We all know that old adage:
“Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But names
will never hurt me,”
Yet research shows that’s not actually true.
When we
dehumanize those we call other—
Describing them with derogatory names
That
convey contempt and disgust —
We pave the way to our own inhumanity.
It’s time
to watch our language,
Lest in doing so we give ourselves
Permission to destroy
human life.
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