I am currently a full-time student at a college. Some of my professors have very distinct voices that are very easy to impersonate. Is it wrong to impersonate them for fun?

Nathan Hutain
Baptist
Little Rock, Arkansas

Yes, it would be rude to impersonate them. You would not be showing them the respect they deserve as your teachers.

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Kenneth Kneip
Member @ New St. Peter's PC (PCA), Dallas TX
Pastoral Intern @ New Covenant PC (PCA), Dallas TX
M. Div. student @ Redeemer Seminary, Dallas TX

Unless you consider imitation the sincerest form of flattery. I think the issue has less to do (though not nothing to do) with the form of imitation than its underlying motivation.

We had a professor of OT in my undergraduate university who had several endearing mannerisms that his favorite students would imitate with and without him as a sign of their affection.

So I'd say there is an honorable way to jovially imitate.

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Joshua Butcher
PCA
College Station, TX

It mat be a haha to do it to them (if you already have a relationship with them) but don't do it outside their circle of friendship. That would be an insult or usurpation.

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25

I imitate people all the time. I do it without realizing it - for instance, if I'm telling a story, I'll naturally imitate the voices of the people I'm talking about. I really think it depends on your intentions. If you're imitating them to mock them, then obviously that's wrong (because mocking is wrong.) If you're just telling a non-malicious story about them and happen to slip into their voice or persona, I think that's fine. Its the way you use the imitation, not the imitation itself that is the problem.

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Kathleen M
nondenominational
Montana

C.H. Spurgeon offers some insights in his 'Lectures to My Students'!

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Independent Reformed Baptist Church (NE England, nr. Durham)

Like they said, it depends upon what you're doing when you impersonate them.

If you're calling the records office to change your grades, that's probably wrong.

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Jonathan
Audio Engineer
Reformed Anabaptist
Ohio

Moroni's magical glasses of proper interpretation:

I would continue provided it it is not in an offensive manner. I work with a guy who, whilst on the phone, impersonates the person he is talking to. I always find it hilarious particularly when he is talking to me!

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Stuart
Elder, Lambeg Baptist, Northern Ireland, UK

In Him the fulness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form and in Him you are complete (Col 2.9-10)

The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God. (RM M'Cheyne)

Thanks for all of your thoughts!

Nathan Hutain
Baptist
Little Rock, Arkansas

Probably fine, so long as they are present at the time. After all, you really didn't want to get a passing grade, anyway, did you?

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Edward
Deacon
PCA
Texas