I mean this totally respectfully.. not to insult anyone. I'm just wondering why this is a common trait?
The question was sparked because my husband and I were watching an episode of MTV's parental control last night that involved a gay male... and all of the gay males on the show had a lisp.. and it just got me kinda curious
2007-07-29 12:17:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
no there talking like that on purpose very melodramatic I talk normal without a lisp
2007-07-29 13:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I watched that last night too! The "bad" boyfriend was so hot! Anyway, most of my gay friends do have this lisp you are talking about. I don't think it's so much a lisp as it is a societal thing. Like how friends tend to talk the same, with the same inflection.However, that's just an idea.
2007-07-29 20:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that means most gay men have a lisp... you and your husband must be rocket scientist if you get all your information about the world from MTV!
Kind of curious, Do you guys live in a single or double wide?
Just kind of curious.
2007-07-29 20:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by bfspeck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't have a lisp, I have seen other gay males with lisps, however I have never really asked.
2007-07-29 19:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Television loves to have the obvious. Stereotypes abound because they are easy to understand. But yes there are the ones who lisp and BAD sometimes. Part of it is a rebellion streak i think that empasises the queerness. But then when i was just a kid there was one kid that rode our bus and he had a lisp in third grade!!!
2007-07-29 19:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by chemoshbbq 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure it actually is a common trait, considering that I know many gay males and not a one of them has a lisp. It may just be a stereotype.
2007-07-29 19:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I never heard this one. I have talked to plenty of gay men but never noticed a lisp. Maybe their talking like that on purpose? Just a guess.
2007-07-29 19:34:47 · answer #7 · answered by pennylane 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hah! I'm gay and don't have one, but I do know an awful lot of guys that do. I really believe that more most guys it is an affectation. The % of the population that actually have genuine lisps is tiny....I mean come on...of course maybe this plays into the whole gene theory...Hhhmmmm...
2007-07-29 19:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by joel_howington 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
None of the several homosexual males that I know has a lisp.
2007-07-29 19:21:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
It's not a settled issue, but the article referenced in the link below discusses some theories about it.
2007-07-29 19:21:45 · answer #10 · answered by billiardjay 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋