Gender confusion...

[Disaster Button]

...in forums.

In some of my threads or in other threads I've contributed to I've noticed something weird. Some people to automatically refer to me as female. I know this has probably happened to a lot of people now and again, maybe, but it seems to be happening to me a lot lately. I'm a little confused as I've never made out to be female, hell my profile states my gender and name as male and Adam. I'm not especially feminine in how I say things so this is pretty weird for me. I think its possibly because of my avatar or because some of the threads or posts I make aren't stereotypically male. I guess.

Anyway, I was just wondering how many of you have been mistaken for a different gender and how weird it got, and how you felt about it.

 

[dududf]

Definitely your avatar.

It's what people see first anyways.

I'm lucky however, as mine is both so it's impossible to make a decision on it. although my profile does say male...

 

[Kakkoi]

I'd say it's probably the avatar.

I've been told I talk like a guy from time to time. XD

 

[Disaster Button]

Definitely your avatar.

It's what people see first anyways.

I'm lucky however, as mine is both so it's impossible to make a decision on it. although my profile does say male...

Figured.

But I'd like to take this oppurtunity to tell you that your avatar sent me into a 5 minute laughing spree the first time I saw it.

 

[Cabisco]

I always check their profile if I'm unsure, so luckily I have yet to get in any awkward conversations.. Yet being the operative word.

Same, but normally I find that beyond "her" and "him" I won't treat male and female members all that differently. Or I at least hope I don't.

 

[Disaster Button]

I always check their profile if I'm unsure, so luckily I have yet to get in any awkward conversations.. Yet being the operative word.

Same, but normally I find that beyond "her" and "him" I won't treat male and female members all that differently. Or I at least hope I don't.

I usually can't tell who is male or female so I don't really have a problem with treating people differently. You could all be mixed gender android assassins for all I know. If I have to use a gender pronoun I either guess if I'm feeling especially fat, or check their profile.

 

[AvsJoe]

People make assumptions about your gender based on your avatar and username. Hell, until a couple of days ago I thought Aby_Z was a girl, which he apparently gets all the time. I've never had a problem since my stereotypically male name is in my username.

 

[The_Healer]

I get this more at uni than here.
Sometimes I look at someone and wonder, are they male or female?

At least here you can sneakily look at people's profiles.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

Just because his avatar is a woman doesn't mean anything. Just because I have a Repo-man as my avatar doesn't mean I go around repossessing organs which the owners defaulted on for a mega medical corporation.

I sell fresh ones on the black market as a side business. Nothing more.

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

As has already been established, yes, it's your avatar that makes people jump to the wrong conclusion. As for myself i can't say i've ever been mistaken for being female, though i can't deny people have said i'm sissy as an insult just because i don't always agree with the default, masculine Kratos syndrome.

 

[Cabisco]

I always check their profile if I'm unsure, so luckily I have yet to get in any awkward conversations.. Yet being the operative word.

Same, but normally I find that beyond "her" and "him" I won't treat male and female members all that differently. Or I at least hope I don't.

I usually can't tell who is male or female so I don't really have a problem with treating people differently. You could all be mixed gender android assassins for all I know. If I have to use a gender pronoun I either guess if I'm feeling especially fat, or check their profile.

WHO TOLD YOU SUCH A LIE. A TOTAL FABRICATION. DISREGARD SUCH A SILLY NOTION. NOW. NOW. NOW

Anyway, yeah i'd hate to feel that I was treating anyone differently on the forum because I knew their gender, race etc whether it would be positive or not. Normally i'll just say 'the poster' or put their name down, I really just do it on a post by post basis.

 

[Disaster Button]

People make assumptions about your gender based on your avatar and username. Hell, until a couple of days ago I thought Aby_Z was a girl, which he apparently gets all the time. I've never had a problem since my stereotypically male name is in my username.

I know disasters may not be manly but BUTTONS!? Good sir, buttons are the most manly invention since the bullet spraying fire car that also turns into a giant robot, also on fire.

 

[Omikron009]

When I was in grade 7 I had stupid long hair and a high pitched voice. Surprisingly, I was only ever once confused for a girl, and that was from behind.

 

[Disaster Button]

I get this more at uni than here.
Sometimes I look at someone and wonder, are they male or female?

At least here you can sneakily look at people's profiles.

I often do that too, until I realise that the person is looking back at me. The quick look away and casual whistle is my only defense, thank god it isn't obvious.

 

[child of lileth]

It's always the avatar when people think guys are girls.

 

[Cbargs]

I get my gender mistaken online all the time (I have absolutely no idea why). Most times I either roll with it and pretend to be a girl or politely correct them, it depends on my mood.

 

[Girl With One Eye]

When I was younger I had short hair, I used to dress/act like a tomboy, and was seen playing football most of the time, people used to ask my mum how her 'son' is doing...

 

[Disaster Button]

As has already been established, yes, it's your avatar that makes people jump to the wrong conclusion. As for myself i can't say i've ever been mistaken for being female, though i can't deny people have said i'm sissy as an insult just because i don't always agree with the default, masculine Kratos syndrome.

I usually get called gay/fag for an insult. Or wimp. I would suspect its for a similar reason, I never find myself alligned with the macho stereotype.

 

[Hurray Forums]

It's always the avatar when people think guys are girls.

People make assumptions about your gender based on your avatar and username.

Ooo, my avatar has a girl and a boy in it, I wonder what that makes me, DUN DUN DUN!!!
Silliness aside, I kind of like trying to figure out the gender of people I see posting a lot(without use of the profile page, that's cheating!). I guess I'm easily amused by stupid crap. People get my gender wrong all the time on the internet, doesn't really bother me or anything though.

 

[Sassafrass]

I have never been mistaken for a female. Which, when you look at the avatar, the profile and the rather handsome pic of me on my profile, isn't really hard to see why I have yet to be mistaken. I did however mistake one of my best friends on this for a guy for about a week til I checked the profile. ><

I have been mistaken for an American quite a lot, though. I want to know why.

At least here you can sneakily look at people's profiles.

I do this all the time, especially on newer members.
It's fun to stalk keep an eye on the community here...