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I'm as liberal a person as you will ever find and I truly believe in meeting the needs of people who have been the victims of violent crimes.
However, the people who change things in our culture are strong, brave fighters, not people who need to run to the safe room to be coddled when things get tough. We just marked the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing in Selma, Alabama. I think it's safe to say that the people who were beaten that day recovered from their injuries and came back fighting even harder. They brought about real change.
If victims of violence can't stand to be an a room with someone who's going to challenge their views, then nothing will ever change. They're going to be victims their entire lives and certainly aren't creating a safer environment for their younger sisters.
too bad i cant rep you more than once
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Originally Posted by hawkeye2009
There already is a safe place when you are troubled. It is called your neighborhood bar.
where everyone knows your name
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Originally Posted by thefragile
Oh you poor dear. Do you need a safe space to help you with your emasculinity?
Anyway, you guys do realize the safe space was in reference to a debate abour rape & sexual assault, right? As in, if people who had experienced it were upset by the debate, they could leave & go somewhere for a moment? This isn't some safe place just for any every day thing. While I find it a little strange I get the reasoning behind it. Why are some of you so just hard line in your rudeness? And maybe start reading some articles instead of knee jerk posting based on some thread title.
So when she heard last fall that a student group had organized a debate about campus sexual assault between Jessica Valenti, the founder of feministing.com, and Wendy McElroy, a libertarian, and that Ms. McElroy was likely to criticize the term “rape culture,†Ms. Byron was alarmed. “Bringing in a speaker like that could serve to invalidate people’s experiences,†she told me. It could be “damaging.â€
as i have said, people have to face their fears if they are ever going to get over them.
Yeah, and? Sometimes people need a moment to collect themselves. You guys make such a gigantic bigger deal out of something than should be made.
oh please, we are not talking about these people "taking a moment" to collect themselves. they are running away from their problems instead of facing them.
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