SabbraCadabra wrote:
RainbowUnion wrote:
WTF is this "gay voice" of which you speak?
Most gay males I know have a normal voice, but a few have the "gay voice".
It's the stereotypical gay man accent. Like Big Gay Al. Or like a drag queen, some people just put it on for "show".
Exactly. There's this high-pitched soft/gentle voice (often with a lisp) that tends to be associated with gay men. Not all gay men possess such a voice, but some do. It is typically portrayed in Queer coded or explicitly gay characters.
LGBT-fiction wrote:
Queer coding occurs when characters or relationships are given traits associated with LGBT people without explicitly stating that they are queer. It does not necessarily imply that the character actually is queer. Queer coding can be either positive or negative, although it is more commonly negative.
For example, the repressive Hays Code forbade depiction or discussion of homosexuality in Hollywood films from 1930-1968. During this period, the only type of LGBT representation allowed was via queer coding - subtle signals that would be recognizable to queer audiences but would fly over the heads of general audiences and, more importantly, the censors.
http://lgbtfiction.com/index.php?title=Queer_codingThere have been studies that have suggested higher rates of left-handedness in the LGBT community, along with other various traits. Of course, this does not mean that everyone in the community is left-handed. (Notable gay and bisexual individuals that are right handed include; but are not limited to, Thomas Sanders and Bo Burnham). However, there are certain characteristics that do happen to statistically occur more often in gay or bisexual individuals than in their heterosexual counterparts.
Sometimes these traits are exaggerated for the purposes of comedy in various forms of media. Not always though.
*Various minor spoilers for "Be More Chill ahead, you have been warned* In "Be More Chill" (the musical) there is the character of "Rich" who is revealed to be bisexual at the end. During the musical he often puts on a loud, outgoing and masculine voice. His actual inflections, lisp and tone are hidden most of the time, except when he is reflecting emotionally on past events or when he is no longer under the control of a super robot. This tells the audience that there might be more to Rich than what you'd expect, as the notable change in voice highlights just how much the robot is controlling him by making it obvious when it is Rich in control of his body (somewhat feminine voice with lisp) VS the super computer (loud, outgoing and masculine with no sign of lisp).
People were divided by Rich's portrayal, some disliked the use of lisp and found it overly stereotypical/ cliche', whereas others found it to be a clever way to show how the robot affected his life. After breaking free of the robot's control, Rich has a sudden realisation that he is bisexual. It is somewhat implied that the Squip (aka the super robot) was hiding this information from him because they saw it as a potential threat to Rich's popularity (since the Squip's goal is to make its user popular no matter the cost).
End of spoilers.Additional notes: I realise that my use of the word Queer is controversial, but I just found the term to be relevant to the discussion. My apologies if I caused anyone distress by using it.
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30 Jul 2018, 10:22 pm
He outright denies it. And of course, even I knew he isn't gay, really - preferences and all that.
