Should universities provide “safe spaces” for students?
The goal of a safe space in general is to offer a place where a group of people are not subject to bias, prejudice, and discrimination of the rest of the world. Colleges like North Carolina State University have recently shifted their education program in a way that is “delicate” around those who might have suffered from a various list of issues in their past to not trigger them. Colleges like these even built rooms specifically as “safe spaces” so that if one of these persons has an episode or feels uncomfortable then they go into this room and meet with a counselor. Unfortunately, these resources are not for everyone. The only groups of people allowed to enter a “safe space” is as follows:
- LGBTQIA+
- Individuals with Disabilities
- BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
- Unhoused People
- Women
Personally, I don’t know if I agree with colleges building “safe spaces”. This is because they are only offering this to very small minorities of people, such as the LGBTQ community on campus/ I don’t think that's fair that someone who says they are bisexual should have somewhere to go in an uncomfortable situation, while a straight white male would not. Just because they aren’t the minority does not mean they are the enemy and don’t deserve the same resources. If there are unhoused people, why should they have to seek aid under something called a “safe space” when they need different actual resources and accommodations and aid as well? If someone from one of these groups of people was struggling with being bullied, (which is a main reason for the safe spaces) they should go straight to a counselor/the counselor building. This is because someone outside of this group would have to do that and wouldn’t get that special treatment because they aren’t considered to be a part of a minority.
Do you think universities should implement “safe spaces” for certain groups of students?
How would you feel if your school offered a safe space for some, but not you?
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Universities should not have "safe places" they shouldnt even think about it. It would not be fair if some "people" got a place to go. I would be upset if some people got to go to their "safe place" and I had to sit in a class room. Universitys should not start this "safe place" for these soft people nowadays.
I do not think that universities should implement "safe spaces" for specific groups of people. I think that if they do have safe spaces, everyone should have at least one area that they can go to or that everyone can share.
I don't think that Univeristies should be required nor should they offer it if the terms are like you described. I mean the idea of a safe space is that they feel safe I get that, but they only feel safe by excluding others? I don't know it jyst doesn't feel right.
Loved the topic choice and great summary! Your commenting back started out great and then stopped. Be sure to comment on three differrent days as well.
I personally don't think that universities should have safe spaces for certain students. Unless every student despite color or gender were to have one. I would be pretty angry if our school offered a safe space but I couldn't enter because of something I cant choose. For example, if I couldn't join a safe space because I was a white male I would be mad and it would honestly seem pretty racist and sexist towards people like me.
I don't think safe spaces should be a thing because it's not fair for everyone else. I would feel pretty angry if some people got to go to a safe place but I could not. Adults and older kids that are in highschool don't need safe spaces just because they feel a little stressed.
I do not think that colleges should make safe spaces. I think it is very stupid that that idea has even been thought of. Only having it for certain groups is dumb. If they are going to have safe spaces, then they should make them for everyone. If a school had a safe space for other groups but not me, I would be very mad.
Giving special treatment to people just because of their sexuality/"gender" is a blantantly foolish idea. Being part of LGBTQ shouldn't warrant you a special counselor, and it shouldn't give you special treatment different from anyone else. For example, if you're let's say Lesbian/Gay, if you're just an awful person you don't deserve to be treated with any respect or get any privileges that wouldn't be given to anybody else not on the LGBTQ spectrum. A safe space should be something that everyone can use, not just an isolated group of people that causes the majority to feel like they've done something wrong. I'm all for LGBTQ rights but the fact that it just seems like we're babying them at this point is frusturating. I have to physically stop myself from saying any LGBTQ themed jokes anymore as we've become too prone to the thought of our words hurting others that we refuse to express ourselves through one of the most binding yet repellent force possible, laughter.
I dont think they should be making safe spaces for student in colleges. People in college should be old enough to learn how to brush off what people say about them or they should know how to just stay away from the people that are rude to them.
No colleges should not give certain groups safe space becase in the real world thy won't have a safe space to go to it tells them that they will have to figure out a way to deal with life and that the world isin't nice
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