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Written by a physically disabled and developmentally disabled system with a stutter

Credit: CherishedFawn on discord
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First off, lets cover what even constitutes "stutter typing". If you already know, you can skip to the next section below!Basically "stutter typing" is any form of typing in which the writer mocks* or mimicks what a verbal stutter or stammer would look like through text.> Examples of stutter typing
h-h-hello th-there
h hello th there
hello there(-)there> May be considered stutters depending on who you ask
hhheeellllllooo ttthhheeerrreee
hhhello ttthere

*Many people consider stutter typing a "typing quirk" or "typing comfort" but this does not change that it is wrong and ableist, which will be explained more in depth on the following pages.

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For questions on why using a stutter typing quirk/comfort is not okay or involuntary, go to page 3

Now that we have covered what stutter typing is, lets cover why it is harmful and ableist.> Ableism is any form of discrimination, harassment, bullying or mockery of the actions or symptoms of someone with a disorder, disability or condition.This brings us into the main reason that stutter typing is wrong. It mocks and mimics the symptoms of people with a stutter or stammer. Most commonly stutter typing is used to appear cute, weak, or infantile which is not only a harmful stereotype about people with stutters but it infantilizes and fetishizes people with stutters. Stuttering is not cute, it is not sexy, and it doesn't make you childish, these ideologies are extremely harmful to us.> Stuttering in society, TW for mentions of multiple forms of ableism and abuseAnother reason that stutter typing is so inherently bad is the way it affects people with a real stutter. When growing up with a stutter you are bullied, ridiculed, harassed and even physically or sexually assaulted for it. Seeing something that you were traumatized for that you can not control being mocked online for some aesthetic makes us feel not only unwelcome, but can be triggering and leave us feeling unsafe or in a trauma episode.

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Why stutter typing is never excusable, even if you consider it a "typing quirk" or "typing comfort"> "But its a comfort for me!!"
Simply put, and i will not even try to be nice here, you taking comfort in mimicking something people are abused and discriminated against for is your own problem. Your harmful actions do not come before the comfort of those you are harming.> "I have a typing quirk! I cant control it!"
This argument is invalid because yes you can, there is a difference between can't and don't want to. Many people argue that "typing quirks" are involuntary but this is scientifically impossible as all typing is a conscious choice. I am making a conscious choice to type normally the same way someone who stutter types chooses to type with spaces or dashes between the letters. many people also claim that "typing quirks" are caused by DID and therefore the brain is different. And while it is true that a brain with Dissociative Identity Disorder is different than a normal brain it does not become a super computer that makes your hands have a mind of their own and type in a way you are choosing not to.> "I have a real stutter and i want to stutter type"
Why you would want to do this is truly just incomprehensible to me but I have no right to question you on it. But do it in private, alone, or with a close friend/partner who you know is okay with it. Not other people who can't know that you have a medical stutter. People who you could make feel unsafe, unwelcomed or triggered.

The following page will deal with possibly triggering, anonymous first hand events from people with stutters and the abuse they face due to it, read at your own discretion.

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Trigger Warning:This page is dedicated to first person, anonymous experiences from people with stutters about the abuse and discrimination they face. This will include domestic abuse, education system abuse, and attempted abuse.

Incase my personal testimony on the harm isn't enough, here is a look at what life is really like for us.1. When i was in primary i remember a girl asked me why i talked like a [r-slur], when i asked what she mean she began to mimick me, this went on for about 3 years and by the end of it half the school was doing it. No one did anything to protect me. (age 27)2. I used to work at a gas station in Ontario. Around the time i graduated highschool a man began telling me how angry the way i talked made him. He accused me of doing it specifically to anger him, even after i explained it wasn't something i can just stop doing... He waited until after my shift in his truck and tried to break into my car while i was in it. (age 46)3. I developed a stutter due to a traumatic brain injury in college, when i came home and saw my uncle for the first time since the accident he told me he couldn't believe he had a [r-slur] nephew and drunkenly tried to physically assault me. My parents begged me not to press charges so i stayed silent for years. That was 10 years ago now and i still have nightmares about that day. (age 31)4. I have a stutter where I get stuck on sounds and words and people commonly talk down to me like I’m a small child who’s just learning how to talk and it’s extremely frustrating when people say “just think about what your gonna say before you say it” because I know what I want to say I simply cannot say it. (age 16)