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Originally Posted by skarlorn
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Where did it come from? Did gay people always have special ways of speaking? The lilt at the end of a sentence. The lisp.
I don't think it's an inherent trait. I believe it's a cultural thing.
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Started off hundreds of years ago as a way to soften and feminize your voice, more like a tranny putting on a softer voice, in less modern times.
The modern gay accent is cultural. Specifically the flamboyant accent is a purely modern cultural phenomenon. Its natural in the sense that it comes naturally, but it has no genetic basis.
In 2016, a lot of straight guys (hipsters mostly and millennials) have picked up on pieces of the flamboyant accent as a way to degrade/insult someone. This is referred to as the "Andy Dick" phenomenon.
Andy Dick was for a decade or so (and still is by many) considered straight. This opened the door for people to start using his style of insulting and degrading bitchy talk when putting down another guy snidely in a conversation. This is found mostly in the cities.
So its not just a gay thing if you hear someone switch to a flamboyant accent suddenly, they are probably doing it to degrade the argument at hand dismissively. Usually as a snappy final remark at the end of an exchange.