In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas

Re:In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas by tomjen3 on Sunday March 22, 2015 @07:17AM (#9246360)

>The room was equipped with cookies, coloring books, bubbles, Play-Doh, calming music, pillows, blankets and a video of frolicking puppies

That is something you would expect to find in a young childs room. Is that really the state they are at?

And also, what is wrong with a real puppy?

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Re:In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas by jqm on Sunday March 22, 2015 @11:01AM (#9246937)

Some people find dogs threatening...

I personally don't, but I do find rooms for adults filled with play-doh, comfort blankets and rabid third wave feminists a bit threatening.

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Re:In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas by henriquemaia on Sunday March 22, 2015 @10:58AM (#9246921)

I think the article's author, with that very detailed description, intended precisely to stress the huge gap between both attitudes in conflict: the child's mentality of those defending the need of a safe space on the one hand and the grown-up mentality of those organizing the debate on the other.

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Re:In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas by mgkimsal on Sunday March 22, 2015 @10:29AM (#9246830)

> what is wrong with a real puppy?

Why do you demonize video technology so?

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Re:In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas by cryptical on Sunday March 22, 2015 @10:41AM (#9246861)

"Owning" a puppy is slavery.

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