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In reply to the discussion: How is it NOT a display of white privilege to mock the idea of "Safe Spaces"? [View all]David__77
(23,320 posts)I'm gay, and I think that I've experienced individuals being hostile toward me based on their understanding of me as gay. Back in high school, this occurred on campus. I don't get what distinguishes a "safe space" from other areas that are not designated as a "safe space."
I get that groups and organizations can occupy spaces and make agreements regarding what are the social norms of within those spaces. What I don't get is if one might advocate for creating agreements/rules within a certain space that one might not apply to the world-at-large. What is the scope of "unsafe?" If this principally include slurs or threats, then I think those things should be confronted wherever they might occur. I think that those who oppose such slurs and threats can confront such wherever they might occur.
I appreciate your support of those individuals of groups that might be considered victims of oppression, including gay people.