to fucking hate, and I mean hate, vocal fry.

[merdde]

I'm watching a documentary and everyone in it speaks with vocal fry probably 85/90% of the time and it's so moronic. Why why is this a thing?

[SoftBlocks]

It’s awful. I heard a podcast about it that said it’s supposed to suggest high socioeconomic status by making young women sound more masculine or something...

[MephistophelesApprentice]

I once read an article that said hating vocal fry was a sign of misogyny, as it was mostly done by women. So I got my male buddy to try it too, and I can categorically state I hate it from men even more.

[BlackAmericanoNoSugar]

I can cope with vocal fry better than high rising terminal/Australian question intonation where every sentence ends as though it's a question. That drives me nuts.

[Billballbaggins]

I notice it a lot in American TV shows (especially ‘reality’ ones). Seems to be stereotypical ‘airhead’ type females that do it, or ‘stoner’ type makes. It’s kind of annoying once you start noticing it.

[Billballbaggins]

Males* not makes!

[dementedma]

Never heard of it

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

[CallMeOnMyCell]

Isn’t that just her voice?

[Pinkbells]

Isn't that video saying that people can't help it though?
People do get annoyed about so many things here on Mumsnet, I can picture all these angry people going 'Yes, that's expression is annoying, OMG yes, I hate that. And VOCAL FRY, that makes me want to murder someone'. Lots of angry people jabbing away at their laptops, so funny!!

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

It's very affected, as the actresses in the Windsors show, and some people might do it naturally but others put it on - it's becoming a lot more common now than it used to be.

[SoftBlocks]

I agree BlackAmericanoNoSugar it’s not as bad as Australian Question Intonation.

[NoShitHemlock]

WHY WHY WHY did I click on this thread?!?!?!

I have never noticed this before and now I am never going to be able to unhear it

You lot have peakvocalfry'ed me ffs.

[cuppycakey]

I have burnt vocal chords due to stomach ulcers and sometimes speak like this.

So so sorry if I am offending anyone

[greenpop21]

Just watched those fashion bloggers and they sound ridiculous. Never heard anyone speak like that!

[Ihopeyourcakeisshit]

I think burnt vocal chords provides you with an acceptable defence.

[greenpop21]

Its not nearly as bad as people starting EVERY sentence with "So....." grrrrrrrrrrr

[TheVandalsTookTheHandles]

Don't listen to my favourite murder podcast will drive you mad. One of the hosts Georgia is just one big ball of vocal fry it's horrendous.

[NoShitHemlock]

to soothe your burnt vocal chords cuppycakey

[Cherrysoup]

Hate it. An Australian colleague speaks this way and I honestly cannot listen to her without cringing. Strikes me as very lazy.

[BunsOfAnarchy]

That Kim K video just sounds like frogs croaking.
U could literally set that audio to a cartoon of frogs.

Wtf

[LuggsaysNotaWomen]

Britney - The Queen of vocal fry with a baby voice kill me now.

[mathanxiety]

I want to join your club merdde.

I never remember anything someone says when they speak like this because all I notice is the sound their vocal chords are making.

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Gah, I have a name for it now. When I'm at work, most people talk like this. Even their "goodbyes" sound sarcastic and pissed off.

[ooooohbetty]

I didn't know what it was but just looked on YouTube and now I do and I'll never be able to stop noticing it.