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Sticks and Stones - The Philosophy of Insults
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Sticks and Stones - The Philosophy of InsultsSticks and Stones - The Philosophy of Insults

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."

This schoolyard rhyme projects an invulnerability to verbal insults that sounds good but rings false.
Indeed, the need for such a verse belies its own claims. For most of us, feeling insulted is a distressing—and distressingly common—experience.
 
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