Cartoons: safe spaces vs. no safe space

Glenn McCoy, The Week

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Today's cartoons look at 'safe spaces' vs. the constant barrage of conservative hatespeak.

First of all what's a 'safe space'? Basically it's about people In College and Hiding From Scary Ideas. According to author Judith Shulevitz:

Safe spaces are an expression of the conviction, increasingly prevalent among college students, that their schools should keep them from being “bombarded” by discomfiting or distressing viewpoints. Think of the safe space as the live-action version of the better-known trigger warning, a notice put on top of a syllabus or an assigned reading to alert students to the presence of potentially disturbing material.

The Wall Street Journal gives us the Roots of the ‘Safe Space’ Controversy.

Some would argue that college is a place for expanding one's mind and world view. At least that's what it used to be. Now college is where you get training for a profession, then try to get hired.

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Nate Beeler, The Week

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Then there's everyday life in America.

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David Horsey, The Week

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-- Marge