WWAW sounding white?

[Lucky Buddha Beer]

What's up with all races being able to "sound white" but you can always pick out a black person by the subtleties of their voice? You can hear someone on the phone and expect a generic white dude and meanwhile it's a dark as hell jungle Asian or a Latino.

 

[TheGhostOfAbeVigoda]

People have assumed my dad was black by his voice on the phone because he sounds like James Earl Jones.

But to answer your question, it's because blacks are stupid.

 

[guest]

I can pick out Chinese and Koreans who try to sound white, even born and raised in the west. Andrew Yang has a very Asiatic voice for eg.

Black voice is easiest to pick when sounding white.

Off-topic there is a new-ish mexican accent that is developing... california originated but spoken only by hispanic youth. It is very noticeable:


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[Jenna]

It's because the "white voice" is so prevalent in society - movies, television, podcasts, etc. People innately pick up on the nuances of language when they listen to it. If you spend the entire day bingwatching a British show, you'll be walking around speaking like a Brit.

A good chunk of Latinos/Asians only really watch Latino/Asian entertainment, they're usually the ones who have the hardest time with English and the thickest accents.

 

[Stent]

 

[Riccardo Bosi]

Off-topic there is a new-ish mexican accent that is developing... california originated but spoken only by hispanic youth. It is very noticeable:

These people just sound like spics to me. Aussies do the same thing where in a corporate setting they'll speak "proper" Australian English but in the pub or a BBQ it's "and then I facken nyeaaaah" kinda sleazy sounding.

 

[Cartoon Redux]

"and then I facken nyeaaaah" kinda sleazy sounding.

My ribs are dust

 

[Maybe even kiss you]

There's still a few of them left.