What happens when the progressive idea of cultural safety turns on itself?

Gold Coast, Sep 3 (The Conversation) In mid-August, controversy enveloped the Bendigo Writers Festival. Just days before it began, festival organisers sent a code of conduct to its speakers a code that drove more than 50 authors to make the difficult decision to pull out. The code was intended to ensure the events safety, with a requirement to avoid language or topics that could be considered inflammatory, divisive, or disrespectful. Yet distressed speakers argued it made them feel culturally unsafe. Speakers on panels presented by La Trobe university were also required to employ a contested definition of antisemitism. The