We talked in class about the old saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” A lot of harsh words are directed toward people in Mockingbird; some other people get physically hurt. Which hurts worse, words or physical pain? Why?
I think that sometimes name calling actually hurts more than physical violence. Bruises fade away with time but the memory of being called a name haunts you. It repeats in your head and eventually you can believe that whatever people are calling you is true about yourself.
ReplyDeleteConverseallstar7
I believe both can be equally wrong and hurtful. But if I had to choose one or the other I would say that words are worse because it hurts our emotions and can have a much longer effect than physical pain which is only temporary.
ReplyDeleteSunny13
I think that words have a more lasting effect, because bruises and scars will fade but remembering what someone said can stay with you forever and keep on hurting you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Sunny13, people get in more trouble for physical violence when more hurt is done by verbal violence. Sometimes words actually do speak louder than actions.
ReplyDeleteConverseallstar7
I agree with everyone. Words are more hurtful and last longer than physical pain. However, some people don't take stuff personally and only believe what they themselves think. But for most people, verbal abuse is the worst of all.
ReplyDeletePo
In my opinion words are more harmful then beating someone up. Harmful words have a long term effect on people, while bruises can heal and get better. Words can effect your mind while getting bruises only effect you at the time, but you'll get better.
ReplyDeleteYess;)
Words have a lasting affect, but ingeries heal. Also, words can lead to injuries.
ReplyDelete-PinkPrincess
Obviously, most of the people who have said words are more hurtful than physical pain do not know what they are talking about. Most of us have not felt enough physical to decide which is worse. Atleast you can walk away from words, but when someone has physical control over you it hurts a lot more. Not only that but that loss of control leads to future problems and trauma. Look at Mayella for example.
ReplyDelete-Amen
Words leave a lasting impression in people's minds and no matter how hard they try, you can't just erase them from your mind. Physical pain might hurt worse at the time, but in the long run, words are worse.
ReplyDeleteNinja23
I agree with PinkPrincess, whether these injuries are inflicted by those calling someone names or self inflicted because of those names.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I think names will only hurt you if you let them. If you don't care about what others say about you then the things that they call you can't hurt your feelings.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Narddog. I think when you hear names long enough, you begin to believe them, and that just makes it worse. And no matter how much you get beaten, the physical pain will go away. But the emotional hurt will never go away, it stays with you forever. -HPotterninja14
ReplyDeleteI agree with ninja23. The pain from physical wounds will usually fade away after time but with words, those words can stay with you forever
ReplyDeleteIn some cases physical pain can hurt alot but it can never equal the damage that some words can do to you physically and emotionally. there have been cases where people's words have caused people to go as far as to kill themselves. You should be careful or what you say to someone.
ReplyDeleteSometimes though, even when you don't care, the names can still hurt you. In your heart you feel like pain of the words and even if you try not to care they can still hurt.
ReplyDeleteconverseaallstar7
I strongly agree when Converseallstar7 says that the hurtfull words are repeated in your head and eventually become true to you. i think that because of this the lasting effects are much greater and therefore is even worse that physical damage which heals.
ReplyDelete-Yoda
In some cases physical pain can hurt alot but it can never equal the damage that some words can do to you physically and emotionally. there have been cases where people's words have caused people to go as far as to kill themselves. You should be careful or what you say to someone.
ReplyDeleteRickyBobby827
i dont believe in the saying "sticks and stone may break my bone but words will never hurt me". i dont believe it because people say thing to other people that ends up ruining thier life.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Sunny13, because people get punished for physical violence, when they should get in as much trouble for verbal violence. I beleive that the cause of most suicides is verbal abuse not physical abuse.
ReplyDeleteGreen backpack
I disagree with this topic because calling people hursh and cruel names can affect people so much. People have said some pretty intense thing that has result people into taking their own life from all the bullying. I think that calling people name is a big part of people's self confidence.
ReplyDelete-Sporty Chick#00
Elenor Roosevelt said that, "no one can make you feel bad without your own consent." As long as you don't let people get to you, then words can't hurt you. -Mr. Der
ReplyDeleteI believe that whoever created the saying "sticks and stones..." was probably one of the people saying harsh things because they clearly don't understand that words DO hurt.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I think that words are much more harmful than physical violence. This is because with physical violence the pain ends but with time. Whereas with verbal insults they stay on your mind.
ReplyDeleteMichael Scott
In some cases name calling is more painful than physical pain because it could be more long lasting.
ReplyDelete-$treet Balla
I also agree with Converseallstar7. When we hear someone say something that we may not have noticed or have been trying to pretend not to notice, we get very self conscious and tend to resort to drastic measures to change that.
ReplyDeletePo
I think that whether verbal abuse or physical abuse is worse differs among all people. Some prefer verbal over physical abuse and the other way around. I think that the government's view is that physical abuse is worse because you cannot arrest someone for saying something mean. Plus, it also depends on the degree of abuse and how bad it is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Converseallstar7. If something, like hurtful words, are repeated often enough, someone can start to believe them. A person's self-confidence and self-image can be permanently damaged.
ReplyDelete-Maverick3-
I think names will always hurt more than phisical pain, because phisical pain always goes away in the end. Emotional pain could stay with you a lot longer than if you fell and scraped you're knee.
ReplyDelete-xXchitsuukiXx
I guess the only way words can hurt is if you actually care about what other people think about you.
ReplyDelete-Maverick3-
I agree with all of you. But another way to think about physical violence and how it could be worse than words is knowing that someone lothes you enough to do something physical to you. Sometimes just that thought is as painful.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I think that verbal abuse can hurt more than physical pain in some situations. If i were holding hands and hugging my bro I <3 K!tTeñS and get called a f*g, that would be stuck in the back of my mind for a long time and really hurt me emotionally. Of course, excruciating pain could obiously hurt more than words, but I think I am speaking for most people when I say that hurtful words can leave heavier damage.
ReplyDelete- PEN15Commander
But hey physical pain can come with emotional pain. For example post traumatic stress disorder can result in losing a limb which in time will heal but the emotional side of losing that limb can damage someone forever.
ReplyDeleteSunny13
Verbal abuse hurts more than physical because it can't be healed.
ReplyDelete-Uncle Buck
Amen,
ReplyDeleteYes you might be able to walk about from physical pain, but you keep it with you where ever you go in my your mind. If your physically hurt you can go to the hospital and get healed, but if your mentally hurt.. you can't just go get fixed.
-Yess;)
I agree with PEN15Commander if you get called names it does hurt people will have that in thier mind for a while because its what people think of you and we naturally want people to like us so if someone calls us names we want to change so were not like that anymore and i feel thats what keeps it in your mind.
ReplyDelete$jesta$
I agree with HPotterninja14. If an insult or a mean name is repeated to you enough, you begin to believe it. No matter how hard you try, the word will stick in your head and cause self doubt. Even the most confident people can let words effect them.
ReplyDelete-PinkPrincess
I believe physical pain is worse for a shorter amount of time. Emotional wounds stay with you forever and hurt a lot, also.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin
You can argue and resist the effects of someone's words, yet it can take a heavy subconcious effect on the receiver of foul words. While it may be perceived that words are less hurtful then physical violence, sometimes that isn't true.
ReplyDeleteLemony Snicket
Now i agree that verbal abuse sometimes hurts more, but you don't always recover from physical abuse. You all seem to be forgetting the physical abuse can mean being murdered.
ReplyDeleteGreen backpack
Sarah Palin makes a good point that while physical pain may take more of an effect in the moment, emotional pain can last forever.
ReplyDeleteLemony Snicket
I agree with you Sarah Palin (never thought I would say that)
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing insults you start to think that they are right, that maybe you really are that way. That maybe there is something wrong with you and that is much worse than a bruise.
Michael Scott
I beliieve that words are more hurtful to some people, but they need to learn to ignore it and not take it personaly. You know who you are and no one else can change that unless you let them.
ReplyDelete-Mr. Jefferson
I disagree with RickyBobby827 I think that physical pain is way worst then emotional pain. And that i would much rather have somebody call me a name then get punched in the face.
ReplyDeleteYes, after a while, you start to believe what people are saying about you is true.
ReplyDeleteRickyBobby827
I think that even though both physical pain and emotional pain like name calling can both hurt but the names last longer. A mental hurt cant be fixed right away, it takes time.
ReplyDelete-Awesome Chick =)
Physical pain hurts for a little bit but words can stay with you for a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, physical pain can lead to emotional pain, being raped is worse than being called chubby!
ReplyDelete-Mr. Jefferson
i have a comment to nardog.doesnt it depend on the person.if you where to star talking junk to a person with a very bad case of depression the words could possible make it worse.
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on how bad the injury is to. what if it was like the movie law abiding citizen.
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin makes a good point because though many people say it doesnt hurt when people say mean things to them, or about them it does hurt and can cause serious damage to ones mind, and just because it may not offend some people it still doesnt make it right.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that verbal abuse is more damaging than physical, because you are able to escape the abuser and stop being physically hurt, but the verbal abuse can follow you the rest of your life.
ReplyDeletePeople get trashed talked more than getting beat up. There are ways to shut yourself away from a physical "bully" but name calling is everywhere. Anybody can hurt anybody in name calling there's also cyber bullying.
ReplyDelete-$treet Balla
At the time, physical pain may seem way worse than the emotional pain inflicted by words, but once the injery heals the words will still be there.
ReplyDelete-PinkPrincess
Mr. Jefferson, you kind of make a point. So I would say that it really depends on the situation, but to say the words never hurt is wrong because they do.
ReplyDeleteNinja23
I would just like to tell everyone who thinks that verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse they do not know what they are taling about. I doubt anyone who said that could get the s**** beaten out of them and then magically feel better once the bruises heal. It doesn't work that way, the pain inflicted from physical abuse leeds to unimaginable trauma. If someone says I'm gonna rape you it hurts a lot less than actually being raped.
ReplyDelete-Amen
Name calling and bulling can, is some ways be worse the breating some one up. Bruses can heal hand broken limbs will go away but emotional trama is there to stay.
ReplyDeleteLollypopsickle
Names are insulting and can cause instances where people hang themselves from shame.
ReplyDelete-Uncle Buck.
I agree with Ninja23 because some words can really hurt while others can not. But most of the time they do hurt.
ReplyDelete-Sporty Chick#00
People are entitled to their own opinions, but not at the cost of other people's lives. Bullying and hurtful words can eventually lead to suicide.
ReplyDelete-Maverick3-
Physical abuse will hurt worse then verbal but it only lasts a short time or while it is happening. Verbal abuse does not hurt as bad but it can stay with you for a longer period of time.
ReplyDelete... I <3 K!tTeñS
I agree with Amen to a certain extent and like I said earlier, it all depends on the degree of physical or verbal abuse to determine which one is worse.
ReplyDeletePhysical pain is consequencially much more severly punished by the inflicter, but pain by words can leave a different kind of scar. It can leave scars on a person's esteem and character. The saying "Words can never hurt me" is either a lie, or a consolation.
ReplyDeleteAs we get older, we all know what we are capable of, and who we are. When we know this, it will be easier to shrug off coments that might be hurtful because we know they are not ture. -Mr. Der
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