What the way we talk says about gay pri and lgerg prejudice
Contents:
- IS THERE A REASON WHY A LOT OF GAY MEN SPEAK WH A LISP?
- THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
- WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?
- THE "GAY" LISP, IS REAL OR IS FORCED?
- OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
- THE GAY VOICE
- WHAT DO LIMP WRISTS HAVE TO DO WH GAY MEN?
- WHY DO GAY GUYS SPEAK WH A LISP??
- IS THERE A “GAY VOICE”?
- THE GAY LISP?
- WHAT MEANS TO ‘SOUND GAY’
IS THERE A REASON WHY A LOT OF GAY MEN SPEAK WH A LISP?
The prent study examed the popular stereotype that gay men lisp by evaluatg to what extent listeners associated ntal or ontal articulatn/lispg wh gayns. Fifteen heterosexual mal and 15 heterosexual femal listened to 275 sampl of read speech and judged the sexual orientatn o … * why do gay men have a lisp *
The prent study examed the popular stereotype that gay men lisp by evaluatg to what extent listeners associated ntal or ontal articulatn/lispg wh gayns.
THE PREVALENCE OF LISPG GAY MEN
When Richard Bright ttified before Congrs the other day, someone posted that he noticed Bright's lisp and qutned if he was gay. The same type of ment has been posted about H&HS ttg ... * why do gay men have a lisp *
Based on the ratgs of the listeners of the prent study, lispg speakers were signifintly more often judged to be homosexual. The rults of this study nfirmed prev prelimary fdgs that suggted that ontal or ntal articulatn/lispg is a feature that listeners associate wh gayns.
idk why but the high pched voice and slight lisp (i dont thk lisp is the right word, there's jt somethg that stands out about the S but isnt a full TH noise like a lisp) is very stereotypil of gay guys, but only a uple of the gay guys i know irl actually speak like this. It jt always seemed to me to be a flamboyant thg that immediately poted people out as gay and seems to be much more mon gay celebri famo for beg gay than actual real life people. When media began to place more and more gay men to the spotlight they went wh stereotyped gay men ( you rarely see a gay man the media who isn't Obvly gay) and so the ial for a gay man to anyone growg up on this media was the flamboyant type wh that lisp.
WHY IS ANY GUY WH A LISP ASSUMED TO BE GAY?
In 'Do I Sound Gay?', David Thorpe exam the myster orig of the "gay voice" while tryg—and failg—to rid himself of his own gayish flectn * why do gay men have a lisp *
I've been out for over twenty years and known hundreds if not thoands of gay men and I actually n't thk of any who spoke wh a lisp.
There are a large amount of gay men I've met that f the stereotype their speakg, but I've never thought "lisp" was the right word. I have, however, met one boy who was a Sophomore high school who intified as straight who had "the voice" as well.
Though I thk this uld be the se for some (as they take on "the voice" orr to be noticed and regnized by other gay guys) I have a iend I ma this year who is gay and has the voice, and jt spis gay stereotyp. He hat drag, he hat gay guys who are overly "mpy" and is jt repulsed by all of , he says do nothg for him sexually and he also feels giv the rt of the gay muny a bad name. I fd tertg that there's no clear answer about the "gay lisp" (and y, I know isn't a te lisp, but that is what has e to be lled).
THE "GAY" LISP, IS REAL OR IS FORCED?
After enuragg fathers to “punch” sons who exhib stereotypilly gay behavr, North Carola pastor Sean Harris said on Tuday that he should... * why do gay men have a lisp *
Firstly, YES there are some gay men who talk wh a lisp, or as is probably more accurate to say, wh a certa "accent". I pos that some gay male kids are eher outright rejected by other boys, or choose to distance themselv om boys out of fear of nsequenc.
OF LISPS AND LGUISTICS: THE POWER OF THE GAY VOICE
Michael Schulman on “Do I Sound Gay?,” a documentary by David Thorpe that explor how vol nc are associated wh sexualy. * why do gay men have a lisp *
I've met hundreds of gay men my life, and the only one that spoke wh a straight-up lisp was the one wh a cleft palate. I learned my psych class that there is a theory that if a man has a lot of olr brothers, he is more likely to be gay.
THE GAY VOICE
The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * why do gay men have a lisp *
I thk the stereotyp may be exaggerated by some gay men as a way to rebel agast femy beg seen as weak or femy men beg seen as negative; hence the need to be "fierce" and "fabulo". I feel like if femy men was more accepted society, the stereotype would actually crease bee there would be ls for feme gay men to rebel agast. Y, some gay men are keen on emphasis when speakg and rults a very clear and pronounced 's' or 'z', but we shouldn't mistake for a lisp.
Two, I want to be visible and approachable to potential gay partners that I wouldn't otherwise get a chance to meet. Two clicians who were unaware of the specific purpose of the study and the populatns volved judged randomized d-rerdgs of 175 gay mal, 100 heterosexual mal and 100 heterosexual femal for the prence of lispg durg readg of a standardized text.
WHAT DO LIMP WRISTS HAVE TO DO WH GAY MEN?
Breakdown of the rults of the gay participants two different age groups showed a higher prevalence of lispg the younger age group than the olr age group.
WHY DO GAY GUYS SPEAK WH A LISP??
No relatn was found between lispg and age of g-out or lispg and the probabily of beg gay as asssed by a qutnnaire about sexual orientatn.
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IS THERE A “GAY VOICE”?
When Richard Bright ttified before Congrs the other day, someone posted that he noticed Bright's lisp and qutned if he was gay. I kd of agree wh R1's rponse, but I'd say 's more like 75% would be my, on a semi-related note, there's an tertg documentary about this topic DO I SOUND GAY? I didn't assume Bright was gay bee of the lisp, was his mannerisms that seemed really Anonymoreply 16May 19, 2020 4:30 PM.
Bee anythg unattractive that a man do mak him appear "gay" to stupid people, Anonymoreply 39May 22, 2020 9:45 PM. What the gay man was alludg to was the lisp he had and the expectatn that expected the guy who asked him to classify anyone wh as clearly gay.
Personally, I don't thk 's found a higher proportn gay men over any other group jt like pretty much any other characteristic but I ma the thread to fd out what the rt of you thk. So my qutn to you GAF is: Is the gay lisp real or is jt a forced thg that some gay men put on to somehow signify that they're gay? I'd say 's an affectatn that's been so standard for so long that there are probably a lot of gays who don't even realize they're dog .
THE GAY LISP?
don't thk 's found a higher proportn gay men over any other group jt like pretty much any other characteristic but I ma the thread to fd out what the rt of you thk. You may be nfg wh over-enunciatg certa words and the nce which some gay men speak when they're foolg around, but general most people I know speak like a regular human beg.
WHAT MEANS TO ‘SOUND GAY’
Only one of my gay iends universy had that lisp, and he had basilly e over om Lebanon havg watched a ton of Will & Grace and thkg that's how gay people are supposed to act. I had two iends high school that had that lisp but tried to tell me they weren't gay even though I pretty much assumed they were.
I know a number of gay people who, if they don't have the lisp, they at least have some "tradnal" gay stereotype behavrs.