Here’s to being open to the uncomfortable and the awkward. I know war is scary and death is heartbreaking and drug addiction is a horrifying reality and suicidal thoughts are unfortunately all too common today…but you know what? What help will it be to survivors of these different situations if everyone is taught to think it’s okay to be afraid of talking about them? How will that help prevention in the future of such terrible happenings? Language is our most powerful tool, if we don’t utilize it we might as well just give it up. I fully understand how hard it is to go through sexual harassment and assault. I am absolutely not for hiding away so as to avoid talking about things that are scary and distressing. The pure and good one that provides safety and love and a shoulder to cry on when need be. As for safe spaces, lets bring back the old safe space. That only seems fair and in line with everything this country is about, the power and freedom of choice. Give students the chance to decide whether they should stay or go.

So my thoughts on trigger warnings and safe spaces on college campus’s? Go ahead professors and speakers, give your trigger warnings. Comfortable or not we have a duty to fully understand all things regarding our safety and wellbeing as a whole race. It is so necessary - no, it is required that we as a human race have thoughtful discussions about all things in the world surrounding us, whether it be rape, death or suicide. Back to a time when ignorance was more tolerable over talking about these serious topics. If anything, that has got to send us back at least half a century or so. The thought that there are places specifically meant for helping humans avoid messy, red-light topics in our world terrifies me.

This definition of a safe space is devastating to me. This is a much different definition than simply a safe, non-judgmental environment for people to gain care and support from. They’ve been deemed cozy hideaways for students to go to when they do not want to deal with the messiness of reality. Over the past week or so there has been a lot of publicity and comments being made painting safe spaces as places for college students to go to hide away from the problems of the world.

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