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Interestingly enough, according to the novelist Tom Wolfe, some ways men talk and sit may seem effeminate but it conveys so much confidence that it is actually the epitome of manliness. I suspect that there's class stratification in regards to accents--ie., working and middle class people might think a particular accent is "effeminate" or gay but those in the upper crust consider this the zenith of refinement. Example: John Malkovich's character in "Dangerous Liaisons"
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