Throughout Anne Carson’s writings on the gender affiliations applicable with sound, it becomes fairly obvious that for the majority of time (but by no means the totality of time), the sounds that woman make and the sounds that men make differentiate distinctly. She talks of the “high pitched voice of a female” being understood as “one evidence of her evil disposition” while the “large deep voices” of her mail counterpart reads as “brave or just.” Yet in spite of these ancient discriminations against the sound of “womanhood,” labeling her by association as “wild,” “disorderly,” and “savage,” there nevertheless exists certain awe around her and her noises, as they are only attainable by her—the female. The sounds are unattainable by men and obtain an aura of supernatural and are comparable to noises of the goddesses. So, in spite of the many negative connotations and stereotypes surrounding the noises of females, within them lies great power. --Tiffany
For me, this article was just a pretty cool statement about something I feel as though I have been aware of, but have never really contemplated. So it is good to contemplate now. I have been working as a cook in various kitchens since I was sixteen years old. I am very good at it too. The restaurant i work in now, Darlings Diner, requires a lot of responsibility from me, since I know the food well, and have been working with the menu the longest of all the other cooks (including the executive chef). Having worked there for more than a year, I have found myself in the position of kitchen manager many times, controlling food production during some of the busiest hours. This is where the sound and language of my voice becomes very important. If i am not extremely vocal and confidant when communicating with the cooks, things do not run as smoothly. But when I voice myself deeply and loudly about what "needs to be done, right fuckin' now", the kitchen is a well oiled machine. Confidence of voice and ability are essential, and I see how different cooks/chefs can fail at this, which affects kitchen dynamics. Also, in kitchens, they typically tend to be male dominated, but i do work with a few women. Many of these women do feel a lesser position, and I can sense that, but i have also worked with women who work with confidence and control, and it demonstrates that gender equality is totally within reason, with a little confidence, or shall we say, "balls."
Currently participating in a Gender class, this passage seems to echo what I've been delving into lately with my studies. It's odd how things we take for granted today as 'just being' have a long history of being created by mankind for centuries, not necessarily coming into existence as 'biologically' necessary, but a manmade concept created in order to keep the gender binary omnipresent. We have a long history of attributing concepts to outward physical attributes, such as color, size, and as this article points out, tone/pitch of sound. Why is light always thought of to represent 'good'? Why does physical beauty elevate the worth of a person? Why are high-pitched noises thought of as 'weaker' and 'evil' compared to that of their lower counterparts? Unfortunately, a lot of this has to do with civilization creating categories for which their people must fit into accordingly as a system for living...
Throughout Anne Carson’s writings on the gender affiliations applicable with sound, it becomes fairly obvious that for the majority of time (but by no means the totality of time), the sounds that woman make and the sounds that men make differentiate distinctly. She talks of the “high pitched voice of a female” being understood as “one evidence of her evil disposition” while the “large deep voices” of her mail counterpart reads as “brave or just.” Yet in spite of these ancient discriminations against the sound of “womanhood,” labeling her by association as “wild,” “disorderly,” and “savage,” there nevertheless exists certain awe around her and her noises, as they are only attainable by her—the female. The sounds are unattainable by men and obtain an aura of supernatural and are comparable to noises of the goddesses. So, in spite of the many negative connotations and stereotypes surrounding the noises of females, within them lies great power.
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For me, this article was just a pretty cool statement about something I feel as though I have been aware of, but have never really contemplated. So it is good to contemplate now. I have been working as a cook in various kitchens since I was sixteen years old. I am very good at it too. The restaurant i work in now, Darlings Diner, requires a lot of responsibility from me, since I know the food well, and have been working with the menu the longest of all the other cooks (including the executive chef). Having worked there for more than a year, I have found myself in the position of kitchen manager many times, controlling food production during some of the busiest hours. This is where the sound and language of my voice becomes very important. If i am not extremely vocal and confidant when communicating with the cooks, things do not run as smoothly. But when I voice myself deeply and loudly about what "needs to be done, right fuckin' now", the kitchen is a well oiled machine. Confidence of voice and ability are essential, and I see how different cooks/chefs can fail at this, which affects kitchen dynamics. Also, in kitchens, they typically tend to be male dominated, but i do work with a few women. Many of these women do feel a lesser position, and I can sense that, but i have also worked with women who work with confidence and control, and it demonstrates that gender equality is totally within reason, with a little confidence, or shall we say, "balls."
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Currently participating in a Gender class, this passage seems to echo what I've been delving into lately with my studies. It's odd how things we take for granted today as 'just being' have a long history of being created by mankind for centuries, not necessarily coming into existence as 'biologically' necessary, but a manmade concept created in order to keep the gender binary omnipresent. We have a long history of attributing concepts to outward physical attributes, such as color, size, and as this article points out, tone/pitch of sound. Why is light always thought of to represent 'good'? Why does physical beauty elevate the worth of a person? Why are high-pitched noises thought of as 'weaker' and 'evil' compared to that of their lower counterparts? Unfortunately, a lot of this has to do with civilization creating categories for which their people must fit into accordingly as a system for living...
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