Jesse Spafford
This is probably the real reason so many people object to "safe spaces"/"trigger warnings": https://twitter.com/michaelbd/status/579647834313588736 …
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Bashing "safe spaces" lets people advance two reactionary motifs simultaneously: the preservation of private power and needless suffering.
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First you get to lobby against students exercising control over the political space in which they exist and are generally subordinated.
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Second, you get to rationalize exposing people to things that will cause them suffering because... ??? "Character building," I suppose.
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Or the classic, very-smart argument that, because you'll experience more suffering later, you should suffer now: https://twitter.com/epicureandeal/status/579658076724269056 …
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