I think it&#x27;s more like speaking up when somebody is harangued and bullied is the right thing to do. You don&#x27;t curtail their free speech, you just tell them that &quot;my friend over here is not a racist, what you&#x27;re saying is bullshit, and I have his back; please continue&quot;.<p>But it is also a courageous thing to do, because then you will stand there harangued and bullied, and spat upon, the same as your friend and colleague.<p>The &quot;safe space&quot; they accuse Chodosh of not providing is necessarily a metaphor — it wouldn&#x27;t make much sense if taken literally.