commentr/StutterNovember 7, 2020

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So true, but just try to remember that he’ll be the oldest president elected into the office in US history, and some people are just looking for any reason to hate him. The cognitive decline narrative just happened to be the easiest thing for them to push because of that fact. I think his personality also lends itself to using a lot of personal anecdotes as well; his language/verbiage (not talking about his actual speech production here) isn’t as succinct and to the point as someone like say, Obama, which can add to his whole “grandpa rambling on about the old days” image for some people imo. His stutter is just an unfortunate victim in the crosshairs of that, as I see it. If anything take heart that over the next 4 years at least, people will be made more aware of stuttering and how shortsighted it is to correlate it with low cognition. You don’t get to where he is without being competent (unless your name is Donald Trump). I don’t agree with *all* of his politics, but Biden has a loOooOooong political history of proving that his stuttering is not one of the things you can criticize him for in good faith. That’s a win worthy of celebrating in my eyes!

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Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work

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Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career