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postr/StutterJan 9, 2025
17 points

TIL 5X NBA Champion Ron Harper Has A Stutter

TIL 5X NBA Champion Ron Harper Has A Stutter I’m a big 90s Bulls fan & I was really surprised that the starting point guard for the bulls second threepeat had a stutter. Not a lot of celebrities have ...

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commentr/StutterJan 9, 2025
3 points

Welcome aboard! I started my "stuttering journey" in my early 20's; almost 20 years ago. You bring up a great point about listening to other's experiences. I thought I knew everything about stutterin...

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postr/StutterJan 8, 2025
61 points

I love every single one of yall and I am glad I found this group

I love every single one of yall and I am glad I found this group Yall have literally saved my life I have been reading everyone’s experiences and stories. We got this! for the longest time I felt alon...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2025
2 points

I think I defined great people as those who overcome adversity. I'm sure there's plenty of other types of great people out there. Some celebrities are. Some celebrities are pieces of s***. I think E...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2025
17 points

In the UK, we have a Celebrity who openly stutters. His name is Gareth Gates. He's a singer and actor. He also won a show called SAS: Who Dares Wins. (You basically have to complete special forces tra...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2025
32 points

I agree. When I was much younger, I thought it was interesting and cool, but as I've gotten older (I'm 52 now), I realize that hearing about famous people like Jame Earl Jones or Marilyn Monroe suppos...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2025
13 points

what's your definition of great people and are celebrities considered great people? My take is that celebrities have big egos, and it's a story that sounds good. The fact is that 85% of children gro...

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commentr/StutterJan 7, 2025
4 points

Hey man, I want you to know that you’ve touched many individuals with this one post, no matter how many likes it gets, and neither how many negative you get. God is Love, and when you find God, you f...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
11 points

I met my wonderful husband of 54 years at a religious youth group. The marriage lasted 54 years, my interest in that religion didn’t! This man presented me proudly in every venue, socially as well as ...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2024
11 points

Mostly in college/ grad school while hanging out as friends. (This was before apps) Not sure if there are any other women who stutter here who have had a similar experience but I have not seen as much...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2024
1 points

No it’s not but one time I told a teacher when my class started the semester that I had a stutter and had to read off of index cards for my presentations. She said it was ok no problem. So I give my p...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2024
10 points

The girls I dated never mind. They thought it was cute, but I do remember this one girl who, in the mid of an argument, she said. Nobody is gonna love you because you stutter....

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2024
2 points

keep it up. thats an achievement. your story reminded me of my first ever stage performance. i wrote a play in college and the guy who was to portray a character didnt turn up last moment before we h...

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commentr/StutterDec 26, 2024
1 points

OMG that's such a powerful essay! I am a Chinese Duke applicant this year, and I also wrote about my stuttering experience and my organization around that (first one in China). I was so moved by this ...

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commentr/StutterDec 25, 2024
5 points

I was really impressed with how they handled someone with a stutter. And the scene where Penguin stood up for Vik in the restaurant, wow! That really hit me. Vik was never used as a joke or a punchli...

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commentr/StutterDec 25, 2024
20 points

I liked it. Usually when I see stuttering on-screen I cringe because it is done either very badly or for pure comedic effect. This was very well done. So well in fact that I had to look up whether or ...

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postr/StutterDec 25, 2024
107 points

Viktor's stuttering

Viktor's stuttering Hey everyone, i dont know if anyone talked about this but what do you think of Viktor and his representation of stuttering in Penguin tv series? I personally really really resonat...

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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2024
3 points

No worries. Drive safe and laugh when you can. I have some amazing stories about my stutter. Got to be a ball boy at a Man Utd game as they thought I had special needs when I really just turned my stu...

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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2024
1 points

I started this essay with a story about my grad school advisor, author Darcey Steinke and her punk rock stutter, and then I get into the famously flawed and how it can become so badass when you own yo...

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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
3 points

I love that you mentioned the documentaries and lessons from your speech therapist—it’s such a great reminder that we’re not alone in this journey, and there’s so much we can learn from each other. A...

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