commentr/StutterApril 6, 2017

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Not making people uncomfortable but I do revel in minor confrontation now. Once in a while people are somewhat rude to me because of my profession (journalism) and that always makes my eyes light up a bit. A good one I had was in an interview with a communication manager who was notorious for providing very little info and not being helpful/being very dismissive of journalists. It was on a somewhat controversial subject so I was trying to get all the info/quotes I could. He was sticking to his lines and saying he wouldn't comment on the question I had, so I basically kept asking the same question with different wording, and it was clearly pissing him off. Eventually he hung up on me. Doesn't come across that exciting in writing... Pretty much, when I was younger and more shy I would avoid any sort of confrontation like that. Now I thrive on kicking the hornet's nest and stirring things up. Because of stuttering, I've come to love free speech.

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