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You're right it does help but it's still frustrating (for me anyway). http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6740732 I couldn't explain why but this article pretty much sums it up for me in every way....

I don't stutter, but I have friends who do, so I read your subreddit. I actually do find it cute in some contexts. I'm not saying this to annoy you, I just figured I should stand up and be counted. A...

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How it was presented is what I found demoralizing. I was being treated as a "stutter" and like it was a novelty. I could accept it being a fetish as long as I wasn't treated like a pure novelty act. ...

I think either of those things almost guarantee that they are being ignorant of the difficulties that come with stuttering....

What's cute about something that robs you of the ability to fluently and cohesively, without physical pain in my case, articulte your thoughts and express yourself? Sod all IMO. ...

They wouldn't, would they? "Oh hey, you're blind, that is *adorable*!" is possibly not something they would ever say. ...

I dunno about some people, but the one person I've encountered, yes....

Nope, I did ask them to clarify what they meant. ...

I don't get pissed off, I just dont see it. But who am I to judge them if they find it cute? I just make sure they genuinely find stuttering endearing and aren't incidentally being ignorant of the dif...

It makes the speaker feel better to "dress up" the stutter. They don't want to feel uncomfortable. It's an immature way to handle the situation before them. Some honesty would be more mature such as,...

I don't have personal experience with people fetishizing stuttering, but I've seen it, particularly in smutty fanfiction with "nervous" submissive characters....

Also, *quite* sure. Actual quotes: "Don't apologize for stuttering. I think it's cute." "I actually find your stuttering to be quite endearing." "I noticed you stutter sometimes. It's really cute...

Honestly, can you elaborate? I've had girls tell me this but I never thought twice of it ...

It's infuriating, and it diminishes stuttering as a serious topic. I have also been told that it is endearing. People who don't stutter do not have the right or capacity to tell people who have stutt...

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Asking him matters. As a closest friend, they're likely already at serious ease around you. Even if they say it is OK, it might be a good idea to not finish the sentences each time you feel like it. ...

A fetish? Is stuttering really a fetish for some people? ...

I've never heard anyone refer to it as "cute". You sure they're not really talking about their relation towards you in general?...

> to ask him how he wants you to handle his stuttering For me it's such a sensitive topic that I don't know how to approach or start a conversation about it. I think it's kind of a big deal for hi...