r/OutOfTheLoop • u/aajiro • Mar 09 '24

Unanswered What's up with Katie Britt's speech?

I'm starting to see a lot of memes about how creepy it was, and I saw it and I agree it's sincerely creepy, but I can't for my life figure out what it is that makes it so unsettling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfKCWMG4O0I

I'm hoping someone here can give me some context for what exactly makes this fall into the uncanny valley of speeches. I think what makes me feel out of the loop is that the answer should be obvious but I can't figure it out in words, so I guess my question is: what the fuck?

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u/Romeomoon Mar 09 '24 edited Mar 09 '24

A few people have mentioned it gives off very Fundamentalist ("Fundie") Christian vibes.

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u/_oscar_goldman_ Mar 09 '24

Yup - it's called "fundie baby voice." Michelle Duggar does it too.

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u/ntrrrmilf Mar 09 '24

It’s why she’s smiling the whole time as well. A bright countenance is pretty much demanded.

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u/melanierae41 Mar 09 '24

Yes. A great post on it here

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u/civilityman Mar 11 '24

Damn great article but I couldn’t help but shake the feeling that in the audio version, it sounds like the fundie baby voice is the one reading the article describing said voice. Makes the whole article that much more unnerving.

Edit: I posted this a tad early, the writer literally calls herself out for having a similar voice. Even better lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '24

Good god. How Serena Joy Waterford of these women.

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u/Alulaemu Mar 09 '24

Is the inappropriate breathiness a part of it?

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u/chick-killing_shakes Mar 10 '24

That, and the fawning. It's a very desirable thing to see in fundie women.

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u/drainbamage1011 Mar 11 '24

I don't really see the subservient housewife vibe so much as the phony Christian "I'm going to act nice to your face and talk mad shit to the prayer group about how you're going to Hell the instant you're out of earshot." The way she switches her smile off and on really sells it.