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So changing your "gender" is fine, but changing your accent is *weird*...

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Taupeness · 22/12/2025 10:04

If you want a laugh amongst the stress of getting ready for Christmas, then can I point you to this thread on trans Reddit which asks the question:

so im british and have had a british accent my whole life, but it has been causing me a lot of dysphoria recently. im amab and non binary and i want to have a male-sounding voice but for it to be softer and have a more feminine tone (i cant really explain it that well), and i can only really do that voice well while using an american accent. so is it okay to change my accent and if so would other people who already know me be weirded out by it?

The answers are comedy gold. Because changing your "gender(s)" is cool, obvs, but changing your accent is weird 😆

https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1psn646/is_it_okay_to_change_my_accent/

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UtopiaPlanitia · 22/12/2025 13:41

SionnachRuadh · 22/12/2025 13:17

English people often have strange ideas of what Irish accents sound like. I've had waiters in London ask me if I'm American. Cheeky bastards.

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Snap! I was asked by an English person once if was American which I found mind-boggling at the time. The Scots and the Welsh I've spoken too have always placed my accent correctly.

I have had one English woman (in a business I was ringing) hang up on me after declaring loudly, "Sorry, I can't understand you, ring back tomorrow!". Again, mind-boggling - it's not like I'm from Cullybackey or deepest darkest Kerry 😂😬

SionnachRuadh · 22/12/2025 13:17

UtopiaPlanitia · 22/12/2025 13:11

How weird is it that there is potentially a market segment for this? 🤷‍♀️

There are quite a few dialect coaches on YouTube but I can't vouch for their quality. For example, the ones I've seen who claim to be able to teach viewers how to use an Irish accent are usually clueless as to what actual Irish accents sound like and they end up giving comedy Oirish examples to their viewers 🙄

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English people often have strange ideas of what Irish accents sound like. I've had waiters in London ask me if I'm American. Cheeky bastards.

UtopiaPlanitia · 22/12/2025 13:11

Thelnebriati · 22/12/2025 10:56

''Radio 4 is overwhelmed with Scottish and American accents, you might have to listen attentively to find an English one.''

''overwhelmed'' so much for inclusivity. 😅
There's a profitable YouTube channel in this for someone. I demand a 10% cut for giving you the idea.

How weird is it that there is potentially a market segment for this? 🤷‍♀️

There are quite a few dialect coaches on YouTube but I can't vouch for their quality. For example, the ones I've seen who claim to be able to teach viewers how to use an Irish accent are usually clueless as to what actual Irish accents sound like and they end up giving comedy Oirish examples to their viewers 🙄

BundleBoogie · 22/12/2025 12:22

That’s hilarious 🤣🤣🤣. They are nothing if not consistently inconsistent.

Thelnebriati · 22/12/2025 10:56

''Radio 4 is overwhelmed with Scottish and American accents, you might have to listen attentively to find an English one.''

''overwhelmed'' so much for inclusivity. 😅
There's a profitable YouTube channel in this for someone. I demand a 10% cut for giving you the idea.

HaveYouActuallyDoneAnyWashingThisWeekMum · 22/12/2025 10:39

Don’t expect reason or logic from a group of people who believe a person can change sex.

SerendipityJane · 22/12/2025 10:34

It begs the question as to whether actors who are bidialectal are guilty of cultural appropriation ?

Gillian Anderson and Millie Brown spring to mind. Or for some spice, John Barrowman.

Pingponghavoc · 22/12/2025 10:27

They live in a world were a dude suddenly using a lady voice wouldnt cause anyone to double take, but someone changing accent would.

Seethlaw · 22/12/2025 10:18

So many of the answers are so close to getting it...

Ereshkigalangcleg · 22/12/2025 10:15

That thread is hilarious.

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