In the September 27th issue of the BNA Internet Law News e-mail was a story about how the British Stammering Association has been protesting against YouTube. Stammering, as defined by Websters Dictionary states stammering is a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds, also known as stuttering. The reason the the British Stammering Association is protesting against YouTube is because YouTube has classified people who are having trouble speaking in the category of "comedy". When using YouTube, you can search certain topics such as comedy, music, sports, people, and many more.
The British Stammering Association is very upset because they think that stammering is a serious issue and is not something that should be laughed at. They are also questioning YouTube whether they are encouraging their users to laugh at deaf or blind people as well, whether those videos should also be categorized as "comedy". YouTube replied to this remark by saying the none of the videos that they are upset about violate the terms of use. One of the associations supporters argues that stammering shouldn't be a joke but those people should receive help and not criticism.
In my opinion, The British Stammering Association does have a good point, but since those videos do not violate the terms of use, then there is not much they can do. Stammering is a problem in our society for many people, and those people should receive help, but as for YouTube they don't have to change anything. It is sad that people find stammering comedic, but people do and if that's how they characterize it, then that's how they characterize it.
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