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Sticks and Stones: Are Names Hurting Us?

Racial and Sexual Slurs Have Become More Pervasive

As I continued my walk, the dramas continued to play out around me. All I could think was that next time I'm in a dramatic repartee and someone tries to instigate an altercation by insulting my dignity with a nasty name, I need to realize that they are only as powerful as a childish bully. We all have to be the smarter, more evolved person -- think before we speak and turn the other cheek.

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