The I-Phone 4s. Does the s stand for sexism?
The use of a female voice that is intended to be your servant, the person who blindly listens to whatever you say and helps you out is quite frankly slightly odd. It's not just Apple's high tech phone where female sounding voices are here to please. GPS and translator services are almost always female voices.
Maybe it is because a female voice is more soothing and many find more comfort in it as opposed to a rough male voice. I find it to be slightly sexist, as it reinforces the sexist idea that women are here to serve men, or anyone in general. I find it disturbing that people are so quick to accept the robotic female voice without questioning whether or not it is ethically and morally right to constantly give orders to a woman.
Just take a second to think about how much you would use your SIRI or your GPS if it was a rugged, rough sounding male voice.
