I grew up hearing these phrases in classic Disney films and even catch myself saying them from time to time. The reality is that these are insensitive sentences for a very delicate situation. Reflecting on my childhood I think about films like Alice in Wonderland, which was discussed in the article, and I see the story in a new way. At a young age the Mad Hatter was just a fun comic relief when in reality even his name is insensitive to his situation. I wonder how many of my childhood favorite Disney movies made fun of mental illness? In elementary school I remember always hearing the saying: "Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me" and I don't agree with this statement because words are a very powerful tool and if used badly they can do so much damage to a person emotionally and sometimes we don't even realize the destruction or impact our words have caused until we too