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He's digging himself so far he'll reach China by tomorrow. The old saying goes "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" - except that words inform our actions. No, the literal word does not hurt you as every pedantic pseudo-intellectual will tell you as they posit why they should be allowed to say faggot without consequences because South Park said its ok now. You say something is "gay" in a pejorative way around someone who, somewhere in the recesses of his mind, thinks gay people are the scum of the earth and now you've just made that idea a little more acceptable to him. The same goes for every other word with negative connotations.