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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
4 points

I still think that it’s too evident to overlook that society expects men to be strong leaders and such, and stuttering being seen as a weakness doesn't really fit that mold. If a certain guy doesn't s...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
1 points

Well it’s not a very well-formed opinion on female stutterers as a whole if you base it on one person’s experience....

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
3 points

This is not a contest about who struggles more. It's a discussion, and I am sharing my own opinion and experience. Personally, I would be much more miserable as a man....

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
3 points

So you use your own experience to generalize female stutterers as a whole? As many other women in this thread has already mentioned, they too struggle A LOT and have been victims of bullying. Being a ...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
16 points

It’s also super difficult because people don’t understand that stuttering is not a cognitive disability. I’ve seen a lot of people approach me to try to talk to me but freak out once I answer them. I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
6 points

As a woman who stutters I feel like my personality is intimidating enough to keep the majority of haters at bay. I’m very loud, very outspoken, very… nonchalant? but I can become very protective/defen...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
11 points

Stuttering has completely destroyed my confidence as well. What's worst is that when I have to stand up for myself I always stutter and end up looking ridiculous. This is stupid. Anyone who stutters ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
2 points

Man, I do wish that the stuttering demographics were more equal. Because I’d looooove to date a girl who not only sympathized with my disability, but understood and empathized with it. One of my bigge...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
6 points

Sorry for all the women who stutters who are not respected in this community. As a man, it makes me sad to see another person with this disability get dismiss by others with the same disability. Just ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
2 points

One thing is fixed atleast for me, first impression is the last impression doesn't work for me, people who get to know me in the long run stays...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
5 points

I’m a woman and I don’t feel I have it easier at all. I work in a corporate environment where I frequently need to present to senior leadership. There is a such thing as ‘executive presence’. Those th...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
0 points

Lol. Redditors throw around "incel" the same way that 14 year old boys threw around words like "gay" back in the early 2000s. It's a label that elicits an "ick" factor and makes people feel the need ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
2 points

I’ve said this several times in here but… My daughter’s ex is an ex con leprechaun with one of the most profound stutters I’ve ever heard and that little bastard is …. well he be fuckin. They’re not ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
6 points

I know it's anecdotal, but I'm just comparing my experience with those of my dad and male cousin. We all have a similar degree of stutter, and I can easily tell that their social lives have been harde...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
6 points

I think this is a disability with so many layers. Some have a more difficult forms of stuttering, some have less support from family or friends, some are more bullied/dismissed, some develop lifelong ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
-9 points

Lol love when people tag whatever they don't like as incel talk.. Women that stutter have it easier than men that stutter for the same reason women that don't stutter have it easier than men that don...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
14 points

As a guy who has had some real rough periods in my life, It's hard to come to terms with the things that intersect in our lives like stuttering or societal expectations of gender. It's also hard to ac...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
8 points

As a guy, i can tell you with 100% certainty that this sort of comment comes from sexism. There's a lot i could talk about it - how a lot of it is structural, and men don't even notice they are being ...

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
13 points

It runs on my mother's side of the family. I (I'm a woman) have it, male and female cousins have it. Incel behavior that assumes us women never face any issues and every man is attracted to us....

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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
3 points

It’s an endless battle. It doesn’t “bother me” to the extent that I don’t see anything wrong with stuttering around friends and family. However, in my day to day, I still struggle at times. Most recen...

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