Sticks and Stone for Today?

Submitted by Chris Ducret on Sun, 11/17/2019 - 15:56
Chris Ducret

The old nursery rhyme 

Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me.

Coming about sometime in the mid to late 1800s (Wikipedia) looks to be null in the 201X's now.

Does the rhyme need to be updated?  Suggestions?

How about?

Will use sticks and stones to break your bones because of the names you call me.

How about

I will break your bones as names harm me. 

 

Amazing how things have changed.  Somehow I don't think the 1800s were nicer than today. Are the people from the 1800 wiser than we are today?