Top 4 Easily Triggered Fan Bases in Sports
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On the internet, triggers are everywhere. For victims of abuse, racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice, as well as those—like soldiers—who’ve lived through traumatic events, these online emotional triggers are very real and can sometimes lead to negative physical reactions. For these people, there’s little that’s funny about online triggers.
But those aren’t the only people who are able to be triggered. Sports fans are often regularly bombarded with triggers on the internet, many times leading them to get hilariously #madonline. They may have experienced a traumatic event that led to them having such overreactions (like blowing a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals), but, let’s face it, it’s only sports. It’s not that serious. And since it’s not a matter of social injustice or life or death, the response is often funny.
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