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Where I'm from, stutterer is a lowbrow comedy relief stock character trope, played by people who do not stutter. And my family members are really harsh about my stutter, telling me to stop or people will think I'm mentally handicapped. This is why to this day I don't tell people that I stutter, because I don't know what their preconception of stutter is. I just try my best to control it in front of people, so even if I stutter, they would just take it as nervous slips. I'm always terrified to see someone who stutters doing public speaking, because I can put myself in their shoes, I'm terrified of their stutter coming out, and I'm terrified of the potential laughing from the crowd, because I have been through that far too many times in school. It is a good wish, I hope with Biden as US president, people will be more and more aware and give us a better time down the line. There aren't that many of us after all, I heard it's 1 in 100? I've only met one other person who stutters irl in the 20 something years that I've lived. It is good to meet someone who understands.