Title: Wait A Second . . . You're A [insert Gender Here]?
Description: mistaking RPG-D-goers genders
December, Esq - February 28, 2008 07:09 PM (GMT)
I've noticed recently that a few people suddenly announced that they were of one gender and I had--for some crazy reason--thought that they were the other gender. Such as Tilt. Poor guy, I thought he was a girl. :sweat:
But that's okay; I thought ShinLi was some Asian guy until I saw her picture and she's definitely not. Unless she's really good at photoshop.
And if I mistake your gender, don't be offended. Most people think that I'm a guy for some crazy reason.
.Ra - February 28, 2008 07:13 PM (GMT)
Don’t worry, I think it happens to most of us. Actually I generally try not to guess anymore unless it is really obvious
I’m a girl… just in case someone has thought I was a guy.
Sunday - February 28, 2008 09:07 PM (GMT)
I though Horsecrzy721 was a guy for some reason. I don't know why, lol.
And I thought you were a boy too, as well, Dece. Darth Makar just reminded me of Darth Vader...
sarahj - February 28, 2008 09:15 PM (GMT)
I'll also admit to thinking you were a guy, but I really don't know why. I thought Horsecrzy721 was a guy as well, but I've known ShinLi was a girl.
Huh.
Gowd - February 28, 2008 09:18 PM (GMT)
i knew December wasn't a guy, but only 'cos i read it in some post... :sweat: I'm a girl, if anyone would like to know :p though i too though ShinLi was a guy until this actual moment in time... Im just dopey. :lol:
December, Esq - February 28, 2008 09:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Gowd @ Feb 28 2008, 09:18 PM) |
| i knew December wasn't a guy, but only 'cos i read it in some post... :sweat: I'm a girl, if anyone would like to know :p though i too though ShinLi was a guy until this actual moment in time... Im just dopey. :lol: |
I thought you were a guy. XD Dunno why.
Wow, I'm not very good at guessing genders, am I?
sarahj - February 28, 2008 09:20 PM (GMT)
Haha, there we go again- I thought you were a guy too Gowd, but I really don't have any clue why >.< You'd think that with as many girls in rolepalying, I'd assume people are female until proven wrong, but no, apparently not.
Gowd - February 28, 2008 09:34 PM (GMT)
:rice: it's because my name is so Manly [Though here's a question.. what IS a Gowd?] Yeah i just made it up, i was like .. "Need.. name.. uh.. Gowd?" :p i did think December was a guy at first... but as i said, the post told me otherwise :innocent:
December, Esq - February 28, 2008 09:40 PM (GMT)
Yeah, don't confuse me with the smexy guy in my avatar. :lol:
sunny - February 29, 2008 12:03 AM (GMT)
Wow, I had a lot of things wrong, didn't I? I totally thought December and Horsecrzy were both boys... I suppose people's avatars + signatures can confuse me... or I just make assumptions and never really have them corrected, so they grow on me. :yellow:
RomanHk - February 29, 2008 12:38 AM (GMT)
Horsecrazy, Dec and ShinLi had me fooled for awhile as well.
Noodles - February 29, 2008 12:43 AM (GMT)
I try not to guess people's genders. I'm usually wrong, so I don't like to guess and offend. I'm a guy, so we're all clear, and... that's it. :p
sarahj - February 29, 2008 12:48 AM (GMT)
Noodles, I only knew you were a guy because the very first post I saw of yours mentioned that you were a guy :)
December, Esq - February 29, 2008 01:09 AM (GMT)
I knew Noodles was a guy because he posted it somewhere. But before that I thought he was a girl. XD
And I'm making the wild assumption (from the topic of big-boobed characters) that Mickey Three is a guy.
Oh, and I don't think I know too many guys who would call themselves "horse crazy" or anything along those lines. ;)
Roswenth - February 29, 2008 01:34 AM (GMT)
I got Gowd and Ra. wrong, but I've gotten most everyone else right.
pathogenicoma - February 29, 2008 02:00 AM (GMT)
I thought Dec. and Gowd were both boys (in fact, I thought Dec. was a really young guy when I first joined). It was the names. Very manly. But I figured out Dec. was a girl a long while ago when she posted something about it. Or someone posted something about it.
I thought Noodles was a boy! And then he assured me he was. ^_^ (Noodles, you really need to talk to that girl!)
And I never once thought ShinLi was anything but a girl.
And I think RomanHK is a boy. The name again. But half the time I don't really think about it. Because half the time I'm just not thinking. Or I just don't want to be wrong.
And I'm a girl! Though I've been told often that I'm a "total guy". ><
Mousie - February 29, 2008 02:12 AM (GMT)
I thought for quite a while that Dec was a guy, and ShinLi had me confused for a long time -- somehow even the user title 'Mommy Admin' didn't make it click, until again - the picture thread.
But I'm a chick, I don't think that's ever been in question. I'm far too neurotic to be confused with a guy...
Rhi-Rhi - February 29, 2008 02:51 AM (GMT)
I thought December was a guy at first (it was the name and avatar xD). And Gowd. And I think RomanHK is? ShinLi never confused me, I think because of the "Mommy Admin" thing. I thought Noddles was a girl, too, until Emma mentioned him to me.
>_> I don't think anyone could mistake me for a guy. My name is far too girly. xD
Micky Three - February 29, 2008 03:15 AM (GMT)
Lol December you are bad, I'm a girl :p XDXD
If it's any consolation, I always thought you were a guy until I saw a post where you said 'most people think I'm a guy' LOL. :p
Robespierre - February 29, 2008 03:15 AM (GMT)
People seem to think I'm a guy with reasonable frequency.
But anyway, no, I'm actually a girl.
I've said so before, in those threads about girls playing guys.
But I'll say it again here.
Though maybe I'm a 40-year-old man messing with all of your minds...
My good friend MickeyThree is a girl, too. *cuddles Mickey*
Lothlómendil - February 29, 2008 04:07 AM (GMT)
Haha, gender awareness has become almost a crisis on my board lately. XD It started with this prominent member of our board who made it onto the staff. This person was a member of the board for a year, playing a male character and letting us all think she was male, and only last month did she drop the bombshell that she'd been foolling us the whole time! :lol: Since then several people have surprised us with their genders, and at least two claim to be androgynous and won't say which they are.
RyanA - February 29, 2008 04:12 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| Though maybe I'm a 40-year-old man messing with all of your minds... |
Hahaha. Too funny. And it's true.
The gender thing is always sort of funny. It's like we need it spelled out so we know if we are treating people accordingly.
I had a bus driver in high school ,for like three years, and none of us could tell if it was a man or a woman. I mean, we all tried to guess, but even the name was sort of in the middle... 'Jan'. It made us all nuts to not know and yet none of us were going to ask.. cause he/she scared the piss out of us.
recklessabandon182 - February 29, 2008 04:27 AM (GMT)
Obviously my name could be kinda mistrewed for some sort of guy Blink 182 fanatic, though it perhaps might be a bit creepy in that pretense. Anyways, the name's Kara, and actually I am completely full of estrogen. In the feminine nature. And proud of it, thank you very much <3
Emma - February 29, 2008 04:35 AM (GMT)
No one has ever gotten my gender wrong (out loud anyway). I must emanate girl vibes. My name now probably adds to the girl thing XD But even on other forums, where my name is like rabid_monkies, people still treat me as a girl -shrugs-
I thought Gowd was a guy at first until I saw her posting in pink and blue font. Then I suspected she was a girl. Guys can, of course, but naturally I thought girl.
I also thought December was a guy when she had her old name, though I've known for a while now she is a girl.
I never thought ShinLi was a guy. The whole 'Mommy Admin' and the name suggested to me femininity. And I was right, of course.
I thought Micky Three was a boy until I was talking about her and I was told she is a girl! And now I know XD
Robespierre I thought was a boy until she applied on my site. How canyou say she is a good friend, Robespierre, when you keep spelling her name incorrectly? :p
RyanA didn't say what gender he/she is but I've seen her as a girl for a while. At first I thought guy but now I think girl.
The end!
December, Esq - February 29, 2008 05:39 AM (GMT)
Wait . . . RyanA isn't a guy? *totally confused*
And I definitely thought that Robespierre was a guy. Maybe, um, because of the name Robespierre?!?
Haha.
Ros, PG, Mousie, Rhi-Rhi, and Loth I've guessed correctly in the fact that they are female. Emma was rather obvious, even when she had her old name.
Deputy Dingo - February 29, 2008 05:43 AM (GMT)
I have to admit I thought December was a guy. I dunno if anyone can guess which one I am *shifty eyes* Well actually it's pretty obvious. Although since I went by 'Jesse' on an RP for quite a while everyone thought I was a male. I was oblivious until someone kept saying "Is Jesse on?" "No he's not here."
I was like: o.O
December, Esq - February 29, 2008 05:47 AM (GMT)
I guessed you were a girl! Hahaha!
Yeah, I guess I should stop choosing androginous names and pairing them with male people in my avatar. But he's soooo nice to look at! [/slightly shallow but cool enough to admit it]
Emma - February 29, 2008 06:12 AM (GMT)
Yeah, if you say so Dec...
It's androgynous! It's a y!
Yeah I've always been pretty easy. There's a female Jesse in my English class.
Well I think RyanA is a girl. I'm probably wrong though ^_^
Mousie - February 29, 2008 07:19 AM (GMT)
I always guessed Emma was a girl, even with the old name. Dunno why, I think it's cause I saw 'Moffett' and thought 'Little Miss Muffett'.... RyanA I always thought was a guy... my head can't comprehend anything otherwise..
And Deps had me confused, and I could SEE her email... which was clearly female.
... I'm just easily confused, by the looks of it.
Radsos - February 29, 2008 07:59 AM (GMT)
I'm a female. But I feel more like a male than a female pretty much all the time - I actually wish I was male pretty much all of the time. Maybe God got my gender wrong. 'oh, no, we don't want another gay man! PERSON MUST BE GIRL!' xDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!
I just had about the best image in my head for the last year. It was great.
Kryptic - February 29, 2008 08:10 AM (GMT)
I've been thought to be/called a guy several times. In fact, just today. Not like it really offends me. I guess I pick androgynous pseudonyms? Kryptic & Skid don't really lean either way.
And I might write a bit more masculine-y sometimes. Except when I tack on suffixes like "-y", huh?
Ever tried this "
Gender Genie"? It'll guess which gender you are based on what words you use and how you write. Though, when it tells me I'm a girl for my boy's post, and a guy when I put in my girlie's post. I'm not so sure how well it works after all.
December, Esq - February 29, 2008 08:17 AM (GMT)
Whew, I've been officially declared female by the Gender Genie. Crisis averted everyone!
Haha, that was fun.
Radsos - February 29, 2008 08:24 AM (GMT)
It says I'm male.... Over... and over.... and over... again. o.O'
Okay, this makes me... human...
helena - February 29, 2008 08:36 AM (GMT)
I honestly thought that ShinLi was an asian and Horsecrazy was a guy. Also, now that I am admitting to my stupidness, here's another one. I thought Dece too was a guy, though the reason to that is unknown.
RomanHk - February 29, 2008 08:59 AM (GMT)
For the record, I am a guy. :lol:
Robespierre - February 29, 2008 09:02 AM (GMT)
The Gender Genie almost always tells me I'm a guy. ALWAYS when I put in my RL stories.
Go figure.
Little Mouse - February 29, 2008 09:53 AM (GMT)
I come up female for my RP writing samples (in which I normally play males, even though I'm a girl) but half of the blog entries I analyzed came up male! So I tend to write more like a man when I write like I talk....
Gambit - February 29, 2008 12:13 PM (GMT)
Definitely a guy. Never been confused for anything else which is definitely a good thing.
RomanHk - February 29, 2008 05:17 PM (GMT)
I came up as a guy on the Gender Genie 3/3. :lol: Woohoo for masculine writing.
pathogenicoma - February 29, 2008 05:26 PM (GMT)
For a male post - Genie says I'm Male
For a female post - Genie says I'm Female
For a blog entry - Genie says I'm Female.
Dude. I rock. [dances]
And I guessed right for RomanHk! wheeeee.