A study of hurtful words used in a humorous context compared to non-humorous communication found that the use of humor made people feel less hurt. (powerofpositivity.com)
People say HURTFUL words in Seventeen, but as Nadine figures out her identity without Krista by her side, the tender moments are calibrated just right — Darian and Nadine hug, but have to shake off the yuck afterwards. (laineygossip.com)
And using hurtful words like «I wish formula were never invented so your gene pool would die off...» makes one worry about what type of parent you're going to be using such hurtful / judgemental words like that. (babycenter.com)