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Something personally objectionable that I sometimes notice myself doing, is that when I'm reading an email or a post by someone who has said they are female, or who has a feminine name, is that the "voice" I hear in my head while reading their words is high-pitched and sort of squeaky. Whereas if someone has said they are male, or if they have a masculine name, then the voice I hear is lower-pitched and not squeaky.
If someone has said they are FTM, sometimes that will change the voice I hear to a lower pitch, but not always. If sometime has said they are MTF, I may hear a slightly higher pitched voice, but it is usually not squeaky.
In real life, females have a wide range of voices - some have lower pitched voices, and some higher. Males have a wide range of voices too, and even some males have squeaky voices. Some people talk faster, and some slower, regardless of their sex.
A squeaky fast-talking voice to me implies excitability and non-calmness, and seems somehow less wise than a lower-pitched slower-talking voice. When hearing someone talk in person, my perception of them is also biased based on their voice, but at least it is biased based on their "real" voice, not an imaginary one I have made up for them.
By hearing the "voices" that I hear in my mind, my perception of a person and my interpretation of they write is already biased from the outset, based solely on my assumption of their physical sex.
If someone has said they are FTM, sometimes that will change the voice I hear to a lower pitch, but not always. If sometime has said they are MTF, I may hear a slightly higher pitched voice, but it is usually not squeaky.
In real life, females have a wide range of voices - some have lower pitched voices, and some higher. Males have a wide range of voices too, and even some males have squeaky voices. Some people talk faster, and some slower, regardless of their sex.
A squeaky fast-talking voice to me implies excitability and non-calmness, and seems somehow less wise than a lower-pitched slower-talking voice. When hearing someone talk in person, my perception of them is also biased based on their voice, but at least it is biased based on their "real" voice, not an imaginary one I have made up for them.
By hearing the "voices" that I hear in my mind, my perception of a person and my interpretation of they write is already biased from the outset, based solely on my assumption of their physical sex.
