Nah things didn't change too much I was a 90s kid and I definitely experienced bad bullying at school, being beat up by whole mobs because I stuttered and people just taking the piss and imitating even the younger years. I guess you can perceive the same character a few different ways and it's interesting to see your perspective! My parents also never made a big deal out of it which probably helped and encouraged me telling me famous people had a stutter like King George, Earl Jones who played Darth Vader and Joe Biden. After the bullying I focused on Olympic wrestling and gym and then beat up a couple of the kids who bullied me and that gave me a huge confidence boost and from then I just felt comfortable with my stutter and responded really aggressively towards anyone taking the piss until nobody did. Everyone's journey is gonna be different but I'm happy with where I am right now, Im glad things are slowly changing for the better and society is more accepting than it once was.