Loki is the Philosopher King

philosopherking1887 Uncategorized July 4, 2018December 5, 2018 1 Minute

The term “safe space” originates in LGBT communities and designates a place where homophobia isn’t tolerated.

The argument usually goes that safe spaces keep people from encountering ideas they disagree with, that they have an infantilizing and silencing effect.

I respond that when gay people are so sheltered that they have no idea what homophobia is, well, then I’ll admit that maybe things have gone a bit too far.

In the meantime, gay people not experiencing enough homophobia is not really striking me as a pressing social issue.

lamardeuse:

gravedelight:

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this is the best most concise takedown of safe space critics I’ve ever seen

Oh hey, it’s Contrapoints! (Thanks again @ladyofmidgard for the rec)

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a former philosophy grad student
also a dragon libra
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lgbt issues
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we must be soulmates
who it turns out is very close to me in age

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I jumped ship from Tumblr and this is where I landed. I'm a philosophy postdoc (INTJ, she/her) with a serious thing for Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Sometimes I even write fanfiction about it. Mostly Loki and Thor/Loki (sometimes NSFW), some miscellaneous Hiddles, MCU (Steve/Tony or "Superhusbands" is my secondary ship), occasional Cherik, Game of Thrones, LOTR, Whedonverse... whatever catches my fancy, really. View all posts by philosopherking1887

Published July 4, 2018December 5, 2018

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