Can you tell what colour someone is based on their voice?

I saw a thing on youtube that said there were 'white' and 'black' voices and therefore a voice for each race, as in something deeper than just an accent. Like choice of words as well.

Do you think this is true? I'll post my own voice and you guys can see if I sound like anything, if you want to post your own voice then go along, we just need people to try and guess your ethnicity and we'll see if it matches up.

My voice: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1IbhISmVIn3

The video in question btw is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko-G0SQpsWI

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Reply 1

Photovoltaic.

Original post by Dinasaurus

you sound white or asian

Reply 2

Dinasaurus

Original post by Photovoltaic.

you sound white or asian

Sorry about that recording quality, so bad but yeah I guess it's not true then.

Reply 3

Shiv is Light

You're white!

Original post by Dinasaurus

Reply 4

iluvarabdick

i agree you sound white

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Reply 5

Alexion

You sound like you're actively making an effort to blow into the microphone haha

Reply 6

P357

you're definitely not white. Either indian or black maybe?

Reply 7

TheArtofProtest

White, with a hint of "brown".

As for accent, would put you somewhere Northern (that is north of Watford). You have taints of Leicester but your voice is a little refined so I'd say that you are living somewhere in the East Anglia part of the UK.

Reply 8

Dinasaurus

Original post by TheArtofProtest

Wow, damn you're good. Being called Northern stings however. I'm more Black/Brown with a hint of white...

Original post by Alexion

You sound like you're actively making an effort to blow into the microphone haha

I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention.

Original post by iluvarabdick

i agree you sound white

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Never got that before, always assumed my voice was rather disagreeable.

Original post by P357

you're definitely not white. Either indian or black maybe?

Not sure if I'm black that's down to interpretation, although I am not Indian.

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Reply 9

Alexion

for the record I disagree with the replies, from your voice I woulda guessed black

doubt that has much credibility at this point tho

Reply 10

iluvarabdick

Original post by Dinasaurus

Wow, damn you're good. Being called Northern stings however. I'm more Black/Brown with a hint of white...

I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention. Never got that before, always assumed my voice was rather disagreeable.

Not sure if I'm black that's down to interpretation, although I am not Indian.

ermm so what ethnicity actually are you? where are your parents from specifically?

Reply 11

Dinasaurus

Original post by Alexion

for the record I disagree with the replies, from your voice I woulda guessed black

doubt that has much credibility at this point tho

My accent? Or like my voice itself? If voice maybe I inherited a black voice but I'm not so sure.

Original post by iluvarabdick

ermm so what ethnicity actually are you? where are your parents from specifically?

Seychelles, but that's like seeing someone write their parents were born in America and trying to determine what colour they are based on that information. I tick Mixed - Other on those boxes.

Reply 12

P357

Original post by Dinasaurus

Well you can tell by your voice that you're definitely not white OR east asian for that matter...i guess being mixed race explains why its harder to pinpoint.

Reply 13

Superhotfire

In America yes not so much here in the UK

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Reply 14

Dinasaurus

Original post by P357

Well you can tell by your voice that you're definitely not white OR east asian for that matter...i guess being mixed race explains why its harder to pinpoint.

Do you think different races have like different vocal chords? Or do you mean my accent sounds foreign?

Original post by Superhotfire

In America yes not so much here in the UK

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Yeah America seems to have specific accents for black and white people.

Reply 15

Alexion

Original post by Dinasaurus

My accent? Or like my voice itself? If voice maybe I inherited a black voice but I'm not so sure.

Not sure exactly what it is, but it sounds more like my black friends than anyone else I know - so there was kinda a subconscious connection idk

Reply 16

P357

Original post by Dinasaurus

Do you think different races have like different vocal chords? Or do you mean my accent sounds foreign?

Your accent certainly doesn't sound foreign to me. I actually never really even considered this vocal chord theory thing. I just clicked on the link and guessed...i suppose black/indian guys i've met previously sounded similar?I don't really know tbh.

Reply 17

Dinasaurus

Original post by P357

Do you think it's just a deeper form of an accent? Or do you think if an Indian or Black person was raised by white parents from a young age, they'd also sound white.

I'm trying to see if there is any data on this, maybe it is just a subtle form of an accent and there is no inherent difference between races in terms of voice. Hmm