Anyone else find it strange when someone’s “triggers” contradict the rp they want?

I hope this is okay to post here, if not I’ll take it down. I also hope I used the correct flair; I wasn’t sure how to tag this but I was interested in other’s opinions.

So I’m in a discord group for adult writers (‘adult’ as in people who are 18+, not nsfw or erp content, I don’t do erp). It’s a really cool place where we can all post our story ideas in the form of ads telling people what we’re looking for, etc. I’ve found some really cool writing partners this way.

However in scrolling one of the channels for fandom rp searches, I came across this. It kinda surprised me a bit. And if I’m being honest it peeved me too (I don’t know why, it shouldn’t irritate me but it did for some reason). I just find it really weird and strange that someone with these specific “triggers” would be searching for an rp in a fandom that’s main show (The Walking Dead) is based around all of these topics. That’s like saying “I want a Stranger Things role play but my triggers are aliens, fighting, action, and the 1980s.” Like what are you left with?

Personally I feel like situations like this are people using the word “triggers” too loosely. Triggers are something that you want to avoid because they trigger a trauma response from you. They aren’t just topics you don’t feel like writing. If you don’t feel like writing them, you can always specify that, but personally I think it’s in bad taste to throw around the term “trigger” for something you just don’t like. It takes away from people who are victims who actually are triggered by certain things. But I digress.

This feels more like they don’t like the show or its themes, but they think the main character is hot (for context they were looking for a couple main characters x their oc ship, and one canon X canon ship), so they put those topics as ‘triggers’ so they didn’t have to specify they just want a SoL with a specific character.

Idk that’s just my opinion. What do you guys think? Has anyone else experienced that before? Or is there another air to it that I’m not seeing? Would love to know!

I hope this is okay to post here, if not I’ll take it down. I also hope I used the correct flair; I wasn’t sure how to tag this but I was interested in other’s opinions.

So I’m in a discord group for adult writers (‘adult’ as in people who are 18+, not nsfw or erp content, I don’t do erp). It’s a really cool place where we can all post our story ideas in the form of ads telling people what we’re looking for, etc. I’ve found some really cool writing partners this way.

However in scrolling one of the channels for fandom rp searches, I came across this. It kinda surprised me a bit. And if I’m being honest it peeved me too (I don’t know why, it shouldn’t irritate me but it did for some reason). I just find it really weird and strange that someone with these specific “triggers” would be searching for an rp in a fandom that’s main show (The Walking Dead) is based around all of these topics. That’s like saying “I want a Stranger Things role play but my triggers are aliens, fighting, action, and the 1980s.” Like what are you left with?

Personally I feel like situations like this are people using the word “triggers” too loosely. Triggers are something that you want to avoid because they trigger a trauma response from you. They aren’t just topics you don’t feel like writing. If you don’t feel like writing them, you can always specify that, but personally I think it’s in bad taste to throw around the term “trigger” for something you just don’t like. It takes away from people who are victims who actually are triggered by certain things. But I digress.

This feels more like they don’t like the show or its themes, but they think the main character is hot (for context they were looking for a couple main characters x their oc ship, and one canon X canon ship), so they put those topics as ‘triggers’ so they didn’t have to specify they just want a SoL with a specific character.

Idk that’s just my opinion. What do you guys think? Has anyone else experienced that before? Or is there another air to it that I’m not seeing? Would love to know!