Yeah, it’s way silly. I especially love the response that safe spaces are counterproductive because ‘life isn’t safe.’ Like, oh yes, shit, you are right, there’s violence in the world. That definitely means that trying to create some level of civility in a controlled space like a classroom is a bad idea. It’s such a…

Most people never heard about safe spaces until there were some overhyped stories about speakers getting shouted down or boycotted. So, that’s why.

I wonder what the public discussion over “safe spaces” would look like if we first all attempted to agree on exactly what a “safe space” is. Because I feel like this issue is an excuse for people to free associate on what it sounds like to them and argue over the feelings it inspires, instead of, like, concrete…