I am super excited to see this influential book being made into a documentary. It is easily one of the most impactful books I have read, and I hope this documentary will bring it to a wider audience!
A few years ago my nephew told me that in school he was taught "Sticks and stones will break my bones and names WILL hurt me". Myself and his dad immediately corrected that by teaching him how the verse is actually, "but names WON'T hurt me" and explained that the point of it was to strengthen us against the offensive things people can say.
Wasn't it "but names can ONLY hurt me?" this teaches kids that something that merely hurts you will be alright soon. Like... it hurts.. big deal... get over it. it's not a denial that it hurts, but instead it's calling the level of 'hurt' lame. Having damage is real but he pain of being called a name is easy to beat.
Google says, "Sticks and stones break one's bones, but names will never hurt one." yeah that makes the most sense. I forgot all the rims... "if I tell a lie, stick a needle in my eye." lots of pain imagery. We weren't avoiding it.
@@MicahMicahel I don't know if you are remembering it wrong or if some cruel adult taught you that, but the whole point of the rhyme is to teach the idea of stoicism. That we, not others, are in control of our minds and how we react and feel to things. A stick or a stone can cause damage universally, but words/names only have the power that YOU give them. If you aren't bothered, then they cause no damage. So the correct rhyme is "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" because you do not let other people's words bother or control you. The rhyme teaches mental strength, discipline, and resiliency...this awful new version does the opposite. (There is also the historical context; in the past people would duel and kill over words. A "your mom" joke, disagreement, or criticism could end in a duel to the death. Humanity moving past that and realizing that words exist to be listened to or ignored at your leisure is a good thing. Thus killing, or in the modern world canceling, over them is foolish.)
Annabella Rockwell talks about the stresses college students face these days that I hadn’t even considered. In addition to the workload and insufficient sleep college students have always dealt with, they’re also policed relentlessly for microaggressions, implicit bias, white privilege, preferred pronouns, and of course, total political conformity. It’s almost designed to make kids crack.
