Safe Space Research Paper

Freedom of speech is one of the core ideals that are prided here in the United States. We can say what we want, and write what we want, and as long it is not perceived as a legitimate threat, receive no legal punishment. This freedom is one of the things that make the United States so great, for the ability to say what we want even if it conflicts with someone else is what allows us to be less ignorant and construct beliefs and opinions with adequate knowledge of all sides of a given situation. Lately, a number of people have shown the desire for safe space. According to the Safe Space Network, “a Safe Space is a place where anyone can relax and be able to fully express, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual …show more content…
To begin with, there is already a fine line between hate speech and speech that is simply critical of a certain group of people. For example, the statement, “I hate Muslims” is hate speech because it is simply showing hate for that group of people just for the sake of hating that group. However, the statement, “Radical Islam has serious issues with it, they believe that the genital mutilation of women is a perfectly fine thing to do” is not hate speech, for it is not showing hate for Muslims, it is simply pointing out that there are certain aspects of a certain sector of Muslims’ beliefs that have problems with it. In safe spaces, people are seeking complete avoidance from any emotional disturbance. This leads to an oversensitivity. While the statement, “Radical Islam has serious issues with it, they believe that the genital mutilation of women is a perfectly fine thing to do” is not hate speech, it will be taken as an offensive statement and be classified as hate speech because the criticizing of the radical culture will be taken as an attack on all of Islam due to it possibly causing the slightest ounce of