Borussia Dortmund apologizes for sharing offensive TikTok mocking woman's stammer

Borussia Dortmund has issued an apology after facing backlash for posting a TikTok that appeared to mock a woman from Wales, Jessie Yendle, for her stammer. The video showed influencer Yendle struggling to pronounce a sound before transitioning into a popular TikTok dance track. Yendle, who raises a... [More info]

I wanna share a story about people having a bad day. Because right now that's more common than it's ever been and some of us need a reminder to just be kind to ourselves.

I have a speech impediment. It's a lifelong thing and it confuses a lot of people when they meet me, mainly because I work so hard to keep it under control. I even have a YouTube channel because that's the level of self-tormenting I subject myself to these days. It has helped me learn to control my speech better.

But it's hard work. Seriously hard work. My brain is working triple time to search of better words, better neural paths, better ways to get words out fast and get myself out of the line-light. Every conversation is immense effort to make myself appear semi normal.

So how bad can it be? On a bad day I cannot even say my name. Yesterday was a bad day.

#BadDays #Stuttering #Stammering #SpeechImpediment

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