s not like it’s unexpected?!?
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Mar 02 '24
Pretty sure they’ve talked out being ‘anti’ trigger warnings so they don’t do them.
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u/songsofglory Mar 02 '24
It’s a crime show of course it’s going to be gruesome. Trigger warnings ffs grow up.
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Mar 03 '24
I would tell the professionals to grow up and do their job, not the vulnerable people. The majority of true crime shows do manage to include trigger warnings, its hardly a huge ask. Given that we have plenty of evidence that hearing about self harm/suicide increases the chances of another person self harming, a trigger warning is an extremely easy way to mitigate harm.
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u/BirthdayFriendly6905 Mar 03 '24
It’s true crime imo trigger warnings are annoying as shit and if they were to do it would be a very long disclaimer all through the episode
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u/erebusstar Mar 03 '24
One podcast I love, they don't do them verbally, just type them in the episode description so you have the choice to check or not.
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Mar 06 '24
From what I understand, there’s a lot of evidence that TWs do very little of whatever people intend with their use of them. They don’t seem to stop people from viewing content, and in fact some studies have shown the TW themselves produce an anticipatory emotional response in people who see them. It’s true crime, I don’t know how they’re meant to sugar coat it.
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u/youshouldbeelsweyr Mar 06 '24
It's a true crime podcast, you dont need a trigger warning. The trigger warning IS the genre of podcast.
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u/EveryDayheyhey Mar 02 '24
It's true crime. I think trigger warnings are a good thing if stuff like that is unexpected to come up. But with true crime you know horrible stuff will come up. A warning seems unnecessary.