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Has the concept of "safe space" gone too far?
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November 11th, 2015
Recently in the news there have been a number of stories about racial tensions on college campuses.
One such example was Yale, in which [mainly black] students erupted after a professor sent out a message that students should “look away” from Halloween costumes that offended them, arguing in favor of freedom of speech and expression. What resulted was the professor being ambushed by angry, yelling students who accused him of not creating a “safe space”.
In other words, sometimes freedom of speech is trumped by the desire to make the campus “safe” and prevent instances of offense. Some say the students are intolerant and pro-censorship. Others say the professor was green-lighting racism.
How important are “safe spaces” on campuses? Was the professor in the wrong?
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