00:00 Students at the University of Chicago
00:01 are gonna have to find their safe space
00:03 the same way the rest of us do,
00:05 at the bottom of a bottle of malt liquor.
00:07 The University of Chicago sent out a letter
00:10 telling freshmen they will not be coddled
00:12 at their new school.
00:13 This letter reads, "Our commitment to academic freedom
00:16 "means that we do not support so-called trigger warnings.
00:20 "We do not cancel invited speakers
00:22 "because their topics might prove controversial.
00:24 "And we do not condone the creation
00:26 "of intellectual safe spaces.
00:29 "Where individuals can retreat from ideas
00:31 "and perspectives at odds with their own."
00:34 The move comes during a backlash
00:35 against what's seen as a politically correct
00:38 and sheltered culture around academia.
00:40 It's also in stark contrast to many universities
00:43 which have embraced to the culture.
00:45 According to Heat Street, Brown University last year
00:47 turned a room on campus into a safe space
00:50 by outfitting it with cookies, coloring books,
00:52 soft music, pillows, and a video of frolicking puppies
00:56 along with trauma counselors.
00:58 I mean, they didn't have this stuff around
00:59 when I was in college,
01:00 but personally, who wouldn't love pillows and puppies?
01:03 But at the same time, I think creating this culture
01:05 that we even have online now with hypersensitivity
01:07 has to stop.
01:08 It is a landmine for perspectives and opinions
01:10 in a country which is supposed to promote free speech.
01:13 So kids, shut the (beep) up and just listen.
01:15 So what do you guys think about this whole culture?
01:18 Claire Vang Watkins writes,
01:19 "BTW, all universities currently have safe spaces.
01:23 "They're just only safe for a white male dominant group.
01:27 "See frat houses, campus gyms, quad."
01:30 @lair writes, "I love that the University of Chicago
01:33 "basically said no crybabies allowed."
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