Soft volume

Someone wrote…

I’ve found that men assume I am a man and women see past the clothes and hairstyle. That being so, when I’m walking by myself and am approached by a man, and I think I can pass I find myself using my “male” voice, speaking in low toned, soft volume, clipped sentences. It makes me feel much less vulnerable and in control of the situation.

What’s stranger to me is that I do this regardless of how nice or rude the person is.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on May 27th, 2014 at 08:00 am

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