I have a problem with certain aspects of safe space culture, but I have more of a problem with anti-safe space culture. Specifically, I have a problem with the hypocrisy. There are safe spaces all over our society for all kinds of groups, and people don't seem to mind except when it's a couple minorities who want to have somewhere to go. The most blatant example to me is churches. It's a space where like-minded people with similar ideologies--and often with similar backgrounds, cultures, races, and ethnicity--go to reaffirm their views and develop stronger connections with each other. They don't allow for robust debate or discussion, and outsiders generally aren't welcome.

Yet nobody seems to care about churches as much as they care about a handful of minorities or students who don't have anywhere else to go. Why is that? I think people will always seek connections with people who share common beliefs and experiences because it's human, and I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with that. We have churches, sororities, fraternities, and clubs on campus, so I don't really understand why everyone is in such a humongous tizzy about spaces for minorities in schools. At the end of the day, what really is the difference?

I do have a problem with unreasonable demands, exclusion, and radicalization. But I have those concerns with all the group organizations I've discussed.