Fromsafety +‎-ism. Popularized in the 2018 bookThe Coddling of the American Mind byGreg Lukianoff andJonathan Haidt, see quotations.

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safetyism (uncountable)

1. Anobsession with keeping peoplesafe from perceivedthreats.
   • 2018,Greg Lukianoff,Jonathan Haidt,The Coddling of the American Mind, Penguin Books,→ISBN,page30:

     “Safetyism” refers to a culture or belief system in which safety has become a sacred value, which means that people become unwilling to make trade-offs demanded by other practical and moral concerns.[…] The preoccupation withsafetyism is clearest in the generation that began to enter college around 2013.

   • 2023 February 16, L0m3z [pseudonym,Jonathan Keeperman], “What is the Longhouse?”, inFirst Things‎^[1]:

     While Haidt and Lukianoff focus their analysis on proto-woke novelties like “trigger warnings” and “microaggressions,” the cult ofSafetyism is best exemplified in our response to the pandemic.

   • 2023 February 21,Helen Lewis, “Roald Dahl Can Never Be Made Nice”, inThe Atlantic‎^[2]:

     The sheer weight of the Dahl edits reveals a kind of corporatesafetyism:This might offend someone,so why take the risk?

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• The Coddling of the American Mind § Safetyism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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