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Perhaps “safe spaces” are a lofty goal to allow students to focus on intellectual exploration rather than devoting a lot of mental energy to the slow drip of “m
by __float 6y ago
Perhaps “safe spaces” are a lofty goal to allow students to focus on intellectual exploration rather than devoting a lot of mental energy to the slow drip of “microaggressions”.
It sounds like you might be in one of the “niche conformists” pg describes.
- geomark 6y agoHaha. I'm asking for suggestions of unis where I can still be challenged and even offended, and someone comes along with some psycho babble about me being a conformist of some sort. If I put on my psycho babble hat I might think they spent too much time in one of those safe spaces.
- __float 6y agoIf you think the concept of a safe space is at odds with being challenged then you are severely mistaken. When is the last time you were at a university? Your vaguely inflammatory comments suggest it’s been a while...