Yeah, on balance, I think I am inclined to agree with Khai-J-Bach.

I've never subscribed to that adage "sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me".

As human beings, our language, written or spoken, is surely one of the most powerful tools... and by extension, weapons... we have.

So, in context, words typed on a page, whether shouted out in a public space, or whispered menacingly in a private one, can be very potent things, can't they?