Looks can be deceiving: A counter to Alex Gray's "Phone Operator Predicament"

A response to Alex Gray's article, Local survey reveals shocking truth about phone operators' looks, published on August 30, 2025.

Oh, the audacity. Two grown men, fueled by bravado and a Melville bar tab, decided to "scientifically" prove that women who sound cute on the phone are secretly ugly in real life. Let me get this straight: a 30-person survey, a 2-week study, and a bar fight later, we're supposed to take Thabiso Gqabi's "research" seriously? And Alex Gray publishes this?

Here's the real shocker: the real ugliness wasn't the phone operators', it was the blatant sexism and superficiality displayed by these two "friends". Newsflash, gentlemen: a person's worth isn't determined by their looks, and a phone voice doesn't dictate their hotness.

And Dineo Mofokeng, kudos for trying to take the high road, but let's be real – you were wrong too. The real loser? The dignity of those 30 women, subjected to your petty bet.

As for the "80% weren't as attractive" stat, I'm calling BS. Did you account for biases, context, or the fact that looks are subjective? Your "study" is more laughable than a dad joke at a teen party.

Gqabi's right about one thing: some things are better left untested – like your questionable life choices, you shallow man.

Alex Gray, you grate on me for entertaining this.

I do love Alex Gray, but I don't like him very much!