Is the rise of "safe spaces" bringing back the era of segregation?

[OneGrassRoot]

227. Seems like "safe spaces" and "triggers" are being conflated here.

While I do wish there were no marginalized groups and thus no need for safe spaces, racism and bigotry exist, in our institutions and in individuals.

This discussion about safe spaces is about creating a physical space -- in this case housing -- that are designated as safe spaces. They're not saying the entire university is a safe, segregated space. Classrooms aren't segregated. Cafeterias aren't segregated. Libraries aren't segregated, etc.

The concern about one aspect of a student's life being safe is being morphed into the incorrect idea that they're enveloped in a safety bubble 24/7. No, that's not happening.

Our homes should be a sanctuary -- a sanctuary from all types of shit. For people who are part of marginalized groups, most especially people of color (something one can't hide as we can sexual orientation, religion, etc) -- I don't understand why anyone is begrudging the creation of a sanctuary.

Bullies are, physically, everywhere. There's a spectrum of bullying and it comes in all forms. Our homes should be a safe space to escape that. Many people feel embattled in the "real" world, be it school or work or wherever. Yes, civil rights leaders engaged and fought the good fight, but they had a home and church and likely other places that were a sanctuary from the battle.

People need to be able to breathe.

It doesn't mean anyone escapes it in the rest of their lives.

(Hell, unless you avoid going online and on social media when at home, even then your sanctuary is invaded. But going on social media is a choice.)

And if the concern by those who decry these safe spaces is that it's a slippery slope, well that goes against the common argument I'm seeing by said people who feel that no one should need to feel protected unless they're actually being attacked. The potential for attack isn't a good enough reason for a safe space.

Slippery slopes go both ways.