{"id":10461,"date":"2022-03-04T08:56:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T08:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1381858"},"modified":"2022-03-04T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T08:56:49","slug":"stop-obsessing-over-elizabeth-holmes-voice-its-sexist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10461","title":{"rendered":"Stop obsessing over Elizabeth Holmes\u2019 voice \u2014 it\u2019s sexist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There is a scene in Hulu\u2019s new series, \u201cThe Dropout<\/a>,\u201d where Theranos founder<\/a> Elizabeth Holmes, wearing a white blouse, stands in front of a mirror and practices saying, \u201cThis is an inspiring step forward.\u201d With each iteration, her voice deepens.<\/p>\n

As the world has learned about Theranos\u2019 web of deception<\/a> \u2013 whether through John Carreyrou\u2019s bestselling book, \u201cBad Blood<\/a>,\u201d Apple\u2019s podcast series \u201cThe Dropout<\/a>\u201d or Hulu\u2019s streaming series of the same name \u2013 Holmes\u2019 supposed attempt to alter her voice<\/a> is a detail that captivates audiences. The behavior might strike some people as bizarre, even sociopathic.<\/p>\n

But because of my training in vocology<\/a>, the study of vocalization, and my interest in speech biases<\/a>, I\u2019m intrigued by why Holmes may have felt compelled to change her voice in the first place. I see the story of her voice as part of a broader cultural fixation on the way women speak and sound.<\/p>\n

Reactions to Holmes\u2019 voice<\/h2>\n

Whenever Holmes is in the news, some questions always come up:<\/p>\n

What\u2019s with that distinctively low voice<\/a>? Is she faking it?<\/p>\n

I have not been able to find definitive proof, in the form of video or audio recordings, to show that Holmes\u2019 voice is noticeably different in its current form than at some previous time.<\/p>\n

One video<\/a> claims to capture Holmes shifting between two very different voice modes. During this interview with Elizabeth Holmes, commenters highlight a vocal switch between the 1:28 and 2:08 marks.<\/span><\/p>\n