Vocal Fry In American Culture

Although men and women have seemed to use the vocal fry in the past, it appears it is more relevant now than it has ever been, especially in the voices of younger women. The vocal fry has likely been influenced by American media and celebrities using it on the internet and on television. This debate is relevant as a social aspect in that it can be perceived positively and negatively in our culture today. Though it just seems like an unusual way of talking, it may also influence attraction, employment, empowerment, style, and social acceptance. Many American adults are negative about the vocal fry while most youth seem to find it alright. But the overlying issue with this debate is how this may or may not affect young women who use it in American culture.
This often results in women being discriminated against for using the vocal fry, and because it isn’t so distinct in the media for men to use it, they can use the fry without notice. A predominant reason there is discrimination towards women who use the vocal fry is because deepened voices are typical for males, but females tend to have higher pitched voices and it is deemed unnatural for a woman to make her voice deeper than it should be. In our culture, it could be debated whether a deeper voice could make for a more dominant sounding woman, more specifically found in the labor market. It is possible that a woman could benefit from the use of vocal fry to attain jobs that acquire more leadership or jobs that are based more towards