Musings on the intersectionality of trigger warnings and spoiler warnings

I was reading XXX XXXXXXXX­X XXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXX [Hold it right there! You need a trigger warning for that link! –Editor] [Sigh. Fine. –Sean]

(TRIGGER WARNING: X­XXXXXXXX­X XXXXXXX XXXXXXX) [STOP! SPOILER! Where's the spoiler warning? –Editor] {Seriously? I was trying to give a trigger warning, and now you want a spoiler warning as well? –Sean] [Yes. We can't just go X­XXXXXXX X XXXXX XXXXXX! –Editor] [Isn't that a spoiler as well? You can't say that if I can't say XX­XXXXXXXX­ XXXXXXX XXXXXXX –Sean] [… –Editor] [Well? –Sean] [Deep subject. But yes, you are correct. Carry on. –Editor]

[Okay, so how I am supposed to do this? I need to both give a spoiler warning and a trigger warning for the page, but the trigger warning contains a spoiler. If you don't want to get spoiled, you could potentially get triggered. But if I give the trigger warning, those who hate spoilers will have the story ruined! What now, high and mighty editor? –Sean]

[Well, you are well and truly X­XXXXX! –Editor]

[Trigger warning for the foul language, you XXX­XXXX! –Sean]

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