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A comment on Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of 'Political Correctness' (1994) [pdf]. Parent comment
Why is it a problem for that jerk to simply not be a jerk?
""Sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me", is an objectively true statement."
It's not.
"Any harm done by words is self inflicted."
It's not, and this "blame the victim" mentality you're displaying is, well, quite frankly, rather jerk-ish.
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Why is it a problem for that jerk to simply not be a jerk?
""Sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me", is an objectively true statement."
It's not.
"Any harm done by words is self inflicted."
It's not, and this "blame the victim" mentality you're displaying is, well, quite frankly, rather jerk-ish.