If we want a society that’s sane and works for everyone, we could start out by accepting the wisdom that was known by every child growing up in the mid-20th century, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.”
Not only did that little phrase teach us a fundamental legal principle — that words, of and by themselves, are no excuse for violence — but it also toughened us up so that we repelled harmful words and criticism like water off a duck’s back.
Little Johnny could call us “an ole poopy-head” all he wanted and it didn’t bother us at all (well, usually).
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