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'talking like a woman'

this part of her conversation with us ( i say converation because even though she was 'addresing us' she managed to engage us in a manner that resembled a conversaion) really intrigued me. i loved the way she played with the tone and pitch of her voice to resemble a man, a woman and a man trying to sound like a woman. it was amusing because she exposed and slightly ridiculed the stereotypes associated with female voices and how they should sound.

and it got me thinking about the way i sound and the words i use - and all of that in comparison to other people i know, both male and female.

it was interesting how after her surgery, she 'learnt' how to talk like  a woman - exposing both how much we associate gender with voice and how easy it is to flow in and out of that boundary.

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