postr/StutterJanuary 8, 2025

Why do us stutterers only hear about famous people and how they ‘overcame’ and ‘cured’ their stutter, rather than how it’s ok to stutter?

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Why do us stutterers only hear about famous people and how they ‘overcame’ and ‘cured’ their stutter, rather than how it’s ok to stutter? Literally this is all I heard my whole life, especially with Steve Harvey. I constantly desperately tried to always find a celebrity who has a stutter like me, but it was always the same old “How I overcame my stutter”. I wish I could hear a celebrity still have a noticeable stutter and teach us it’s ok to stutter, rather than the constant story of how I cured and overcame it. In MY OPINION, it just teaches kids that you need to get rid of your stutter to be successful, rather then truely accepting it.

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Identity & Disability

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Acceptance & PridePublic Awareness / Media