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Can words hurt you?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:02 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:02 am
Sticks and stones can hurt but words are not suppose to hurt you
At least that’s the old saying. Now though, it appears as though words have gotten more dangerous. They evidently can hurt some people. Words, in some people’s mind, can be so hurtful as to justify defending yourself with lethal force.
I had a discussion with someone recently who was justifying the Jefferson parish shooting range with the supposition that they shooter had been verbally assaulted. He said that if someone called him the n word that he might have gotten triggered. I said so what!? He said it would make a difference if there was a trial.
Uh..... I don’t think so
Got me thinking though. Are we headed to a land where words can be considered assault?
At least that’s the old saying. Now though, it appears as though words have gotten more dangerous. They evidently can hurt some people. Words, in some people’s mind, can be so hurtful as to justify defending yourself with lethal force.
I had a discussion with someone recently who was justifying the Jefferson parish shooting range with the supposition that they shooter had been verbally assaulted. He said that if someone called him the n word that he might have gotten triggered. I said so what!? He said it would make a difference if there was a trial.
Uh..... I don’t think so
Got me thinking though. Are we headed to a land where words can be considered assault?
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 9:54 am
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Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:05 am to SlidellCajun
My son just told me he likes my wife’s boyfriends cooking better. So yeah those words hurt.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:07 am to SlidellCajun
I'm very disappointed in you and expected better...
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Don't know why the downvotes. Anyone who has heard these words from someone you look up to know they can hurt worst than being yelled at or insulted.
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Don't know why the downvotes. Anyone who has heard these words from someone you look up to know they can hurt worst than being yelled at or insulted.
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 8:55 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:13 am to SlidellCajun
It depends totally on who the person is delivering them. A random guy on the street says “frick you” and I shake it off. If it were my son, father, or spouse saying it, I would have a different perspective.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:14 am to SlidellCajun
I think it’s an excuse to control speech and human behavior. I don’t need some government clown or celebrity to protect me from “dangerous” words. Just mind your own business.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:24 am to SlidellCajun
I read some of the posts on this site and they make my head hurt so yeah I guess they can.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:27 am to SlidellCajun
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someone recently who was justifying the Jefferson parish shooting range with the supposition that they shooter had been verbally assaulted. He said that if someone called him the n word that he might have gotten triggered
EVEN IF that were true, which I don’t accept your premise because it’s fricking stupid, would this woman who’s just strolling out of a public retail establishment deserve to be executed because someone else called him a name?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:30 am to SlidellCajun
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Sticks and stones can hurt but words are not suppose to hurt you
This has always been a ridiculous statement
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 6:31 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:32 am to SlidellCajun
Did you use a hard "r"?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:33 am to SlidellCajun
If you allow them to yes, very much so.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:36 am to Revelator
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This has always been a ridiculous statement
I think the idea behind it is to create kids with thick skin, but nowadays we’ve created a bunch of fricking pussies who think that they are entitled to never be offended by anything. And if someone offends them, that person must pay.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:41 am to SidewalkDawg
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My son just told me he likes my wife’s boyfriends cooking better.
How many boyfriends does she have and why don't you divorce her?
ETA: Pics of her? Maybe a group shot of her and her boyfriends all together. We know someone who is one of seven siblings. Each sibling has a different father. I have see a photo of the mom and each of seven dads along with the seven siblings.
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 6:44 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:48 am to Proximo
The dindu’s on fb are saying the shooter thought that woman was pulling a gun!
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:50 am to SlidellCajun
Silence is violence.
A catcall is rape.
A catcall is rape.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:53 am to SlidellCajun
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Jefferson parish
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He said it would make a difference if there was a trial.
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Uh..... I don’t think so.
I agree with this.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:57 am to SlidellCajun
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it would make a difference if there was a trial.
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Uh..... I don’t think so.
it absolutely would.
and unless the words were on something like a sign that fell and hit me, no, they don't hurt.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 6:57 am to SlidellCajun
I'm about to get roasted for this, but here it goes.
I'm on campus about three years ago leaving a engineering class late one evening, probably around 6pm. I stuck around shuffling some papers or something for about 5 minutes so the building had already emptied out. As I come down the staircase and enter the building lobby a guy appears out of nowhere behind me. It was like he descended from the rafters or poofed out of some ninja smoke.
"Hey man! Question for you, but don't get mad when I ask"
"...Uhh, sure " (I know where it's heading from looking at the dude)
Never seen this guy in my life. Definitely not in my engineering program, and I don't think he is in any of the other engineering disciplines. Keep in my we're in a dedicated Civil engineering building.
"Are you gay by any chance?
"...sorry man, definitely not"
"Okay cool, see ya". He walks away.
This interaction screwed me up mentally for about a month. I didn't question my sexuality of course, I know I'm straight. But I began to wonder how people perceive me. Do I look gay? Am I walking gay? Do I dress gay? (I was wearing jeans and button down). I couldn't walk around in public without these questions lingering in the back of my mind. I had never really dealt with depression or mental illness, but this was the first time in my life I think I really experienced a type of 'mental anguish'. These thoughts consumed my life and took a real, physical toll on me. It cleared up after two-three weeks and I laugh about it now. Whenever the subject of verbal abuse or negative words come up I can't help but think of the interaction. I believe largely words like N***** or other common insults have lost much of it's power. It's the nuanced stuff that stings. This random guy who I had never seen before impacted my thought process for days, just using a couple of sentences and a 30 second interaction. So yeah, words can definitely harm you.
Maybe I just need to learn how to take a compliment.
I'm on campus about three years ago leaving a engineering class late one evening, probably around 6pm. I stuck around shuffling some papers or something for about 5 minutes so the building had already emptied out. As I come down the staircase and enter the building lobby a guy appears out of nowhere behind me. It was like he descended from the rafters or poofed out of some ninja smoke.
"Hey man! Question for you, but don't get mad when I ask"
"...Uhh, sure " (I know where it's heading from looking at the dude)
Never seen this guy in my life. Definitely not in my engineering program, and I don't think he is in any of the other engineering disciplines. Keep in my we're in a dedicated Civil engineering building.
"Are you gay by any chance?
"...sorry man, definitely not"
"Okay cool, see ya". He walks away.
This interaction screwed me up mentally for about a month. I didn't question my sexuality of course, I know I'm straight. But I began to wonder how people perceive me. Do I look gay? Am I walking gay? Do I dress gay? (I was wearing jeans and button down). I couldn't walk around in public without these questions lingering in the back of my mind. I had never really dealt with depression or mental illness, but this was the first time in my life I think I really experienced a type of 'mental anguish'. These thoughts consumed my life and took a real, physical toll on me. It cleared up after two-three weeks and I laugh about it now. Whenever the subject of verbal abuse or negative words come up I can't help but think of the interaction. I believe largely words like N***** or other common insults have lost much of it's power. It's the nuanced stuff that stings. This random guy who I had never seen before impacted my thought process for days, just using a couple of sentences and a 30 second interaction. So yeah, words can definitely harm you.
Maybe I just need to learn how to take a compliment.
This post was edited on 2/24/21 at 7:01 am
Posted on 2/24/21 at 7:05 am to Ssubba
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These thoughts consumed my life and took a real, physical toll on me. It cleared up after two-three weeks
You are a closeted homosexual, hate to break it to you.
Posted on 2/24/21 at 7:09 am to 9Fiddy
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It depends totally on who the person is delivering them. A random guy on the street says “frick you” and I shake it off. If it were my son, father, or spouse saying it, I would have a different perspective.
I understand that the degree to which you feel the words is relative to who is saying them but is it EVER reasonable to retaliate with lethal force?
That is what is being considered here
Are we heading down a path in this country where feelings are so delicate that we start classifying words as assault and/or battery?
Posted on 2/24/21 at 7:32 am to SlidellCajun
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