Showing posts with label #WhatAreThose. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Random thought #8: On Safe Spaces

We all know how there are safe spaces for domestic violence victims, folks who are LGBTQ, ex religious people, victims of child abuse/child molestation, sexual assault victims, etc right?

And we all know that the safe places are there to provide a space where they won't get shamed for being LGBTQ, harassed for leaving their religions, being abused/molested as children, or being shamed or harassed for being sexually assaulted, etc, right?

We know how anti LGBTQ, extremely religious people, child abusers/pedophiles and committers of sexual assault, etc aren't allowed in these groups, right? What would someone think if people of that caliber tried to enter those safe spaces for validation or infiltration purposes? What would those people look like if they tried to infiltrate said spaces?

Well. That's the exact reason why Black people seek safe spaces. They want to have a place where they don't get abused for existing, or letting their hair down. They want a space where they can talk about their experiences in the world they live in and exist. That is all. And when people go to those safe spaces for the sole reason of trying to infiltrate or be validated, then what kind of people are they?

Anyway, that's what I was thinking about lately.