Why does Barrett's voice irritate me so much?

[Tumbulu]

Does anyone else find her manner and voice fake with a flavor of disingenuous attitude?

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Yes. In fact all aspects of her creep me out. Her eyes are particularly creepy.

[Tumbulu]

3. Yes!

Now that I look- correct!

[vlyons]

5. Her eyes remind me of a deer caught in the headlights

nt

[bdamomma]

23. exactly

I thought she was going to roll up into a little ball when Senator Whitehouse presented his case.

[House of Roberts]

28. Reminds me of Michele Bachman.

Especially the eyes.

[MFGsunny]

2. Handmaid Hipster?????? n/t

[bdamomma]

25. Mrs. Waterford

nt

[CottonBear]

4. Her voice is like a little girl's. It's disingenuous though, because she's evil.

You know she’s part of a handmaid cult and the voice just adds to the creepiness vibe she gives off. It’s like she’s a character in a horror novel.

Plus, she’s an awful liar.

[soothsayer]

8. Some people talk that way when they've had childhood trauma

Drumpf is stuck at age 8, she’s stuck at age whatever. No wonder he likes her.

OR... she just talks like that.

[pnwmom]

47. Or when they're trained to in a cult that teaches women to be subservient to men.

We heard that "sweet" voice among the women in Warren Jeff's polygamous cult.

[soothsayer]

50. Yeah, that's interesting

[pfitz59]

54. She was raised in a cult

and cults are rife with child sexual abuse

[PufPuf23]

11. Exactly what I thought, the voice of a little girl.

Barrett is horror movie creepy.

Stephen King should write a book about Barrett and family.

[MurrayDelph]

26. My name is Talky Tina

and I'm going to kill you.

[trueblue2007]

32. listening to Senator Kamala Harris grill the new judge. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH JUDGE'S VOICE!

listening to Senator Kamala Harris grill the new judge. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH JUDGE'S VOICE! She sounds like a cartoon

an you imagine listening to that annoying screeching for the next 40 years. Yeeeeeeeech !!!!!!

[ClusterFreak]

6. Yes! The voice!!

It irritates me too! It's staccato, detached, unemotional, robotic... stop me if I'm going on. Oh wait, it's devoid of warmth and empathy too. Actually, the computerized voice coming out of my smart speaker sounds more human.

[walkingman]

7. Holier than thou.....beware.

[Silver1]

30. Exactly that.

Like all cult members no matter the flavor ... they are the initiated and know the truth, the rest of us are damned.

[cwydro]

9. She's got that little girl voice that so many women affect.

Usually they lose it after 20s and 30s. I hate to say it, but Blasey-Ford had that voice type too.

I hate it. I don’t remember that being a thing amongst grown women when I was younger.

[highplainsdem]

21. +1,000,000

[barbtries]

10. i've barely listened to her

and yes, she has an annoying voice. plus she uses many words to say nothing.

[Tumbulu]

44. yes, that too.

[lynintenn]

12. I'm glad I am not the only person that has noticed her voice.

It sounds so squeaky and childlike.

[secondwind]

13. She doesn't sound very well-spoken. No polish, no patina .

Almost like a dullard.

[PatSeg]

14. I think it is easy to find people irritating right now

considering what all is at stake. I don't care for her voice, but if she wasn't the Supreme Court nominee chosen by Donald Trump, I probably wouldn't notice it too much. I will say that she's handled herself with more poise and dignity than the whiner Brett Kavanaugh, though she has looked rather miserable most of the time.

Of course, it isn't her voice or her "crazy" eyes that bother me, it is her ultra conservative credentials. She could sound like Mickey Mouse, I wouldn't care as long as she was a reasonable and fair jurist, who didn't appear to have an agenda.

[PatSeg]

24. You know, all that said

her voice rather reminds me of a British actress, Shirley Henderson. IMDB describes her voice as "Soft, raspy, squeaky, childlike voice".

[Skittles]

29. I noticed it the first time I heard her speak

I very much dislike grown women talking like that.

[PatSeg]

31. I noticed it right away as well

but I wasn't prepared to judge her on that. Admittedly, it would be hard to sit and listen to that voice for a long time, but clearly that isn't the primary problem we have with her. Frankly, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's voice really irritates me, even though I usually agree with what she is saying. I'm beginning to understand why Hollywood sends actors to voice coaches, some voices just don't work for public speaking.

There are a few contributors on MSNBC who I can only listen to for a few minutes. I often hit fast-forward when they come on. I know people can train themselves to talk differently - lower the pitch or get rid of the collegiate vocal fry or speak from the gut, instead of the throat.

Well, I've heard enough of Barrett for one day. I'm afraid now that voice is stuck in my head.

[Skittles]

41. oh I had already judged her on her sickening record

it does not take much research to find out she is a repuke hack - heck, just her admiration for Scalia makes that clear

[PatSeg]

51. Oh yes

I already knew how I felt about her considering what all we knew, especially her admiration of Scalia. And what is it with republicans trying to Reaganize Scalia, like he was some kind of conservative saint? Once they are dead, conservatives automatically transform into unrecognizable super heroes.

I just feel too many people were focusing on her voice, which though annoying, was not disqualifying. And then there were the comments about the EYES, crazy eyes like Michele Bachmann. These are superficial attacks and distract from what the real issues with her are. I do understand it though. Democrats are understandably upset with this nomination, especially after McConnell's stunt in 2016. Everything annoys the crap out of us.

[Tumbulu]

43. good point, I was listening to NPR yesterday and it was not bothering me

but today I am watching the hearing on the Washington Post online and seeing her facial expressions has made me hate her voice. So, for me it is not her voice alone, but the sort of smug way that she looks and the haughty demeanor while pretending to be deferential.

[PatSeg]

52. You know

it does really make a difference watching her as she speaks. Its not just one thing, it is the whole package.

[SallyHemmings]

15. Because she is the uninvited guest who won't leave

[Sedona]

16. She went to Ivanka Trump Elecution University

[Polly Hennessey]

17. Her voice would irritate under any circumstance

and any setting. The voice is high-pitched, reedy, and grammar school squeaky. I was listening on the car radio. As soon as she finished, I heard Kamala Harris’ voice. The difference is astounding.

[Tumbulu]

42. good point nt

[RANDYWILDMAN]

18. Because she is clearly speak in tongues practiced by the Federalist society

She is a Hack
She gives Catholics a bad name just like her buddy, Boof boy
She can't remember stuff that she is supposedly passionate about....DUH
She won't recuse herself from a election case (She see's no conflict even though she was involved in Bush v Gore) a case that shaped the court in ways we could have never imagined and has allowed so many stolen seats !!!! F that case

[Tumbulu]

45. great points!

[Wednesdays]

19. Her voice reminds me of

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Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty's character in Airplane).

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Because she is a lying snake?

[pnwmom]

22. She has the "be sweet" voice that Warren Jeff's polygamous cult trained their obedient wives to have

Yuk and double yuk.

[Tumbulu]

37. yes, I think that is it!

[mucifer]

27. Because we hate her. Right wingers have the same feelings about Hillary Clinton's voice

[Tumbulu]

40. could be, but it is how I react to her.

but valid nonetheless.

[kimbutgar]

33. Yes high pitched and whiney

Yes husband I will do whatever you want, don’t hit me!

[Tumbulu]

39. yes, that vibe.....

[littlemissmartypants]

34. I completely understand. ❤

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14281163

[roamer65]

35. It has that rich, entitled tone to it.

[Tumbulu]

38. that too, so entitled

and it disgusts me to the core.

[ecstatic]

36. Super fake. A traitor in sheep's clothing. nt

[betsuni]

46. I'm really sensitive to voices, but Barrett's doesn't bother me much.

Just too nasal. It sort of fits her appearance. It's the very high-pitched voices, rising tones at the end of sentences and vocal fry that I can't bear.

[Arazi]

48. It goes with the subservient handmaid bullshit about women's voices from the Bible

If you've spent any time in Christian circles women are trained from their earliest years to moderate their voice.

She's the ultimate trained seal

[SharonClark]

49. Yes, so does Joni Ernst's voice.

Childish and singsongish.

[Totally Tunsie]

53. All of the above.