The Ultimate Safe Space

I got to thinking about the concept of a Safe Space.  I was operating under the Crime Prevention concept of the mid 1970’s.  That is a public or private property that offer’s temporary refuge usually by keeping a porch light on in case a passerby felt threatened.

I consulted Wikipedia the lazy researcher’s authority for almost right and half baked facts.  I found out that I was wrong. They define a safe space as:

In educational institutions, safe-space (or safe space), safer-space, and       positive space are terms used to indicate that a teacher, educational institution or student body does not tolerate anti-LGBT violence, harassment or hate speech, thereby creating a safe place for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.

So, if you are heterosexual you are on your own.  You are subject to abuse with out recourse.  Then I saw a video that seems to indicate a “safe space” is not a physical location but a concept.  The recommended visualization should include both puppies and kittens:

Safe Space
Safe Space

Okay, everybody likes kittens and puppies but they would seem to have limited practical application.  “STAY BACK OR THE KITTEN GETS IT”. Even using the puppy as a blunt object doesn’t seem sufficient when faced with:

fight

This on the other hand will get their attention:

Cabot 45
Cabot 45

Then it occurred to me the ideal safe space existed and has been lost.  It has always been within reach, the color scheme changed a little bit, styles are different but the ideal safe space is achievable for women everywhere:

Barefoot, pregnant and in the Kitchen it doesn't get any safer than that!
Barefoot, Pregnant and in the Kitchen it doesn’t get any safer than that!

I am glad I was able to clear that up.