All anti-safe space arguments boil down to people being mad that spaces are no longer safe for their bigotry, racism, sexism, queer hate, ableism. "We shouldn't have safe spaces, learning should be DANGEROUS" means "this space should be safe for me and dangerous for you."
And then, if we have any interest in justice, in the removal of hegemony, in a world where the strong don't dominate the weak, we should make an effort to get good at living in this new space with these "weird" ethics.
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Because ultimately, we want the world to be more like that space, more like what more marginalized or devalued or disempowered folks WANT the world to be like.
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If you want to actualize the world where everyone feels free, then start by accepting the tiny opportunity to practice living in that world that a "safe space" gives you. ...duh.
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