Current Events > Sticks & stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me

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Remember that?
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Dragonborn: Hold my mead.
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I remember learning very early on that it was a false statement

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I'm rubber, you're glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.
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Your lovely saint of a mother has had penises inside her
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averagejoel posted...

I remember learning very early on that it was a false statement

Im 29 and it still works for me. Even if it does sting a little. I recalibrate and come back better. In the long run (longer than 5 mins) words have never hurt me yet.

slimfizzle4 posted...

Your lovely saint of a mother has had penises inside her

Hawt. I never liked my saintly visions of her. Gave me nothing to work with when Im tuggin it
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Im 29 and it still works for me. Even if it does sting a little.

good for you. that's not how it actually works though

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Lost_All_Senses, up in a tree, K.I.S.S. - I.N.G
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averagejoel posted...

Lost_All_Senses posted...

Im 29 and it still works for me. Even if it does sting a little.

good for you. that's not how it actually works though

I just want better for people. Stronger to criticism and ignorance type people. Im not talking about on a political level or any of that shit.
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I remember this line from G.I. Joe,

*dumps rocks on Cobra soldiers*
"Sticks and stones will break your bones, not mine."

It was from a VHS tape back in the day. I'm pretty sure it as Roadblock who said it.

I do. And it was so wrong.
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fenderbender321 posted...

I think a lot of people confuse hurt with uncomfortable. Embarrassment and having your ego crushed is not the same as being hurt.

But either way, more and more people are becoming less willing to putting it on themselves to endure words they don't want to hear, even though they are 100% capable of doing so, and also even though they would benefit from it.

I mean, the attitude that goes along with that saying puts in the context that it doesn't do anything at all to you.
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One of the earliest times an adult lied to your face. It was the beginning of a long lesson that not everyone can be trusted.
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remember treat others the way you want to be treated?
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fenderbender321 posted...

Lost_All_Senses posted...

fenderbender321 posted...

I think a lot of people confuse hurt with uncomfortable. Embarrassment and having your ego crushed is not the same as being hurt.

But either way, more and more people are becoming less willing to putting it on themselves to endure words they don't want to hear, even though they are 100% capable of doing so, and also even though they would benefit from it.

I mean, the attitude that goes along with that saying puts in the context that it doesn't do anything at all to you.

But what is the meaning behind the phrase? What was the goal of it? To me, it's purpose is to encourage people to endure instead of letting their negative emotions swell up and bother them by putting forth the reality that hey you arent going to need medical treatment, so is this really something you cant train yourself to withstand?

I don't think it's intention was ever to try and preach the idea that words dont effect people and therefore if you do feel embarrassed there is something wrong with you or no hope for you to be able to build up a mental barrier to such instances.

Fair enough to the first part. I don't feel like I was implying there was something wrong with people who are hurt by words. I simply implying that life is easier for those who don't allow the embarrassment to get through. The embarrassment is logical, it just doesn't serve a purpose if the point of the attack was just to hurt you. It just makes that attack successful.
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pauIie posted...

remember treat others the way you want to be treated?

This is exactly why Im lost here. Cause I like deep seeded insult humor. But if I use it on the wrong person than I feel like an asshole lol. People don't want to be treated the way I want to be treated.
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I also love being called out on my shit. It happens all the time here and I feel like I take it like a champ lol
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

pauIie posted...

remember treat others the way you want to be treated?

This is exactly why Im lost here. Cause I like deep seeded insult humor. But if I use it on the wrong person than I feel like an asshole lol. People don't want to be treated the way I want to be treated.

Humor is subjective, the most important part of being a comedian is knowing your audience. That's why actually funny people can switch gears if they realize their jokes aren't being appreciated.

And people who suck at telling jokes accuse you of having no sense of humor if you don't like their brand of humor.

But that's life. People react to things differently, everyone's a little bit different.
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Umbreon posted...

Lost_All_Senses posted...

pauIie posted...

remember treat others the way you want to be treated?

This is exactly why Im lost here. Cause I like deep seeded insult humor. But if I use it on the wrong person than I feel like an asshole lol. People don't want to be treated the way I want to be treated.

Humor is subjective, the most important part of being a comedian is knowing your audience. That's why actually funny people can switch gears if they realize their jokes aren't being appreciated.

And people who suck at telling jokes accuse you of having no sense of humor if you don't like their brand of humor.

But that's life. People react to things differently, everyone's a little bit different.

Im actually the former. That's why I said "if" I use it on the wrong person and not "when". Cause it's hard for me to actually think of times I did irl. I do it here all the time but that's cause it's nearly impossible to read the room online once theres too many people. You're playing to like 20 different audiences. And no one came here with the purpose of seeing you perform lol. I feel embarrassed for the person when they can't read a room. Cause I have had it happen and it feels like shit. I guess words do hurt me, they just happen to be my own words not landing.
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pauIie posted...

remember treat others the way you want to be treated?

Like a dirty little whore with daddy issue's
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McgeesAlice808 posted...

It might because you dont have much to lose

The only thing Im talkin about losing is tempers.
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Emotional pain can hurt more than physical pain.
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au_gold posted...

Emotional pain can hurt more than physical pain.

That's very subjective. Especially considering each person has a unique threshold for both. Pretty much everyone in their late 20-30s will tell you they have had a lot of both. Because we all only have one unique personal experience with both. And we all go through enough to convince ourselves it's a lot. Or not? Iunno
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Words have literally driven people to kill themselves. Or groups of people to kill others.

Words have power. There would be no point in using them to communicate if they meant nothing. Words are just as versatile as other physical actions. If they can make you feel good, then they can make you feel bad.
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fenderbender321 posted...

pauIie posted...

remember treat others the way you want to be treated?

A great rule of thumb. A better rule is to treat others how they want to be treated. But nobody has complete access to that data. Hence why the golden rule exists.

My rule of thumb is treat them how I want to be treated at first. Once I know them well enough I treat them like they treat me.
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I forgot how dark you guys make everything >_>. Jeez Louise
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Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me

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hockeybub89 posted...

Words have literally driven people to kill themselves.Or groups of people to kill others.

Words have power. There would be no point in using them to communicate if they meant nothing. Words are just as versatile as other physical actions. If they can make you feel good, then they can make you feel bad.

^^^
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This is only true if it's not a weapon shaped like words.
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fenderbender321 posted...

"What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger."

Another great expression that was designed to encourage people to withstand and power through pain. The truthfulness of the statement, again, is entirely dependent on how somebody decides to react.

Yes, words can influence you to do bad things or destroy your life. But it's still choice. If you choose to stay as positive as possible and coach yourself with expressions such as the one in the topic title and the one I listed at the beginning of this post, the "pain" from the words you heard will result in you becoming a better, happier person rather than the opposite.

Good post. It's been proved in this topic, cause I did not expect people to take this TT like they did. They scaled it super fast when I didn't think past just applying it to your social circles. They're not wrong, just way out of what I was expecting in responses. That's my bad for not containing a conversation and expecting it to be contained on its own.

But you nailed what I was getting at.
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