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Yes, there's some unfortunate ambiguity in his use of the term. If you aren't familiar with his stuff, follow the link with the text 'entitled to a "safe space"
by aptwebapps 11y ago
Yes, there's some unfortunate ambiguity in his use of the term. If you aren't familiar with his stuff, follow the link with the text 'entitled to a "safe space"'[0] to see what he's talking about. And I don't think he objects to people being angry when they're offended - that is illogical at best. He objects to the sort of behavior he links to where the college student in question is trying to get the school to either pull funding for the school newspaper or appointment 'adult supervision' for writing a pretty innocuous complaint about other's behavior [1] (warning: it's a bit opaque).
0. http://popehat.com/2015/04/14/fear-and-butthurt-at-uc-san-diego/ http://popehat.com/2015/04/14/fear-and-butthurt-at-uc-san-di...
1. http://ucsdguardian.org/2015/04/01/students-be-aware-of-campus-politics/ http://ucsdguardian.org/2015/04/01/students-be-aware-of-camp...
- tomlock 11y agoUnfortunately for the people that use the term I'm pretty sure that the ambiguity does not exist. It is exceptionally easy for me to read this article as a direct criticism of all safe spaces, while the author draws a link that seems very vague and actually counter to what I've experienced in those spaces. I'm all for criticizing these spaces but the article draws a very bewildering link between a misunderstanding of liberty with the people that support them. That's a tenuous connection, at best. The article confuses me and it doesn't feel like the author has a familiarity with the typical politics of people that frequent safe spaces.
- aptwebapps 11y agoThe disconnect you're referring to is precisely due to his misuse of the term. Leave the term out and it will make sense.
- tomlock 11y agoSincerely: Thank you for engaging with me on this. Given what you've said, I really have two options with this article: 1) I can read it as fundamentally misreading the politics of people who use safe spaces on campus 2) I can read it as misunderstanding the generally accepted meaning of the term "safe space" In both cases, my conclusion is that the author does not have a high level of understanding of the subject matter. I hope this isn't taken as a refutation of criticism broadly, as I've attempted to make clear.
- aptwebapps 11y agoGlad to have an unheated discussion about it. ;) But I mean it when I call his use of the term 'safe spaces' unfortunate. Both of the interpretations you gave revolve around how to interpret his use of the term. Leave it out completely, is my advice.