Would it bother you?

I get mistaken for being female all the time when I'm online, mostly because they haven't heard my voice or seen my pictures. It doesn't annoy me, I can understand why they'd think that. But if I ever got mistaken for being a female offline... I don't know.
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I would not get bothered online, and it would not happen in person. So no, I wouldn't be. It'd be just plain silly too, just a misunderstanding. Who decides what boys and girls look like anyway? If I want to wear make-up and skirts, then hell, that's what I'll wear. & If a girl wants to shave her head bald, put on some combat boots, some army cargo pants, a t-shirt, then by all means, let her. In a perfect society, gender would be meaningless in everything bar reproduction. But actually, with science headed where it is, in a few decades, who knows, we might not even need to use the egg of the female or the male of the sperm. I mean, we can already create stable conditions in which they can develop.
 
I would never have an issue with it, but it's never been an issue to begin with. I guess my utter girliness shows through even online. But if someone thought I was a guy online, I wouldn't be offended in the slightest....though irl it would be pretty hard to mess it up.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
No, not really. I've only ever been mistaken for the opposite gender online when I was actively trying to confuse people by switching my gender to female... so that's understandable.

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you? That bothers me a little more - especially over the phone. For some reason, I've adopted this soft, effeminate-sounding voice when trying to be polite. This happens pretty often at work where I'm constantly answering phones and I get called "miss" by a lot of the elderly patients. When I was younger this kinda thing used to make me pretty upset, but now I just kinda chuckle. Sometimes I even go along with it these days... Heck, if we get a customer complaint they'll never be able to trace it back to me! I'm a boy, and they called me "miss." ;D
 
Online, no, it's just a simple mistake.

Offline however, then it's a problem, since I don't like being mistaken for a girl JUST BECAUSE most of my friends are girls in real life and I sorta look and sometimes wish I was a girl DOES NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCESmean that I am indeed a girl
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
Nope, I usually go along with it, with ~hilarious results~. Makes for good stories to tell.

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
Never happened, don't think it ever will.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?: Yes, it definitely would, considering my username is clearly masculine.
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?: Same as above. I clearly look like a guy.
 
BareBones said:
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
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just a little bit, to both.
people usually mistake my gender online because of the way i talk. to be honest, i had no idea i talked like a boy online. really.
as for offline, sadly, i've already been mistaken for a boy thrice. thrice, by a saleslady, two waiters, and a waitress. honestly, i'm not bothered by that so much, it just gets embarrassing when i'm with my friends, and some waitress/waiter goes to our table to get our orders, and s/he incidentally calls me a "sir."
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
It's actually quite funny. I don't know why.

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
I look nothing like my opposite gender. If someone mistakes me in real life I'm going to kick them.
 
Online, it doesn't bother me. After all, with all my signatures featuring girly colors and fonts and cute anime girls such as Leaf, my own character Lisa, and various Pretty Cures, it would be easy to mistake me for a female... especially since I don't reveal my IRL name on the site and even that can be a name for both genders. Actually, I find it kinda funny when I'm mistaken for female and sometimes I forget to reveal my true gender. For years I had a lot of people fooled, and I kinda liked it xD And yes, the fact that I have an original trainer character (Lisa) who's a female also adds to my mystique :P

It doesn't bother me IRL, but it doesn't come up often either... only occasionally over the phone. By looking at me it's painfully obvious, lol.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
It doesn't annoy me much. I just find it amusing.
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
Yes, it does bother me because I'll start to think, how on earth do I look like a Boy? and how can they think that of me? especially through my nature and how I currently look. So, basically I would be quite disgusted if I was to be mistaken for a Male. :<
 
If it happens online, well, that's just what happens online and I don't feel bothered by it. Unless of course I've told you directly and then obviously it's annoying.

In the real world... ugh. I've gotten used to being called both a girl and a guy that I just can't be bothered to care anymore. The only thing that still gets to me is when someone is clearly hesitating while they think about what they're going to say. That makes it suddenly into something way bigger than it needed to be and makes things awkward.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
Me? Na, not really. As long as it's obvious I could see where the problem would be. Though, it's a little awkward for me when someones gender on PC is set to a certain gender, and then I mention them and a little later someone tells me, oh that he is a she.

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
I don't see how they could.
 
Online: Nah. I find it amusing. My username is pretty feminine, so it just makes it even more amusing when people get my gender wrong. Buuut, they do from time to time. That, or they just feel like saying 'he'.

Offline: I wouldn't be able to understand how people would think I'm male when I look so obviously female. Can't say I dress female because I male wear clothes from time to time, buuut I am definitely female. I think they would have to be blind for them to not notice I'm female. Over the phone is the same thing. There's a higher chance of me being mistaken for my mom than for being a male.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
Nope. If you haven't seen pictures of me and don't have gender set on the sidebar (or just plain don't notice it), I can see people mistaking me for male. But then I get a little boggled because my gender is set as female. I mean sure it's easy to miss but at the same time it's not like I hide it. :s

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
Depends on where it is. If it's at work, no way. I'm just a big black blob with my apron on, and my hair is super short. If it weren't for my high-pitched voice I'm sure more would be confused. If I'm in jeans and a shirt (especially a shirt that shows cleavage)... then I'll get boggled, but not really offended.
 
If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender online, does it bother you?
Not really. A lot of people have the misconception that there are no girls on the internet for whatever reason, so it's quite common to be called a guy if you don't clarify. x)

If someone mistakes you for the wrong gender offline, does it bother you?
Well it's never happened, but I still don't think it'd bother me. I'd think it was quite funny.
 
It does not matter to me what gender is used to describe me, offline, online, or in between...
 
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