Heyy! I am from India and a PWS. There is a hugee celebrity here, by the name of Hrithik Roshan, who stutters as well. He is a Bollywood actor, and has had to use stuttering techniques to hide/overcome his stutter. Howsoever, he has spoken about it in an interview wherein he has stuttered very openly too. Would love for you guys to check that out. Having said that, this is indeed what we want more of. People who do not hesitate to stutter. Because Afterall, it is not something to overcome. It is something to embrace as it is just...a part of our being. Thank you for the video! ❤ P.S. Thank you for the subtitles for us non-Dutch speaking folks.
Hi, Willemijn. I'm only 2¾ minutes in to this video; but I want to stop and say thank you. Why? Because you made the English subtitles something that we can turn on and off-instead of something that is part of the visual information in the video, which we can't turn off. In this case, English subtitles for Dutch will help me; but, in general, in my opinion, subtitles should be an option for the viewer, not something that is forced on the viewer. When I don't need subtitles and they are forced on me, it's distracting. Thank you for giving us the option.
@@smadaf I'm glad you like it this way! I thought it would be nice to be able to 'enjoy' the stuttering without knowing what they're saying, and I thought fixed subtitles would be a bit distracting too.
@@juststutter , thank you for the reply. "Fixed subtitles" is a good name for that kind of subtitle. I never know what to call them, when I want to distinguish them from . . . well, come to think of it, from what should be called "closed captions" (which get their name from the fact that they are "closed" in the sense that they are hidden from the viewer until he or she chooses to open them up). (I don't know how it is in other languages' RU-vid interfaces; but, in English, the button says "CC", which is good.) Anyway, as I was saying-before I interrupted myself-, I never know what to call them, so I end up using whole sentences to try to make clear the distinction that I have in mind. And sometimes I think of calling them "forced subtitles", but I worry that this sounds harsh. Maybe that's what I'll do: "closed captions" for the things that the viewer can turn on and off; and "subtitles" for the 'forced' or 'fixed' ones. Well, this is a bit long; but, as a student of communication, maybe you appreciate it. I always enjoy your videos. Someday, I'll stop being so lazy and write the longer comments and questions that I've had in mind for months.
I would love to see stuttering represented like this in the United States. I am so TIRED of hearing “*insert famous person* overcame their stutter” because a stutter is not something to “overcome” it is a natural variation in human communication!!! I’ve masked my stutter for decades, and I’m working toward my own goal of stuttering openly again! (It’s a slow progression as masking this is a strong habit). I wonder how my stutter would present if I had grown up with people like Miss. Montreal! Thank you for this video! It was wonderful to learn about public figures who openly stutter. ❤
Hello Willemijn, thank you for another great video. Some other American celebrities who stutter are Marilyn Monroe, James Earl Jones… do you know them?
@@johnpeterson3013 Yes, but I haven't seen much of their stuttering. At all, really. (The title is more referring to whether they actually show it or not.)
I mostly agree with what your saying, but there was one celebrity who had no problem showing his stuttering. He passed away in 2017. His name is Mel Tillis. He was a country singer who probably made more money because of his stutter than his singing.
I do know this, but I don't notice it in the moment. Which I'm really happy with, it means I'm not worrying about stuttering and just talking openly :)
In fact, stuttering varies a lot. Sometimes it depends on the situation, person you are talking to, number of people present, stress... And, as far as I know, a lot of us have periods of time in which we stutter more or less often (like, for a month or more) and there is no reason whatsoever. People may think their stutter is weird because it changes a lot, but that's actually how stuttering works! It's funny to see even we are surprised by it 😂
