No.23802
i find it fascinating how many people respond to the notion as if what is being asked is to never ever be challenged on anything in any way shape or way form
when it's more like "there should exist at least a few spaces where certain issues can be discussed without interference from people who have zero experience or knowledge about those issues but still love to hear themselves talk"
No.23803
what
>>23802 said.
And there's all kinds of gated communities that enforce standards among their members, "safe space" is just code for progressive/agnostic ones. There's plenty of religious or "traditional values" organizations that are the same types of spaces for different groups of people.
No.23805
>>23802There are multiple ways to interpret it, you don't decide the only valid way it should be "more like".
The other interpretations aren't wrong just for not being the same as yours.
No.23821
I got nothing to do rn while waiting, so hear me out
my (un)informed opinion on safe spaces, in a social context, is that they just naturally happen. be it within the comfort of your house with a confident, or at the gym, or at a book club. They kinda just happen and I believe is a normal part of a person's environment. Really they serve as a place to explore things without the fear of stigmas.
Approaching the topic with the assumption that OP heard the following; You likely heard the term used online within a negative connotation. As this thing that "REAL MEN don't need!". To me it sounds like code for "Don't go out of your comfort zone! Don't change your views!". I believe this, because I believe safe spaces are integral in the development of a person. To commit mistakes and properly learn from them without the fear of destroying your reputation. Without safe spaces, a person tries to limit those risks, therefor not changing themselves much. You also become very malleable so that you can comply to the views of whoever imposes themselves onto you. I go so far as to say that the notion that "safe spaces are bad" contributed heavily to the insecurities many are facing now. The people that subscribed to that idea are actively avoiding exploring themselves. Exploration of the self is a very important part to gaining self confidence. The more you know about yourself, and your limits, and reinforce your beliefs thru friendly challenge, the more you steel your identity, which makes you more confident. Knowledge is power, afterall.
That being said, I don't believe one can really avoid a safe space. safe spaces just happens. going out to fish with the homies and shoot the shit. going out with the girls to check out new outfits. going to the club with your fellow fags. sharing opinions on the news with like-minded individuals.
Really the only way to not interact with a safe space is to surround yourself with people you don't trust and/or shut yourself from the unknown and the outside (digital or real).
No.23910
>>23801i think this highlights the differences between safe spaces that I think are healthy vs not.
i support and cherish "sanctuary" safe spaces, places that don't exist to pull you away from the world, but rather to give you a moment of reprieve from it. Spaces like this should encourage people to leave and return again when needed, offering support to better face the world when they leave.
The other kind of safe space i think of as "escape" safe spaces. these spaces exist with the exact opposite of sanctuaries, with the mindset of "i dont have to learn how to survive because i will have my safe space to retreat to"
