The "Influencer Accent" | Internet Analysis

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Try today and see how Dropbox can help your team create faster: https://bit.ly/tiffanyfergusondropbox #DropboxPartner ► WANT TO SUPPORT? (you are too kind!!) one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/tiffanyferg PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/tiffanyferg ► Watch or listen to Internet Analysis episodes on on SPOTIFY! https://open.spotify.com/show/1lec8eAqILmZGdLWY2AqGH?si=SBpBT8IpTDiCNQRbBFQMlg ► MY SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tferg__/ Second Channel: http://bit.ly/tfergvlogs ► TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - intro 1:06 - features of the Influencer Accent 2:22 - impressions / parodies of the accent 2:59 - why we HATE the accent so much 6:35 - WHY do influencers talk like this?? 9:09 - thanks, Dropbox!! 11:34 - how influencers capture and hold your attention 12:48 - EtymologyNerd / Algospeak 16:15 - what about News Anchor Voice, Ted Talk Voice?? 17:47 - Safiya Nygaard 19:04 - there are DIFFERENT types of Influencer Accents 20:59 - the Americanization of the Internet 24:08 - if you have the influencer accent... nobody will listen to you 27:10 - we just hate how women talk 27:49 - why women use vocal fry & uptalk 29:21 - the Valley Girl 31:32 - nearly ALL women are insulted for their speaking voices 34:17 - linguistic misogyny and double standards 38:40 - final thoughts ► MORE OF MY VIDEOS: the lifestyle influencer paradox ("so busy" ... running errands?) | Internet Analysis - https://youtu.be/R2_fm-igsSA?si=UPLo-iZPUC418CKG Performative Hygiene & the Fear of Being Unclean | Internet Analysis - https://youtu.be/1I2gFznHeLM?si=nVWpQJrsfzbS2Phl ► RESOURCES & REFERENCES: ALGOSPEAK by Adam Aleksic (affiliate link) - https://bookshop.org/a/15495/9780593804070 My Valley girl accent follows me wherever I go. Long live the ‘likes’ and ‘totallys’ (by Clarissa Wei) - https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-09-25/valley-girl-accent-embrace-the-likes-and-totallys Harry Key on Sky News discussing voice inflection, Australian questioning intonation - https://youtu.be/ZQ9xG19mPk0?si=Eod9N8tOQmtdQv8U Accent Expert Breaks Down Language Pet Peeves | WIRED - https://youtu.be/JTslqcXsFd4?si=_PwLfHfaSQ_BUBSD Frank Zappa, Moon Zappa - Valley Girl - https://youtu.be/R5Q1yVLSR3I?si=rUqKbyRq8iizDIyy VALLEY GIRL (1983) | Official Trailer - https://youtu.be/Q0SbLxKJkYU?si=DE3tFTZdQY1XxSef Vocal Fry: what it is, who does it, and why people hate it! - https://youtu.be/Q0yL2GezneU?si=rqwwHGtdMe3zHhzh Redefining the, Like, Idea of the Valley Girl (by Sheila Yasmin Marikar) - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/04/redefining-the-like-idea-of-the-valley-girl From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices? - https://www.npr.org/2015/07/23/425608745/from-upspeak-to-vocal-fry-are-we-policing-young-womens-voices ► Business Inquiries: [email protected] #internetanalysis #influencers #videoessay For the algorithm!! This is a video essay / commentary video on the Influencer Accent aka the Lifestyle Influencer girlie accent -- full of vocal fry, uptalk, Valley Girl energy, with all the ASMR nail tapping. Why do influencers talk like that?? Why is it apparently so annoying?? Spoiler: people hate how girls and women talk! ► TIKTOKS BY: https://www.tiktok.com/@alixearle https://www.tiktok.com/@sophialacorte?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@aspynovard?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@zoekatebaby?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@cheyannecasalegno?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@stassiebaby?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@thetipsykale_dietitian?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@chamleys.closet?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@lifewithlulz?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@julia.huynh?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@alannavizzoni?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@natalyatoryanski?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@audreytrullinger?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@caro_manning?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@college.athlete?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@etymologynerd?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@thesamanthajd?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@my.saltystudio?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@deadeyebrakeman?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@pulpkitchenpodcast?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@sophiasmithgaler?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@hankgreen1?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@mrbeast?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@iconicakes?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@wickedtongue.substack?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@sophistique08?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@loraleeofficial?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@sophiarosekellly?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@shmemmmy?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@___vera__?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@breecolter?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@morganevelyncook?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeforero?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@hayleyrawle?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@hana.elson?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@bloomingwithemmy?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@daadisnacks?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@dexter.mp4?lang=en