IIN to always be able to tell if someone online is male or female?

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  • flutterhigh
    11 years ago | pl

    Recently it came to my attention that several people couldn't tell my gender. I think it's pretty obvious (I don't really make an active attempt to hide it), but I was amused by the confusion.

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    • bananaface
      11 years ago | pl

      I thought you were a female until you wrote on a post saying you were male:)

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      • flutterhigh
        11 years ago | pl

        Wait, when did I say I was male? And anyway, I've also claimed to be female.

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        • AngAnders112
          11 years ago | pl

          I recall a rather long comment you made several months in response to another comment by I think Dappled that seemed to upset you. In it, you mentioned things like guy, college, 23, playing guitar ... or something like that. But now I wonder if I'm just confusing my memories with one of my fantasies.

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          • flutterhigh
            11 years ago | pl

            That's true, I said I was studying at NYU, and that I had a dog named Cat, among other things. Good memory.

            Personally, I'm not really averse to discussing my personal life, I just never really found the need to divulge such irrelevant information.

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        • bananaface
          11 years ago | pl

          You said you were a 21 year old male student?

          I'm confused againD:

          Which are you?

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    • Shackleford96
      11 years ago | pl

      So you're a guy! The name was definitely what threw me. I will try not to make that mistake again in the future.

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    • PumpkinKate
      11 years ago | pl

      Your name sounds like butterfly. Girls like butterflies. Guys don't.

      ^ I know this sounds simplistic, and like I'm joking - but I'm dead serious. I would wager this is 90% of the reason people assume you're female. Add to that any "flags" I listed above.

      I'd explain in detail, but just read "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell.

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      • flutterhigh
        11 years ago | pl

        No I understand. I'm not a huge Gladwell fan, but I have read Blink and consider myself an outlier, I suppose.

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