What is 'sexy baby voice'? We spoke to a sociologist to find out more

[laylalex 7,293]

The Guardian has the BEST stuff these days -- sorry Boiler, the DM cannot compare right now.

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For women, the desire to “baby-talk” can be especially strong because of societal pressure to protect a man’s ego. “Often, extremely bright women have huge difficulty using their voice. They are terrified to use the full force of it. I’ve rarely encountered a man with that same problem,” Karpf says.

Women’s voices have always been contentious. Karpf reminds us that women were once banned from speaking in church in case their voices caused impure thoughts in a man, and they were thought to be too emotional for newsreading.

“Women’s voices have always been seen in relation to the desire that they’ve evoked in men rather than the desires of the woman and what she wants to express,” she says. And so comes sexy baby voice: “Babies don’t possess social power, economic power, or sexual power.”

So are we all being sexist for judging women who use a baby voice? “Yes, I think we are, actually,” says Karpf. “We should instead step back and ask why she feels she needs to do that. Why does she feel it’s the most attractive way of being?” A man doesn’t have the same pressure to counter himself, or to seem smaller for fear of coming off too assertive, she says.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/26/what-is-sexy-baby-voice-sociologist

 

I will ask on my 11pm call to London whether I am guilty of using "sexy baby voice." I don't know! I think my voice is sort of medium, definitely not high-pitched, not sexy-dusky-husky low, and no vocal fry (believe it or not there exist millennials without vocal fry) but yes, I do sound sometimes like I am from the Valley. Because I am.  

 

Preemptive statement: this fits in CEHST because whether or not women voices are worthy of being heard in society is a hot social topic. There.

[Ban Hammer 13,403]

you'll have to experiment with this next time you make dinner and call alex to the table.......

[laylalex 7,293]

1 minute ago, Ban Hammer said:

you'll have to experiment with this next time you make dinner and call alex to the table.......

I am talking to him in three hours (time difference) and going to ask him if I ever put one on when it's not intended. To be completely honest, yes, there is a time and a place for sexy baby voice. But it's NOT when I'm asking him to put his mug in the dishwasher and remove it from the bedside table. Like, not gonna purr, "Ooooooo, what a big, strong man you are, and big strong men put mugs in the dishwasher" like I'm Marilyn singing for JFK.

 

Did you watch the video? Frightening. 

[TBoneTX 45,536]

On 2/26/2020 at 9:57 PM, laylalex said:

this fits in CEHST

 

Thread is moved from CEHST to Off Topic.

[laylalex 7,293]

Close it. I'd rather have my threads closed than left to die. 

[TBoneTX 45,536]

Thread closed at OP's request.