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	People in favor of creating safe spaces also say that creating safe spaces is just a temporary step towards the whole university becoming a safe space.		People in favor of creating safe spaces also say that creating safe spaces is just a temporary step towards the whole university becoming a safe space.
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−	~~== Is Space Safe? ==~~
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−	~~Space is an incredibly dangerous environment for a human being.[http://science.howstuffworks.com/question540.htm]~~

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	People in favor of creating safe spaces also say that creating safe spaces is just a temporary step towards the whole university becoming a safe space.		People in favor of creating safe spaces also say that creating safe spaces is just a temporary step towards the whole university becoming a safe space.
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		+	== Is Space Safe? ==
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		+	Space is an incredibly dangerous environment for a human being.[http://science.howstuffworks.com/question540.htm]

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 Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''.
-Those who find value in safe space explain that, at a school like Columbia, students frequently feel attacked and targeted by a campus atmosphere that allows for affirmative action bakesales, racist comics, and homophobic and racist hate crimes. Producing and supporting safe space is about building community spaces where the values of compassion, and inclusion, and the celebration of individual differences are encouraged. The intention is not to create safe spaces to stand in contrast to that which is unsafe, but rather, to move towards a university community where those values are respected across campus.
+People in favor of creating safe spaces claim that students who are gay or who belong to racial minorities have frequently been insulted at Columbia. They say that insults have been issued, for example, at the [[affirmative action bake sale]], in a cartoon in [[The Fed]], and in acts involving homophobia and racism.
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 Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''.
-People in favor of creating safe spaces claim that students who are gay or who belong to racial minorities have frequently been insulted at Columbia. They say that insults have been issued, for example, at the [[affirmative action bake sale]], in a cartoon in [[The Fed]], and in acts involving homophobia and racism.
+Those who find value in safe space explain that, at a school like Columbia, students frequently feel attacked and targeted by a campus atmosphere that allows for affirmative action bakesales, racist comics, and homophobic and racist hate crimes. Producing and supporting safe space is about building community spaces where the values of compassion, and inclusion, and the celebration of individual differences are encouraged. The intention is not to create safe spaces to stand in contrast to that which is unsafe, but rather, to move towards a university community where those values are respected across campus.
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-A space that embraces individual difference, sustains inclusion, and cultivates a campus that is free from bias. A safe space is an avenue in which faculty, staff, and students can help achieve these goals. A safe space serves students through advocacy, community building, and education.
+A '''safe space''' is a place that a person or organization has declared to be free from certain perceived dangers, such as "bias". Others consider a safe space to be a place where people encourage each other to:
 Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''.
-Some say these spaces are the result of "uncritical thinking". They say that the concept of "safe spaces" is absurd because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe.
+People in favor of creating safe spaces claim that students who are gay or who belong to racial minorities have frequently been insulted at Columbia. They say that insults have been issued, for example, at the [[affirmative action bake sale]], in a cartoon in [[The Fed]], and in acts involving homophobia and racism.
-Those who find value in safe space explain that, at a school like Columbia, students frequently feel attacked and targeted by a campus atmosphere that allows for affirmative action bakesales, racist comics, and homophobic and racist hate crimes. Producing and supporting safe space is about building community spaces where the values of compassion, and inclusion, and the celebration of individual differences are encouraged. The intention is not to create safe spaces to stand in contrast to that which is unsafe, but rather, to move towards a university community where those values are respected across campus.
+People in favor of creating safe spaces also say that creating safe spaces is just a temporary step towards the whole university becoming a safe space.
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	Some say these spaces are the result of "uncritical thinking". They say that the concept of "safe spaces" is absurd because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe.		Some say these spaces are the result of "uncritical thinking". They say that the concept of "safe spaces" is absurd because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe.
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		+	Those who find value in safe space explain that, at a school like Columbia, students frequently feel attacked and targeted by a campus atmosphere that allows for affirmative action bakesales, racist comics, and homophobic and racist hate crimes. Producing and supporting safe space is about building community spaces where the values of compassion, and inclusion, and the celebration of individual differences are encouraged. The intention is not to create safe spaces to stand in contrast to that which is unsafe, but rather, to move towards a university community where those values are respected across campus.

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	A space that embraces individual difference, sustains inclusion, and cultivates a campus that is free from bias. A safe space is an avenue in which faculty, staff, and students can help achieve these goals. A safe space serves students through advocacy, community building, and education.		A space that embraces individual difference, sustains inclusion, and cultivates a campus that is free from bias. A safe space is an avenue in which faculty, staff, and students can help achieve these goals. A safe space serves students through advocacy, community building, and education.
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		+	Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''. Safe from critical thinking, apparently. The concept of "safe spaces" is absurd because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe. And in any case, how would safe space users prevent invasion by someone like [[Chris Kulawik]].
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−	~~Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''. Safe from what~~, ~~no one~~ is ~~very certain~~.	+	A space that embraces individual difference, sustains inclusion, and cultivates a campus that is free from bias. A safe space is an avenue in which faculty, staff, and students can help achieve these goals. A safe space serves students through advocacy, community building, and education.
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−	~~The concept of "~~safe ~~spaces" is also stupid because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else~~ is ~~unsafe.~~
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−	~~And~~ in ~~any case~~, ~~how would~~ safe space ~~users prevent invasion by someone like [[Chris Kulawik]]~~.

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-Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''.
+Recent protesters like [[SHOCC]] have demanded the creation of '''safe spaces'''. Safe from what, no one is very certain.
-"Safe spaces" are stupid because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe.
+The concept of "safe spaces" is also stupid because their creation automatically implies that everywhere else is unsafe.
 And in any case, how would safe space users prevent invasion by someone like [[Chris Kulawik]].