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postr/StutterAug 9, 2024
35 points

I made a stuttering awareness TikTok account!

I made a stuttering awareness TikTok account! The name is: stutteringisntweak. On that account I will be spreading facts and degrading misconceptions about stuttering while also explaining how to trea...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
9 points

The same people who mock stuttering, tease or mock people for anything they can think of: Trump gets mocked for being orange from his make-up, having small hands and needing to wear diapers. My perc...

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Stigma & BullyingPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2024
14 points

Great post! **My summary**: (of this post) * Mocking 'stuttering' is like the normal thing nowadays. We get made fun of, mocked, bullied, treated like we’re not humans. People don’t wanna talk to yo...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
3 points

I think because stuttering overall is not attractive/popular, you see mostly in stand ups, comedy shows when they make jokes about it, but besides this they dont know anything, what is stuttering, how...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
2 points

Yes, Checkhov's gun, realistic stuttering breaks the immersion and disrupts the pacing and makes scenes drag or feel disjointed. Fluent dialogue is easier for the audience to process and stuttering us...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
3 points

I think the principle of [Chekhov's Gun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun), originally from from playwrighting but applicable to movies, applies here. If you're going to hang a gun on the...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
9 points

One of my pet peeves are movies (it's mostly shows) where everyone speaks like a world class orator and poet. No short sentences, no straightforward answers, no thinking before coming up with the perf...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
2 points

Yes ive seen IT. there are exceptions of course, but people normally don't want to watch real life conversations. If the actor stutters or stumbles, the director will probably say: "Take 243, stop fuc...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
2 points

Yes I mean actors.. if they throw in miscues, stumbles, and people correcting themselves, you start to lose your audience. This goes along the lines of accents. A good example is the Jamaican lady in ...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
7 points

There are a few films where this is the case. Without researching it one that comes to mind is IT, the protagonist has a noticeable stutter, he gets mocked by some bullies. What I find hilarious is ...

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Public Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
0 points

Maybe it's time constraints. Throwing in a few stumbled words, or someone correcting themselves can add in a few seconds each time. TV shows more than movies have a time constraint they have to meet f...

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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2024
0 points

Maybe it isn't done because people don't want to watch real life, they want to watch a movie, where every word is understood....

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postr/StutterJul 29, 2024
4 points

Why do we never hear actors stutter or stumble over words in movies?

Why do we never hear actors stutter or stumble over words in movies? It would be more realistic for them to add it in the movie. Or.. would that undermine the character being portrayed? I've seen ins...

Identity & Disability
Public Awareness / MediaAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2024
1 points

Obviously, since you must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, to be POTUS....

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2024
1 points

We have a famous deputy with a heavy stutter in my country. He's our hero, maybe some day he'll get to be vice president, who knows You couldn't even tell Joe Biden has a stutter...

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Public Awareness / MediaIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2024
1 points

This is an example of one redditor making fun of the fact that *biden does not have a noticeable stutter*...

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Public Awareness / Media
postr/StutterJul 26, 2024
38 points

UFC heavyweight fighter Curtis Blaudes speaks about his speech impediment

UFC heavyweight fighter Curtis Blaudes speaks about his speech impediment Just saw this video and thought it might be bring some positivity. https://x.com/CasualMMAinc/status/1816503162594795818?t=...

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postr/StutterJul 26, 2024
5 points

UFC fighter Curtis Blaydes who has a stutter will be competing for the heavyweight championship belt tomorrow!

UFC fighter Curtis Blaydes who has a stutter will be competing for the heavyweight championship belt tomorrow! ...

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commentr/StutterJul 26, 2024
-1 points

Honestly I have a stutter and no one with a stutter should ever be president !! Just a no no the person needs to be fully fluent so no one can make fun of them...

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Public Awareness / MediaSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2024
3 points

For what it's worth, he acknowledged his stutter in his address to the nation from today and highlighted his accomplishments in spite of his stutter....

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Public Awareness / MediaDisclosure & Telling Others