high voice or low voice

[sandra]

how come all "professional" asian women - or women of any color for that matter - feel a need to talk like men? <_<

do you guys know what i'm talking about?

really, it's not necessary. i know of many women who can command attention in the workplace and sound intelligent without lowering their voices a couple octaves.

[iris]

eesh, never really noticed that. Where do you see it? I know some women feel compelled to dress like a man as in pant suits.

[unordinary.girl]

kas...I think I know what your talkin about...

I think the reason why some women do that is because they feel the need to show their power and "rank" and I guess by using a strong "masculine" voice, they feel it will help them get respect. It may even be because they want to show everyone how serious they are about issues, to be sure no one can think of them as being foolish???

I dunno, just my thoughts...

[sal612]

lol The first thing that came to my mind when reading this is that this is like us talking to babies in a baby voice, as if they were a bit inferior....we're inferior!

[Hanuman]

Man, this is so funny. I girl I went to High-school with is now a local cable news channels anchor women, and she talks with such a low manly voice now. She used to have this high pitched voice before this. Though, it could be her nose job. :confused:

[unordinary.girl]

Originally posted by Tawee@Dec 5 2002, 12:14 AM
Man, this is so funny. I girl I went to High-school with is now a local cable news channels anchor women, and she talks with such a low manly voice now. She used to have this high pitched voice before this. Though, it could be her nose job. :confused:
LOL the nose job could definitely be a possibility :P

[karizma]

depends on what kind of mood im in really....but most of the time my voice is rather deep. i dont sound like a man though =P...i usually have a higher voice when im turnin on the charms =)...not a baby voice mind you, that gets annoying...

but really..my cousin is a business woman and she talks with a really deep voice and she's really pushy. maybe its a subconscious thing

[unordinary.girl]

Originally posted by karizma@Dec 5 2002, 12:49 AM
not a baby voice mind you, that gets annoying...
oh yes it does!!! i am really irritated by girls that fake that annoying baby voice!!!

I went to middle school with this girl and she was always like stuck up but spoke in her real tone of voice. Then 2-3 years later in highschool, I see her at the mall and she remembers me and comes up to me to give me a fake "I am soo glad to see you" hug and she had the most annoying high pitched squealing baby voice I have ever heard!!!!

[enygma]

what if they naturally have low voices? i think my voice is rather low and i hate it since i used to get confused for a boy when i had really short hair.

[deez nuts]

Yeah the women MD's at my hospital some got really manly voices....i actually mistaken one for a man with a medium pitched voice over the phone once hahaha...ooops

[Green_Jade]

Originally posted by sal612@Dec 5 2002, 02:14 AM
lol The first thing that came to my mind when reading this is that this is like us talking to babies in a baby voice, as if they were a bit inferior....we're inferior!
well...that's done 'cus babies respond better to high-pitched voice in the first place.
cause they resond to the mom better...thus why you see grown men doing silly sqeels... hehe

[artsfartsyjanet]

yeah, I think some women may feel the need to lower their voices to fulfill the fixed white male privilege environment we live in. I don't think we need to suppress the intonation of our voice in order to be equal in the playing field, especially with our voices. If anything, our professionalism ought not suggest that we should lower our voices to "fit in" with the male standard of professionalism. We should, however, allow for us to change such a status quo through the politics of difference...which is liberating in itself.

[amietron]

Come to think of it, my shrink does have sort of a masculine voice..

[mrazntre]

Originally posted by unordinary.girl@Dec 5 2002, 09:09 AM
oh yes it does!!! i am really irritated by girls that fake that annoying baby voice!!!

I went to middle school with this girl and she was always like stuck up but spoke in her real tone of voice. Then 2-3 years later in highschool, I see her at the mall and she remembers me and comes up to me to give me a fake "I am soo glad to see you" hug and she had the most annoying high pitched squealing baby voice I have ever heard!!!!
korean girls have perfected that.




i always see a bunch of korean chix talking to each other talking all deep and stuff but the second a d00d comes around, their voice changes and they all sound like lil girls.

[wylin]

Originally posted by amietron@Dec 5 2002, 11:46 AM
Come to think of it, my shrink does have sort of a masculine voice..
amy sounds like a jdm valley girl on the fone but a schiessa queen in the sack.

[eos]

Originally posted by unordinary.girl@Dec 5 2002, 01:09 AM
oh yes it does!!! i am really irritated by girls that fake that annoying baby voice!!!

I went to middle school with this girl and she was always like stuck up but spoke in her real tone of voice. Then 2-3 years later in highschool, I see her at the mall and she remembers me and comes up to me to give me a fake "I am soo glad to see you" hug and she had the most annoying high pitched squealing baby voice I have ever heard!!!!
Geez, i know EXACTLY what you mean...I used to be really close friends with this one girl but she totally changed and adopted that high pitched voice...."OH JOANNE!!! How come you don't call me?" blah blah blah....I always try to avoid her as much as I can cuz I dislike her personality and her phony attitude....gimme a break, she look and sounds so stupid when she acts like that.... <_<

[Saiko]

You know who's voice is /really/ annoying? Sugarbaby's voice. You know, that cute, tiny squealy chick. If it's fake, she makes me sick. If it's real, I feel sorry for her. It must be hard to have a serious conversation with a mouse.

[Elizabeth A.]

I have a rather low-pitched voice for a woman, though I never get mistaken for a man over the phone. I didn't cultivate it to sound more "professional": it's just my voice. However, once in high school I called a friend's house and her brother picked up and I heard my friend call from the background "Who is that?" and her brother answered "It's Elizabeth" and she responded "Does she have a high voice or a low voice?" and he said "a low voice". She knew another Elizabeth with a higher voice. So I became "Elizabeth-with-the-low-voice".

[angel nympho]

Isn't it just a natural thing that happens to your voice for it to get higher when you're trying to be polite and nice?

[Hanuman]

A girl I was dating recently told me I did this too. When I'm with a bunch of fellas, my voice drops to this low booming he-man octave, but when I'm with her I lighten it to a much softer, friendlier tone. Never noticed I did that until she pointed that out.

[loserbutt]

Personally I have a bit more respect for women with low voices. On the other hand girly high voices can be attractive with the right person. but then most girls I know with girly high voices are kinda stupid I think

[enygma]

like i said earlier, i naturally have a low voice, but when i get excited, i think my voice becomes higher pitched.

[mrazntre]

Originally posted by Tawee@Dec 6 2002, 10:45 PM
A girl I was dating recently told me I did this too. When I'm with a bunch of fellas, my voice drops to this low booming he-man octave, but when I'm with her I lighten it to a much softer, friendlier tone. Never noticed I did that until she pointed that out.
*low voice*

BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!!!!

[sandra]

Originally posted by loserbutt@Dec 6 2002, 11:16 PM
Personally I have a bit more respect for women with low voices. On the other hand girly high voices can be attractive with the right person. but then most girls I know with girly high voices are kinda stupid I think
yeh...i kinda think it's opinions like these that make certain women believe that they have to talk in a lower voice to be more respective...or to sound more authoritative....

[artsfartsyjanet]

Personally, I think I tend to talk in a lower voice when I'm talking to a group of people on the signs of suicide because of the seriousness of the topic. In group projects, in class presentations... it's the same thing, but my voice doesn't get drastically low. If I want someone to take me seriously, I will have a serious voice to emphasize that this or that topic's not meant to be a joke. "I am my worst critic" as someone in YW told me...hehe... So, when I hear my voice on the answering machine, it sounds higher no matter if I'm serious or not. lol :lol:

[angel nympho]

I don't notice any of this stuff. 'CUz it really doesn't vary THAT much, and it's all pretty much subconscious stuff anyway. But I DO notice that when I'm sleepy or being sweet with the man, it tends to get a little softer and higher.

[loserbutt]

hmm, now as for guys voices

I notice that when I talk with girls I lower my voice subconsciously.

when I get to know people better I let it get high

and sometimes when I'm being sarcastic I'll use a high voice :)

[Jenny]

I can understand why they would lower their voice a couple octaves. I am always labeled as a "valley girl" or "ditzy" because of the tone of my voice. Although I've never come across a woman who noticeably lowered their voice just to sound professional.

[mrazntre]

Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!

[angel nympho]

I think I got a lil bit of a higher pitched voice. It sounds more... young... than it does... ditzy.

[lethal]

Originally posted by kasia@Dec 5 2002, 12:14 AM
how come all "professional" asian women - or women of any color for that matter - feel a need to talk like men? <_<

do you guys know what i'm talking about?

really, it's not necessary. i know of many women who can command attention in the workplace and sound intelligent without lowering their voices a couple octaves.
So based on your radio interview, I take it that you don't subscribe to this theory? Cause if that's your lowered voice, I can't imagine what your normal voice is like :lol:

[AliBabaIncorporated]

Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 15 2002, 01:21 PM
If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.
man someone told me that years ago. but my voice is already low. so if I called when i was tired, i didn't sound all deep-voiced and manly. i sounded tired. or drunk.

[applehead]

Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

who the HELL told you that BS sy?

[iris]

heh, I actually used to like talking with my ex on the phone in the early morning or late at night because he sounded sexier. :blush:

[deez nuts]

I'm with tre. Alot of my ex's liked my voice when I just woke up or was up all nite on call. Guess they liked the croakiness...ribbit ribbit ribbit.

[karizma]

mmm....the sleepy voice....oh so sexy...i also like talking on the phone late at night so it works out well :D

[Jenny]

Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
I guess that makes sense, but the downside of talking to them late at night is they'll fall asleep on the phone or slur their words too much. :P

[applehead]

or mumble like crazy.. unless they do that ALREADY

[mrazntre]

Originally posted by Jenny@Dec 16 2002, 07:08 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
I guess that makes sense, but the downside of talking to them late at night is they'll fall asleep on the phone or slur their words too much. :P
actually let me hook you ladies up on some info..


we only talk to you at night because we can cut the conversation short by "falling asleep."




i mean, really.. .do you actually think that we wanna hear you whine all night long?

[mrazntre]

Originally posted by applehead@Dec 16 2002, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

who the HELL told you that BS sy?
some stupid ass trick... :rolleyes:

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 16 2002, 07:47 PM
Originally posted by Jenny@Dec 16 2002, 07:08 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
I guess that makes sense, but the downside of talking to them late at night is they'll fall asleep on the phone or slur their words too much. :P
actually let me hook you ladies up on some info..


we only talk to you at night because we can cut the conversation short by "falling asleep."




i mean, really.. .do you actually think that we wanna hear you whine all night long?
YWMWS!!!!

[mrazntre]

shiet. imma die...

[applehead]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Dec 16 2002, 04:59 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 16 2002, 07:47 PM
Originally posted by Jenny@Dec 16 2002, 07:08 PM
Originally posted by mrazntre@Dec 14 2002, 09:21 PM
Apparently, girls like d00ds wit deep voices.... SO....


i got some insider info.

Fellas listen up.

If you're trying to talk to a chick, call her when you're tired, cuz apparently your voice just automatically gets deeper and you start to talk slower. Apparently girls like that.



playa on playa playas!!
I guess that makes sense, but the downside of talking to them late at night is they'll fall asleep on the phone or slur their words too much. :P
actually let me hook you ladies up on some info..


we only talk to you at night because we can cut the conversation short by "falling asleep."




i mean, really.. .do you actually think that we wanna hear you whine all night long?
YWMWS!!!!
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

yeah right. we believe you.
uuuuuuuuh huh

[LeahLe]

I thought I have a pretty low voice, but people tell me I have a high voice. :blink:

[nonamerasian]

I have a high voice (some will go as far as to say childish), which is odd since I sounded pretty low for a little girl before puberty. Anyhow, sometimes my voice naturally goes low, but in a formal situation, sometimes I make my voice go unnaturally low (unnaturally low for me).

Because I don't look too old and my voice is high, a lot of times I don't feel as if I'm being taken as seriously as I would if I lowered my voice.

There have been times when I can almost definitively say that when I spoke normally I was brushed off or even taken for trying to be flirty, but then deepened a bit and the situation went 360.

I think a lot of women's voices get higher in formal situations, though, especially when speaking to men or unsure of themselves. . .Unless they are pissed and as confident as ever.

[hapakristina]

my voice is somewhat deep and hoarse. i can easily lose my voice if i went to an amusement park. this summer i lost my voice for 2 weeks straight. couldn't even talk for 2 days. it was sad, because as much as i write.. i talk that much too!

:laugh:

the way people have described my voice is similarly to kirstie alley. to that, i don't know if i should be offended. haha.. but what's even scarier is that my mom says my voice was deepest when i was 2 years old!! :blink:

[amietron]

there's a girl down my hall right now visiting someone and speaking in cantonese in this very high shrieky voice. it's very fucking obnoxious. oh my. make her shut up.

[TTChino]

I get annoyed by that really "sweet" voice used by women. I think I was scarred by this enormous mid 20's chinese girl, who used to work in the restaurant about a block down. She used to speak mandarin in this horrendously childish voice, in pig tails, and she was like 5'3 buck 60. I'm scarred for life from high pitched chinese speech.

[amietron]

I get annoyed by that really "sweet" voice used by women. I think I was scarred by this enormous mid 20's chinese girl, who used to work in the restaurant about a block down. She used to speak mandarin in this horrendously childish voice, in pig tails, and she was like 5'3 buck 60. I'm scarred for life from high pitched chinese speech.
it's annoying me to no end.

[mr. x]

i think a lower "im just a widdle girl" voice basically invites sexual come ons whether they want it or not. therefore the other voice is more neutral, more professional

[coagulated fat]

Ooh, the worst is when a stuck up bitch has that high squeaky innocent child-voice. The cute/mean thing is gross.

[teaz0r]

if i'm not coughing between words, then i have no voice.

[mr. x]

Ooh, the worst is when a stuck up bitch has that high squeaky innocent child-voice. The cute/mean thing is gross.

really? most girls ive seen when they are bitchy (whether they be asian or white, and yes black) try to have a powerful voice when they are verbally cutting someone down

[blkazngirl]

I never noticed it before, but I guess it's a command thing. If a woman talks in a high voice, she's not taken seriously. My mom is soft spoken, but piss her off and she gets that "Don't fuck with me" voice and even my brother's stop in their tracks.



how come all "professional" asian women - or women of any color for that matter - feel a need to talk like men? <_<

do you guys know what i'm talking about?

really, it's not necessary. i know of many women who can command attention in the workplace and sound intelligent without lowering their voices a couple octaves.

[coagulated fat]

really? most girls ive seen when they are bitchy (whether they be asian or white, and yes black) try to have a powerful voice when they are verbally cutting someone down
Cutting someone down outright, yeah -- powerful voice. But the kind I hate more than that is the super innocent, veiled bitchiness voice, i.e. "Um, are you sure you want to wear that?"

[mr. x]

Cutting someone down outright, yeah -- powerful voice. But the kind I hate more than that is the super innocent, veiled bitchiness voice, i.e. "Um, are you sure you want to wear that?"

hehe guys dont gotta put up with that

well this one girl back in junior high (what a bitch, junior high, and the girl) was like "nice shoes, they are sooo in style" or some shit cuz i wore velcro shoes with a devil may care attitude. she was asian too, i mean yeah im in a heavily asian area but she was one of those white girls with asian skin painted on knawatimean?

anyway she didnt boom her voice and it wasnt like a "im just a widdle girl voice" kind of a valley girl voice that white girls do when they are like "omg why do u exist" kinda thing