commentr/StutterMarch 20, 2021

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Interesting. > I also don’t get why you laughed your ass off for 30 minutes..? The reason I laughed should be what someone would consider a childish sense of humour, or maybe it was a particular way I felt that day; don't blame me too much! > Full of insensitive pricks. The feeling I got was everyone saw her effort but decided to pick on the funny or negative side of things. For a "humorous" website, I saw zero intentional disrespect to be honest. Laughing can be serious or light depending on how you feel, at least that's how I view it. (unpopular opinion?) I'm curious as to what you'd consider not being insensitive? Maybe a comment section depicting a "hero" or a brave woman unashamed of delaying a national matter (sort of?). What I've read in the comments seemed to reflect a little of that, but might've been projecting. I was also not expecting anyone to fully understand the troubles of stuttering; specially with the portuguese common mentality of "I have such a hard life, why are others so lucky? Why is this woman who basically can't speak a word on the TV in front of millions?" > This is why we don’t see real stutterers on big platforms but only the recovered ones who don’t stutter anymore. This is simply the way the world works. Think of it this way: if it was on a smaller scale it would be immensely better received from the public (as in not in parliament). This is not to say I don't see the eyebrow-raising ignorance of the majority, but it turns out it's an everyday thing and probably subconsciously filtered a lot, haha. Regardless, it should've served its purpose to raise awareness in a wider scale than the internet even if not reflected in the comments.

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Community & SupportIdentity & Disability

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Humor & Community ToneStigma & Bullying