ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at blame as a communicative practice embedded in non-ideal social conditions. It specifically analyses the role of prejudice against non-normative vocal patterns, which are associated with non-dominant identities, specifically, women, African Americans, trans people, and people with certain disabilities. This chapter argues that these groups are subject to vocal discrimination because they don’t fit the cultural schema of the ‘ideal speaker.’ These dimensions of vocal discrimination lead to epistemic exclusions and secondary harms.
