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Nah, they're actually portraying Pennywise with a stutter this time in an effort to appeal to stuttering circus-folk viewers. Viewership from that particular demographic has historically been pretty w...

Anyone else curious about how the new IT remake might portray stuttering?

Anyone else curious about how the new IT remake might portray stuttering? In the original miniseries, Bill had a stutter growing up, and it played a role in the plot (don't want to give away too much)...

At no point does anyone make fun of him, or point it out, or expect him to hurry up. They accept it and accept him and just let him talk through it. Also, he's not dumb, he ends up doing very well ...

Did you like how stuttering was portrayed in The Waterboy?

Did you like how stuttering was portrayed in The Waterboy? Hey all, The Waterboy came out when I was 10 or so and instantly became my favourite movie of all time, and it still is. I think Adam Sand...

I would suggest posting this in the med school sub for better answers. Here is a podcast about a doctor who stutters http://stuttertalk.com/brian-smart-m-d-being-a-doctor-who-stutters-and-medical-sc...

If stuttering is different for everyone, then Jimmy is not the most accurate depiction. I haven't heard anyone in my support group stutter like that. And South Park uses his stuttering for comedy, in ...

It never once cross my mind that Rick Stutters. It's more of a stammer than a stutter. The most accurate depiction of stuttering imo is South Park's Jimmy. I honestly don't mind. And the problem with...

Have the producers stated that Rick and Morty stutter? We discussed it before: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/5pi8o2/id_like_to_take_a_moment_to_thank_rick_and_morty/ I still reckon they'r...

In my country there is a singer songwriter with a moderate stutter that openly stutters on TV. She's even a coach on our version of The Voice. A really good rolemodel for others. An example https://y...

Stuttering in the Media

Stuttering in the Media What are your thoughts on stuttering in the media? All these celebrities who say they stutter, don't stutter openly. How is this good for the stuttering community? Sure the "...

Because they stereotype us into something they can more easily understand. This is what I hated about Paul Giamatti's character in Lady in the Water. Almost ruined the movie for me....

Come to think of it, I can't remember any interesting fictional stutterers....

Well, regardless of whether their stuttering is the consequence of an actual natural speech impediment or is caused by Rick's behavior as an alcoholic and Morty's severe anxiety and insecurity (as /u/...

Rick is an alcoholic and Morty suffers from anxiety but none of them stutter. ...

Are you sure they're supposed to be stutterers? Have the people behind the show clarified that?...

They stutter and aren't portrayed as weak, unconfident or in that sort of negative way that people with stutters are. Theyre actually loved by many fans and play an important role in the normalization...

I'd like to take a moment to thank Rick and Morty

I'd like to take a moment to thank Rick and Morty God damn they inadvertently did us a huge favour. Never in my life did i expect I'd see pws be seen as that cool....

James Earl Jones also grew up with a stuttering problem for those who didn't know....

It depends who you're referring to. I've heard professional footballers (soccer players) stutter in the past as well as different TV personalities. In my humble opinion, I'd be more inspired to hear...

Apparently Bruce Willis stutters. Not that I don't believe it, but I haven't seen him actually stutter. Anyone got a video of him stuttering? Or Joe Biden?...