On March 7, Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama delivered the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address using what many are referring to as a "Fundie Baby Voice."
According to Jess Piper - a "former Evangelical, a Southern Baptist" who ran as a Democrat for a Missouri Senate seat in 2022 - the Fundie Baby Voice describes "the breathy cadence and the soft, child-like high pitch" Britt appeared to be using in her speech.
Piper explained that "it was ingrained in every woman [she] knew from church." Many women used to "prove" that they were able to "be sweet" and "obey," as was expected by the norms of their typical fundamentalist societies. Hence the use of "Fundie," short for fundamentalist, in the voice's name.
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According to Jess Piper - a "former Evangelical, a Southern Baptist" who ran as a Democrat for a Missouri Senate seat in 2022 - the Fundie Baby Voice describes "the breathy cadence and the soft, child-like high pitch" Britt appeared to be using in her speech.
Piper explained that "it was ingrained in every woman [she] knew from church." Many women used to "prove" that they were able to "be sweet" and "obey," as was expected by the norms of their typical fundamentalist societies. Hence the use of "Fundie," short for fundamentalist, in the voice's name.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 3/11/2024
- by Gillian Blum
- The Direct
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