Lisps: And your opinion

[zehydra]

no, not really. They don't annoy me, but I don't find them cute either.

They evoke sympathy in a different way.

 

[RatRace123]

I had a lisp, it pissed me off. It was really noticeable on camera.
Fortunately I recently had an oral surgery performed that had a pleasant side effect of correcting the lisp.

As for lisps on other people, it depends on the person.

 

[Iconsting]

I have a hard time wrapping my head around the concept of a speech impediment being cute.

That being said, it's just as illogical to relate it with immasculinity.

 

[Mikodite]

Hmm.

Are we talking Gay man lisp? In that case... that can fuck right off.

Else, are we talking minor lisps like in the case of Sean Connary or the 10th Doctor? In that case, its fucking sexy!

Still, are we talking Nikki Payne Lisp (ie most people with a lisp)? I have to resist the urge to laugh at them but I don't find it annoying.

 

[War Penguin]

Mayhaps I shouldn't have gone for the joke title? -.-'

Not to be mean or anything but... yeah, you really shouldn't have.

I can't imagine people with lisps having too much fun with them, what with them being unintentional and all. Do I think they're cute? Well, I'm fairly certain that people with lisps hate it if they're called "cute" for something they can't control. So no, I can't say they're cute.

Well one can have cute eyes, or a cute nose. So yeah, things people can't control can be "cute". My bf has one and I love it. It's part of a person, you can't avoid it, so embrace it is my logic.

And yeah I figured on the title

Yes, one can have cute eyes or a cute nose. And that is something they can't help. A lisp, on the other hand, is a mental condition. And, as it is something you can't help [small](well, you can with speech therapy)[/small], I doubt it is something that people who have lisps enjoy it. Seriously, how can you be taken seriously when you have a "cute" speech impediment? When they're in a job interview? When they're the bringer of bad news? Tell me, does your boyfriend enjoy it when he's called "cute for his condition? If he does, well, good for him, he's a better man than I'd be if I were in that situation. Still, I hardly think others enjoy it.

Sorry if I'm being an ass, here, but I hardly see how something like this is cute.

And good choice with the title. Sorry if I pushed it on you, but it was a safe choice so none could be offended.

 

[Robert Ewing]

I always thought that calling it a lisp was such a cruel joke. I mean, why call a impediment something that the victims can't pronounce properly. They just say listhp.

But anyway, I think it's fine. I have known someone with a lisp, and coupled with their very childish voice, they were quite cute.

It can get annoying when you can't understand them though.

 

[electric_warrior]

I just find them very annoying, childish even, and definitely do not find them cute.

 

[electric_warrior]

If I don't make it, tell my wife, "Hello."

 

[Mr Thin]

I suppose if a cute girl had a lisp I would find it endearing, but I'd probably find most things endearing on a cute girl.

As long as they don't spit when they speak, I'm fine with it; I've never had trouble understanding people with lisps anyway.

 

[Akytalusia]

i've got a couple speech impediments that i've adapted to work around so i can talk normal most of the time, but it does require conscious effort. by default i do have a pretty bad lisp.

OT: i too find slight lisps endearing, but for strong ones i have no strong feelings one way or the other.

 

[Dracowrath]

Else, are we talking minor lisps like in the case of Sean Connary

Since when does Sean Connary have a lisp?

 

[Phasmal]

I have a teeny tiny lisp which is only noticeable when I say something like `Seven Sizzling Sausages`
It doesn't bother me.
I think little kids with lisps are adorable, though.

 

[Uncreative]

Yes, one can have cute eyes or a cute nose. And that is something they can't help. A lisp, on the other hand, is a mental condition. And, as it is something you can't help [small](well, you can with speech therapy)[/small], I doubt it is something that people who have lisps enjoy it. Seriously, how can you be taken seriously when you have a "cute" speech impediment? When they're in a job interview? When they're the bringer of bad news? Tell me, does your boyfriend enjoy it when he's called "cute for his condition? If he does, well, good for him, he's a better man than I'd be if I were in that situation. Still, I hardly think others enjoy it.

Sorry if I'm being an ass, here, but I hardly see how something like this is cute.

And good choice with the title. Sorry if I pushed it on you, but it was a safe choice so none could be offended.

I know a stutter is usually brought on by emotional triggers, but I thought lisps were a physical...er...thingy?

Personally, once I'm used to talking with someone I stop noticing accents and the like, so after a bit I don't really care. Till then, it depends on how severe it is. As long as I can understand them, it ranges from ignorable to...yeah, moderately cute. Sorry.

 

[War Penguin]

Yes, one can have cute eyes or a cute nose. And that is something they can't help. A lisp, on the other hand, is a mental condition. And, as it is something you can't help [small](well, you can with speech therapy)[/small], I doubt it is something that people who have lisps enjoy it. Seriously, how can you be taken seriously when you have a "cute" speech impediment? When they're in a job interview? When they're the bringer of bad news? Tell me, does your boyfriend enjoy it when he's called "cute for his condition? If he does, well, good for him, he's a better man than I'd be if I were in that situation. Still, I hardly think others enjoy it.

Sorry if I'm being an ass, here, but I hardly see how something like this is cute.

And good choice with the title. Sorry if I pushed it on you, but it was a safe choice so none could be offended.

I know a stutter is usually brought on by emotional triggers, but I thought lisps were a physical...er...thingy?

The cause can be either psychological or physical, though, I'll admit, mostly physical.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

My husband doesn't have a lisp, but he has a stutter and absolutely refuses speech therapy. Not going to lie, I thought it was pretty adorable when I met him (still do, slightly); even though I am well aware that his stutter was brought on by mental trauma. Which made me feel bad about thinking it was cute. It's something I've kept to myself. I don't really want to say, "Oh my love, your mental scarring is adorable!"

Really, after so many years together, he hardly stutters around me at all anymore, anyway.

 

[Uncreative]

Yes, one can have cute eyes or a cute nose. And that is something they can't help. A lisp, on the other hand, is a mental condition. And, as it is something you can't help [small](well, you can with speech therapy)[/small], I doubt it is something that people who have lisps enjoy it. Seriously, how can you be taken seriously when you have a "cute" speech impediment? When they're in a job interview? When they're the bringer of bad news? Tell me, does your boyfriend enjoy it when he's called "cute for his condition? If he does, well, good for him, he's a better man than I'd be if I were in that situation. Still, I hardly think others enjoy it.

Sorry if I'm being an ass, here, but I hardly see how something like this is cute.

And good choice with the title. Sorry if I pushed it on you, but it was a safe choice so none could be offended.

I know a stutter is usually brought on by emotional triggers, but I thought lisps were a physical...er...thingy?

The cause can be either psychological or physical, though, I'll admit, mostly physical.

I have to agree with you then, to call any noticeable tics brought on by a psychological problem "cute", would be painfully insensitive.

And now I'm going to feel horribly conflicted when I hear strangers with a lisp.
Darn.