# Kennedy Family. (not political)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476 "2024-04-18T21:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/1 "2024-04-18T21:57:12Z")

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I saw the speech Kerry Kennedy made in their endorsement of Biden. I don’t care who they endorse.  
That’s not what this is about.

What is up with their speech?  
I’m not dissing them. I suffer with speech impediment myself. I know they are difficult to deal with. I have sympathy.

Kerry speaks like RFKjr. Not as profoundly.  
Two of the other brothers have strange facial movements.

I am just curious.

There’s too much noise on the internet to try and filter through.  
I thought someone may have read, somewhere, if they are diagnosed with a specific disorder.

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/2 "2024-04-18T22:31:25Z")

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So it’s more than RFK Sr and his offspring with Boston accents hmm? Is it that they think a long time before talking, breaks between phrases or something kind of mismatches?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/3 "2024-04-18T22:34:38Z")

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I’m asking. Seems more than an accent.

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/4 "2024-04-19T00:04:15Z")

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I think it’s dysphonia, right? That seems like such an umbrella for all kinds of voices though. You’re right how RFK Jr speaks in a raspy way too. I’ve always wondered if speaking tones are genetic, as my sister and great aunt have similar voices.

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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/5 "2024-04-19T00:05:46Z")

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I noticed something odd too. It’s like they have to keep concentrating and steadying their muscles so as not to lose control. I assumed it was a motor disorder.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kennedy-family-not-political/1000476/6 "2024-04-19T00:51:04Z")

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I have Childhood onset fluency disruption (aka Stuttering, apparently that’s what they call it now, no one informed me).

I looked up dysphonia. Ooh. Lordy. There is a lot of info on it. And many variables.

I think they must have some sort of that.  
I feel bad for them.

Many years of speech therapy I never got much better. I’ve had good periods and bad.