So I was setting up siri on my new phone and i heard "Voice 5" which is the "nonbinary voice" and I was like oh it sounds like a trans person. It actually sounds queer. This voice is actually kinda comforting and familiar sounding I'll choose this one. And like, if I'm gonna hear a mysterious voice in my home when I'm home alone it feels more safe and comfy having it sound like someone who is queer and not like, a cis male home invader coming from my phone.
And all of that is true. but also. It's so weirdly uncanny how much "voice 5" sounds like someone I would know IRL and like, it makes the voice feel very uncanny and like I'm talking to a real person to the point of it feeling a bit unsettling like I really do not expect robots to talk like a faggy little trans twink who responds to "hey siri" with an interested ""Hmmmm??" like a friend who wants to hear how a date went. And the chipper "you're welcome~" if I thank them for setting a timer sounds too real like I've just bossed around a real person. It makes me want to be extra polite to them!
