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It’s really okay for any of us to be offended by that, or any scene where stuttering is used for comedic effect. Just like it is okay for any of us to find it okay, acceptable, and even hilarious. ...

No. Should I have a symbol for every disorder I have? One each for stammer, social anxiety, general anxiety, avoidant personality, PTSD, suspected ADHD, possible autism, chronic procrastinator. I'm ...

I was watching it with friends and had no idea that scene was in there. It seemed kinda thoughtless that they would choose to watch that and to laugh at it with me around....

I don't understand why do so much people in comments under this video with this moment laugh and say how it is funny. It's not something funny when someone has a speech disability that ruins life. it ...

I love that movie despite that scene. Comedy will almost always hurt someone’s feelings, it just happened to be “our turn” to be offended. I just trust that most people would be empathetic in a real l...

I feel the same way. I looked up the scene on YouTube and everyone in the comments is saying how hilarious the scene is. It’s very disheartening that it’s so easy for people to laugh and make fun of...

I hate when stuttering is used as comedy. I hated that scene so much and only got through like a minute or so of it before just walking out. It's embarrassing to me, especially when I see other people...

I watched My Cousin Vinny for the first time and the stutter scene in court really got me

I watched My Cousin Vinny for the first time and the stutter scene in court really got me It reminded me of high school and the handful of disastrous presentations I was forced to give in class. It’s...

I wondered how Bruce felt when his character John McClane made fun of Simon's stutter in Die Hard With A Vengeance....

Is it biased? (rejection)

Is it biased? (rejection) So, I am attending a university and I had applied for a Teaching Assistant (required to have certain English speaking score) I am one point short. I was even recommended by a...

13% of Men and 20% Women Who Took This Poll So Far Wouldn't Date Someone With A Stutter

13% of Men and 20% Women Who Took This Poll So Far Wouldn't Date Someone With A Stutter ...

Certainly not the most inclusive survey, OP. As someone with a handicap, I would think you’d be more sensitive to such matters…🙃 Do better next time!!!...

Yes many people have. But funnily enough the people who have are the ones in lower set so ye and also they sing ‘I’ve got a sssstuttrt and my favourite food is bread and but’ that really pisses me off...

Yeah of course it sucks, it always will. But you know straight away that her friends are dicks. Always good to know the playing field! Most people are alright though, I think we as stutterers do hav...

Anyone else feel disrespected in different situations because of their stutter, but people will blame it on something else

Anyone else feel disrespected in different situations because of their stutter, but people will blame it on something else I've heard people making jokes about me behind my back, or even to my face as...

A slightly darker reel from me but hey it's microaggressions we're talking about here !!

A slightly darker reel from me but hey it's microaggressions we're talking about here !! So I went a little darker for this reel on our experience of microaggressions in the lived experience of stutte...

I can relate to this in multiple ways. From my adolescent years to now. I've had jobs where it was blatantly told to me that certain people didn't want to talk to me because of my speech affliction. T...

There are a lot of possibilities as to why someone has trouble making friends, or doesn’t. Its not just about being nice/not rude. People have biases for all sorts of things. If you tend to keep qui...

A lot of people do appreciate disclosure. You'd be surprised how many people have no exposure/education on stuttering. Some interpret severe blocking as mentally handicapped, mental health issues, on ...

Oh I intent to next time it happens. Next person that makes a snarky comment is getting verbally decimated by an angry stutterer....