"Anybody who comes to speak to you and you disagree with, you should have an argument with ‘em. But you shouldn’t silence them by saying, 'You can’t come because I'm too sensitive to hear what you have to say.' That’s not the way we learn either." -Former United States President Barack Obama

Although safe spaces indubitably act as areas of respite for many, are participants (namely younger generations) beginning to rely on them as a means of avoiding ideological conflict altogether? Does a lack of exposure to potentially offensive perspectives result in individuals that are unable to tolerate virtually any perceived criticism or offense?