I admit I haven&#x27;t tried to research the &quot;safe spaces&quot; issue very much, but my very, very general understanding is that there quite a few different understandings of what a safe space is.  Some people want their classrooms to be safe spaces in the sense that they&#x27;ll be warned in advance and possibly allowed to opt out if certain uncomfortable things are discussed.  This can become very awkward for professors who are teaching topics (think civil rights history, civil rights law, topics related to abuse or sex crimes, etc) that may be uncomfortable to some students.<p>In some sense, it&#x27;s a bit like &quot;political correctness&quot;.  I doubt that the people who rail against political correctness and the people who encourage political correctness are talking about exactly the same thing.