I used to like him. A long time ago.
Posted on 10/16/2024 5:28:54 AM PDT by Angelino97
High pitched, extended vowels and incredibly articulated: so-called 'gay voice' is a real phenomenon, researchers say.
Two science YouTubers have scoured studies behind the theory that homosexual men have a unique twang that transcends aspects like culture and upbringing.
Mitch Moffit, a biologist, and Greg Brown, a science teacher — who are both gay — explored what exactly constitutes a 'gay voice' and what might cause it...
They found that analysis comparing the pitch of straight and homosexual men's voices found key differences in how they speak.
Mr Moffit explained: 'Results find that gay men speak with higher pitch variation meaning that their range from low to high is much more extreme than straight men.'
Mr Brown added: 'Gay men were also found to have longer vowel durations for "a", "i", and "u" — they hold these vowels longer in general when they speak compared to straight men.'
One interesting aspect of these pitch analyses was that the results weren't language specific and were replicated across English, French and Dutch.
'The gay voice expands beyond language and isn't just the words or culture we engage in,' Mr Moffit said.
Mr Brown also highlighted a specific way the 's' sound seemed to be spoken amongst gay men.
'Gay men are also more likely to hold their s sound for longer than straight people,' he said.
He highlighted how this is contrary to the so-called 'gay lisp', a perceived quality of gay men's speech where they misarticulate the 's' sound as 'th'.
Studies, however, have shown homosexual men don't have an increased rate of lisps than their straight counterparts.
But one key observed difference between the sexualities was that straight men are more likely to mumble and slur their words compared to gay men who were more articulate.
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No, I don’t have a lisp.
Well, I try to make it not very noticeable. It’s a Midwest-Southern accent now.
Not long ago, I was talking with a man at a hotel in Florida when I was visiting family. He said I had a pleasant accent and wondered where I was from. I told him I was from the local area, but that I have lived in the Midwest for 30+ years.
So it is a mixed accent at this point.
My giveaway is that I (mostly) use proper grammar. I don’t say “have went” like they do up here.
My Mama was the daughter of immigrants, and she told me that I should speak English the way it’s written. She made a good point.
LOL! Reminds me of what I heard dad AND MOM say decades ago about some people!
“He acts like he has a corn cob stuck up his a$$!”
I was briefly watching an NFL game and thought to myself, that announcer sounds kind of gay, and then I realized it was Tom Brady.
Sorry, but he doesn’t have the most masculine of voices.
That’s because he was likely buggered by a homo as a child actor.
I can’t think of any gay man that I know who wasn’t sexually molested by another man well before the age of consent. Not one.
Ours. It’s our money.
He was pretty young then. Maybe 8 or 9. So just damn, if true.
I know a guy who was molested when he was a little boy, starting at age 4 to age 8. He tried very hard to attract women, but few girls were attracted to him. He found he had more luck with attracting men. So he’s gay, but I sometimes think he’s bisexual. If he could attract a woman, that would be fine with him.
I also think it turns them gay, as a coping mechanism to accept that somehow that’s what they really wanted, and then they want to avenge it by doing it to another child themself when they grow up.
He can't possibly be gay, it's not like he divorced a Super Model.
Exactly. Groomed by Hollywood queers was my immediate reaction.
The lisp is usually a giveaway.
Oh, I agree. It turns them gay. It is a learned behavior. Which means it can be “unlearned” to a degree.
One example of what I mean: I will always tend towards being messy, because that’s my nature. I’m not obsessive about cleaning. However, there are tactics and skills I have learned to help me stay more organized. The more I practice those skills, the less messy I am. I have to “work” at it.
Homosexuals can practice talking like a straight guy, and walking like a straight guy, just as easily as they can learn to talk “gay” and walk “gay”.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Interestingly there was a related article recently that posited that there was a ‘gay’ face, subtle features that were more noticeable on gays.
I’m a bit skeptical about facial features - it is hard to change your face without professional help. But speaking is a learned function much of which is gleaned from the company one keeps. Tone and verbiage can change a lot.
I used to like him. A long time ago.
I assume there are two reasons.
1. Many gay men are actors, singers, dancers, or artists. People in those professions, gay or straight, wait tables because of the flexible hours, and because you can earn a good income through tips in some of the pricier restaurants.
2. Gay men are more sociable and extroverted than the average straight man, so gays prefer a job where they can interact with the public and always be "on stage" in a way.
Why not just buy some nail clippers?
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