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While most of the nation was focusing their attention on Dr. Christine Blasey Fords emotional testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Los Angeles-based voice actress Rachel Butera thought another aspect of Fords testimony was worthy of attentionher voice.
In a now-deleted Twitter video, Butera mercilessly mocked Fords vocal mannerisms, specifically her slight vocal fry and her baby voice. Never mind that Ford, an alleged survivor of sexual assault said to have been committed by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, is reliving the most intimate moments of her trauma in front of a largely hostile group, and never mind that her credibility, phobias, and personal life are all under attack; Butera thought it necessary to deride her manner of speaking, too.
Butera, speaking in a grotesquely affected Valley Girl accent that she seems to believe is a passable imitation of Dr. Ford, poked fun at Fords voice. I know its a surprise, to even me, that I talk this way, and that Im a doctor and a grown woman, Butera whined in the video, ostensibly imitating Dr. Ford.
She added, I sound like Im still back at that high school party, referencing, of course, the suburban party where Ford alleges that Kavanaugh, aided by his pal Mark Judge, lured her into a bedroom and pinned her down on the bed; Kavanaugh, laughing with Judge, allegedly groped her and attempted to remove her clothes. After a panicked Ford tried yelling for help, Kavanaugh is accused of covering her mouth with his hand. Ford said during her testimony this morning that she was terrified Kavanaugh was going to accidentally kill her.
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