Thursday, January 05, 2017

Campuses are breaking apart into ‘safe spaces’

The L.A. Times reports:
Safe space activism stems primarily from the separatist impulses associated with the politics of identity, already rampant on campus. For some individuals, the attraction of a safe space is that it insulates them from not just hostility, but the views of people who are not like them. Students’ frequent demand for protection from uncomfortable ideas on campus — such as so-called trigger warnings — is now paralleled by calls to be physically separated too. Groups contend that their well-being depends on living with their own kind.
The "separate but equal" doctrine makes a comeback on campus !