Hey!

So here are my thoughts on this prompt!

I'll be direct. My answer to the question would be not really.

This is because many against safe spaces, especially in an academic setting, argue that the formation of safe spaces disrupts the freedom of speech that every individual is born with. Good or bad, everyone's perspective is allowed to be expressed [of course, there are certain exceptions]. The purpose of safe spaces is to allow minority groups to be emotionally secure in a location or in a certain group of people and not have to explain why they wear certain clothing or have certain hairstyles. This allows them to express themselves in a safe setting and this is not what I'm against. What I am against is that safe spaces ironically hinder other majorities/groups from freedom of expression. This is like the cobra effect, when a solution or certain change has the opposite effect of what was intended. By implementing safe spaces, it ironically creates an equal or increased amount of disparities among non-minorities. I rather think that the entire academic institution should strive to be a safe space for everyone than make a safe space for just a certain group, which I admit is more idealistic than pragmatic. So, I believe that universities should keep trying to tackle inequalities to minority groups, but just with a different approach.

To contrast, many do say because groups such as LGBTQ have a pretty tragic history of discrimination, the disparity towards majorities is morally sound. However, I disagree. Yes, many people were/are hurt. Yes, many families were/are ripped apart. Yes, it's truly horrific. I personally have seen and dealt with racism throughout my life, but I still firmly endorse the belief of forgiveness rather than revenge. As Martin Luther King Jr states: "If we do an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, we will be a blind and toothless nation."

Thanks for listening~