So I was reading an article here about a discussion some university was having on transgederism, feminism and the patriarchy and it looks like they have people wearing badges indicating how open they are to having a discussion which looks terrible for the future of education.
Personally I'm of the opinion that anything under the sun is open to criticism and nothing is sacred. This strain of cancerous progressiveness that attempts to police intellectual discourse that may be perceived as offensive needs to die. I don't think universities and colleges should be a place where you can avoid being challenged on the things you believe and to create such an environment undermines the very idea of having educational institutions in the first place. But maybe i'm just old and out of touch? What do our resident pardians think of the system below?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/22/academics-criticise-traffic-light-safe-space-badges-transgender/Quote
Traffic light "safe space" badges at a transgender conference have been criticised by academics, who argue that "being challenged makes you smarter".
Delegates attending the one-day forum at Roehampton University, south west London, were invited to wear different coloured lanyards to ensure they did not feel emotionally overwhelmed by sharing ideas.
Those wearing red badges did not wish to engage with their fellow academics, while those in yellow did not want to be approached and would only communicate if they made the first move.
Green badges were worn by attendees open to conversations.
The conference, titled Thinking Beyond: Transversal Transfeminisms, was advertised as a response to "a series of attacks against the experiences and identities of trans people", including "rampant transphobia in UK feminist circles".
Subjects up for discussion included 'the patriarchy' - the notion that men have a systemic advantage over women in society - and whether "inclusive feminism been extended too far".
Academics could change the colour of their lanyard depending on how resilient they felt at different points of the conference.
The traffic light lanyard system has attracted derision from academics, with Oxford University associate professor of sociology Michael Biggs claiming it "encourages fragility".
He told The Sunday Times: "In an academic conference in a university — where freedom of speech is fundamental — it is really inappropriate. It suggests the normal discourse of intellectual life is somehow threatening to people’s safety.