Words Matter (Part 1)

By Darryl Sweeper, Jr., MA, and Dominic Ysidron, MS “We should acknowledge that the childhood adage, ‘sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me,’ is patently untrue. Words and the meanings with which they are imbued can achieve accuracy and relevance, or they can transmit dangerous stereotypes and half-truths. They can empower or disempower, humanize …