Lukanioff (the president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and Haidt (a social psychologist and NYU professor) have been studying what they refer to as “vindictive protectiveness” - a new wave of political correctness on college campuses - for years. In the article “The Coddling of the American Mind”, Greg Lukanioff and Jonathan Haidt explain why creating such a fragile mentality is a disservice to students and professors alike. In an effort to shield students from words or ideas with the potential to cause offense, colleges are cultivating an environment of extreme political correctness that is toxic for education and mental health.
I am opening my analysis with this extremely personal anecdote because it serves as a great example of the “safe space” mentality that is taking colleges across the United States by storm. She reported it to the university, where it later became a Title IX sexual assault investigation - because I used the word “bitch.” They called it gender-based harassment. It was not my smartest idea, as it got back to her pretty quickly. In a fit of anger, I called her some very nasty, choice words on a public platform. We’d never really gotten along, but that day, she pushed me to my limit. Back in April, at the end of my sophomore year, I had a fight with my next door neighbor. I’m sure this is a fairly unconventional way to begin a rhetorical analysis, but let me explain. I’m currently in trouble with Syracuse University.
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