Kohl's President's Day Sale.
Straightforward ad. The voiceover actress has a lisp!! I'm not advocating discrimination, as such. I'm fine with the same lisp in a scripted portrayal, appearance as herself, even as a reporter, but for the jobs where the voice is the primary skill, for voiceovers, and maybe news anchors and MCs, it seems to me that a speech impediment makes the performer less qualified, the same way someone with thick glasses can qualify to drive a car, but not to be an airline pilot. It's not dangerous, the way someone who needs a lot of correction could be piloting a plane full of passengers, but it sure is annoying!
My best friend in childhood had a lisp, which I couldn't even hear because that was just that person's voice. This really isn't about the actress! But just as the girl who fills out the sweater better gets the visual job, I'd think the girl with the most precise diction should get the voiceovers.
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