Brown U. students need 'safe space' for times when debate gets too upsetting (crimes, world)
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There is a small room where I work that used to be designated for personal phone calls or even to take a nap at break time. It was rarely used. But then a coworker (I use the term "worker" loosely) brought in (yet another) doctor's note and demanded that she have a special "quiet room" in case of a panic attack.
We were officially told that this room is now off limits unless you have a Dr's note.
I am wondering what will happen if multiple people are having panic attacks at the same time.
Believe it or not the employer is required by law to accommodate all of them.
Another reason why the ADA and FMLA laws need complete overhauls.
The famous American "can do" spirit is changing to "can't do".
It doesn't bode well for our future.
These young adults are going to be in for a rude awakening when (if) they get a job and find that their employer doesn't have a room with cookies, coloring books, bubbles, Play-Doh for them to hide in when they're exposed to something "troubling".
Liberals/feminist have emasculated the modern young male in this country.
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.”
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