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http://the-hate-project.blogspot.com/ is a collection (just started, but expanding) of photos people have sent in of themselves with the insults they have had thrown at them in the past.
The way I see it, The Hate Project has two main purposes: to highlight the absurdity of hate language, the ignorance and incompleteness of it, how it fails to say as much about us as it does about the abuser. I think for some of us who have endured significant verbal abuse, this is a reminder we need often. The other main purpose is cathartic, to create a ceremonial space for placing the hate into and hopefully, giving us one more tool for walking away from it. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, and it certainly isn't a one-size-fits-all solution for healing the hurt that we begin heaping upon one another very early in life. But for some of us who, despite moving on, still find words flashing unbidden into our minds like malevolent ghosts, this can be useful. And it's useful to see others dealing with it as well.
The way I see it, The Hate Project has two main purposes: to highlight the absurdity of hate language, the ignorance and incompleteness of it, how it fails to say as much about us as it does about the abuser. I think for some of us who have endured significant verbal abuse, this is a reminder we need often. The other main purpose is cathartic, to create a ceremonial space for placing the hate into and hopefully, giving us one more tool for walking away from it. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, and it certainly isn't a one-size-fits-all solution for healing the hurt that we begin heaping upon one another very early in life. But for some of us who, despite moving on, still find words flashing unbidden into our minds like malevolent ghosts, this can be useful. And it's useful to see others dealing with it as well.