Do you have a gay lisp?

I don't use the "gay lithp" nor do I know of anyone who talks that way except strictly as a joke, but I do sometimes "pitch" my voice in that peculiar singsong fashion when I'm talking to other gays, especially in a gay bar or the like. Any subculture has its own particular expressions and mannerisms, but the "lithp" like the limp wrist is really more of a stereotype put on us by straights who don't know better. In fact many straights are surprised to find out that I'm gay though I'm hardly closeted, and I've even fooled other gay guys on a couple of occasions. In other words I'm gay but I can pass for straight (except in bed of course), and I suspect that's true of most gay guys. The exceptions usually occur when someone is deliberately being outrageous.

Anyway, when I hear the word "lisp" I think of a computer programming language used in artificial intelligence research. Yes, there's a computer language called LISP, and I have no reason to think that its inventor was gay(!) LISP stands quite simply for "LISt Processor" though some wags would say it stands for "Lots of Irritating Silly Parentheses". Computer types are fond of contorted acronyms and obscure puns, and that's a part of THAT particular subculture.

 

yeah

 

Meh, I have a woman's voice, now; or, at least... I use it, very frequently.

 

LOL, definately.

 

strange but i've never associated a lisp with being gay. i always think of, howver right or wrong, a prissy, queeny kind of voice that lots of straight men can have these days actually. when i think of lisps i think of cindy brady: the association is to childishness not sexuality. must be an american thing.

 

Tony Blare is 1 person but then most british talk a bit funny.

 

lisps are lisps.. gosh..ron jermey that porn guy or whatever could have a lisp but is he gay? I think not. lol

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Jutht what exthactly ith a gay lithp?

 

It's so fake, and I feel bad for people that have the natural lisp that's now associated with being gay. Just because there are so many assholes out there...

 

Tony Blair?? lmao, surly you can't think Tony Blair has a lisp? Let alone a Gay one. But yes we brtish do talk a bit funny, not as funny as you crazy americans though, twisting our beutiful language

But no, I don't have a gay lisp, perhaps a bi-curious stutter though

 

I love Brittish accents, I don't think you talk funny at all.

 

is the gay lisp something that guys work at or is it something that just comes with the territory? i've always wondered if guys just naturally talk that way? peace!

 

Why yes, there are classes at Gay University to make sure they get it right. I hear finals are absolute hell. You have to order Cali-fusion from Rip Taylor without giggling.

Of all the stereotypes, this one is the worst. Well, this and black men have larger penises...

 

It's not natural. It's just a really bad stereotype that seems to stand true in many cases...

 

Well, in all honesty, the gay people that choose to use the lisp "stole" it. (that sounds odd)

That's because they're faking it.

 

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I post at this forum because I thought it was a safe place for Alternative Lifestyles and Queer Culture folks to post. I welcome the exchange of ideas and the chance to share my experiance. Thank you Hip Forums.

Inagodadavita did not post here to exchange an idea; his comments are provocative but exist merely to express hate and bigotry.

"... fags have kind of a prissy femme faggy lisp (hard to describe). They also say "geez", "fabulous", and "silly goose" a lot also. ..."

While I would be the first to uphold a persons right to express an opinion, it's a shame when slurs are confused for opinion. As a guest I am unable to report abuse, like the post by Inagodadavita. And I don't really know what it takes to become a member here, like Inagodadavita.

But the lack of outrage is sad. What if he had said "...niggars have a kind of a stupid, mush-mouth ****** drawl (hard to discribe). They also say "mutha", "fucka", .... You get the idea?

We cringe at the racist. What's stops us from pointing out the homophobe?

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I just ignored it.

 

I don't have the lisp, and I've never quite understood its origin either. I think a lot of people do it when they come out to "rebel" and be in-your-face where they had been closeted for so long. Personally, I don't consider myself closeted per se, but I also am not going to go around with my sexuality on my sleeve.

I also agree that it's a turn-off. It sends chills down my spine. I value all forms of self-expression, but I just feel like people give out the impression that all gay people are cut from the same feminine mold, when they're not at all. People would have a much harder time hating homosexuality when they can't distinguish gays from straights unless you asked it up-front. They would see their hypocrisy more quickly. It's the same as when black people follow that "gangsta" image just for the sake of it. I mean, if you grew up in that environment, I can see using it, but if you just up and decide to create a fake veneer around yourself, it just seems pathetic to me.

 

LOL! No, I haven't. I wouldn't know how to do a convincing artificial lisp if I wanted anyway.

One (rather sexy) teacher of mine has though, but he's married and a dad. Well, it suits him nonetheless.