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Where does the "gay lisp" come from?

submitted by Janine V.

(Lilithia)
9 years 11 months 1 week ago

Slate.com: Welcome back to "Ask a Homo," Outward's no-judgement answer service for all your questions on LGBTQ politics, culture, etiquette, language, and other queer conundrums. This week, Bryan Lowder con-sth-iders the li-sth-p and other elements of the "stereotypical gay manner of speaking"—and honey, it's just fabulous!

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No-judgement answer service, right. But straight dudes have a limited vocabulary. Good to know!

Great non-answer, guy!

I've wondered about that for years, and this video did nothing to answer the question.

I do know that in some cases, it's a straight-up (no pun intended) affectation. I've known a couple of guys that only developed a lisp after coming out (to themselves as much as anything--it was the early 90s).

Moving this video to Lilithia's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

Totally agree with @Polymathe, @artician, and @Ickster. This is a horrible video.

And it's simply ridiculous to start it off with the idea that every man has only the two options to either speak 1) with a phony tough guy voice using limited vocabulary or 2) with a lispy feminine voice using a broader vocabulary.

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