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Do you care if people know your Real Gender?
Taken from this thread, based on this blog entry.
How do you feel people view gender? More specifically, your own?
Given that one can choose anonymity on the Internet, do you care if people really know you gender, or does it just get in the way of people's perspectives due to bias/pre-conceived notions about what gender is and how it shapes the person we are?
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If they don't know I'm a man, how can I possibly tell them how manly I am?
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Well irl its obvious....for the most part.
Online I thought (notice how I said thought) it be easier to get along with people if no one knew my gender. Cause if they had the doubt of my gender, they wouldn't try to get to know me as a possible partner, but just get to know me as a person or a friend. Obviously that didn't work soo...
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im proud to be a girl so im not really scared hiding it.
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On the internet, there are usually only a few times where i'd hide it, because everyone knows womens don't exist on the internetz, so to prevent problems, I sometimes leave off the gender.
In person ... uh, pretty tough to hide that one.
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Originally Posted by
sev121993
If they don't know I'm a man, how can I possibly tell them how manly I am?
Exactly.
But, I really don't care. People will think what they want and I'll just go with the flow.
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Originally Posted by
Miss Moonlight
On the internet, there are usually only a few times where i'd hide it.
In person ... uh, pretty tough to hide that one.
no **** ahaha.. but yeah in some forums i hide it especially in a male dominated forums, its a pain how guys sometimes treat girls.
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Originally Posted by
Alexa_miyagi
no **** ahaha.. but yeah in some forums i hide it especially in a male dominated forums, its a pain how guys sometimes treat girls.
Yea, it's like those guys are living in their basement, and all of a sudden, "A WILD FEMALE APPEARS!"
... lol.
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Lol.
I'm mostly apathetic about it, but I usually prefer if people know my real gender. I wouldn't lie about my gender in a forum because, I don't want people to hit on me. =P
The only times my gender is hidden is in anonymous boards (like 2chan and 4chan) and in the one or two times I tried... omegle. (Imagine me saying that word with hatred)
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Originally Posted by
悪の光
Lol.
I'm mostly apathetic about it, but I usually prefer if people know my real gender. I wouldn't lie about my gender in a forum because (unlike a certain Chibi whatever Greek letter person), I don't want people to hit on me. =P
Hey did you even read why I took off my gender? It was so that people DIDN'T do that, but they still do regardless. *sigh*
And its Chibi Sigma, thank you very much. *pout pout*
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I don't really care if they know.
I'm proud that I'm a girl. Besides the way I act about certain things kinda gives it away XD
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....and somebody get me some goddamn pure coke, 'cause I've had it with today!
okay, so, it helps to know more about who's/what's opinion you're listening to if you're here for discussions, also broadens your horizons sometimes, however, I'm tired of all these people abusing the power of anonymous to tease others with their asexuality
THREE LINES. ON THE COUNTER NOW!
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Pfft... I do not care at all, I'm a guy, I never lied to anyone about it, and would probably never. :)
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Originally Posted by
Alexa_miyagi
im proud to be a girl so im not really scared hiding it.
wait. proud? how can you be proud of it?
Is it some grand accomplishment worthy of praise?
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Originally Posted by
Ericgamer1
wait. proud? how can you be proud of it?
Is it some grand accomplishment worthy of praise?
Maybe she means proud to be female in a society where being a female is usually discounted? anyway, don't see a reason why you can't be proud of or enjoy your gender.
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Originally Posted by
Miss Moonlight
Maybe she means proud to be female in a society where being a female is usually discounted? anyway, don't see a reason why you can't be proud of or enjoy your gender.
Well, "pride" implies accomplishment. Ex: "look at this pretty picture I drew! I'm so proud of myself".
Since no one -chooses- their gender, it's interesting how you can be proud of it.
Kind of like being proud of... your zip code, or something.
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HEY. I'm proud of my zip code. That was a low blow there, eric.
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Eric and Miss Moon:
Well, I would use the word "content" instead. I'm content with my gender, and I enjoy it. People usually say "proud" to mean just that, but some people avoid using "proud" because it implies that this is an accomplishment or something, like Eric said.
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Well, you don't choose your nationality/ethnicity either, but there is a lot of "Asian Pride", "Italian Pride", "Mexican Pride", groups/mentalities, so how is that any different?
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Miss Moonlight
Well, you don't choose your nationality/ethnicity either, but there is a lot of "Asian Pride", "Italian Pride", "Mexican Pride", groups/mentalities, so how is that any different?
It's not. And I consider those things to be just as fallacious all the same.
Imo, people really need to get over themselves.
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I'm a dude and i don't give a crap about if somebody want's to display their gender. It's their choice. But i can see why some girls hide their gender on web forums. But what's the point of hitting on somebody on a web forum? It just doesn't process in my head why guys do that.
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Ericgamer1
It's not. And I consider those things to be just as fallacious all the same.
Well, that's incredibly lame. Ethnicity and gender are obviously different, but there's no reason you shouldn't be proud of your cultural pride.
Pride is a feeling of self-respect and personal worth; it's not just based on accomplishments. So that's fallacious.
As for gender, I can see how being "proud" is a bit odd, but I don't know. Cultural pride isn't necessarily a bad thing as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
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Originally Posted by Shingo 22
I'm a dude and i don't give a crap about if somebody want's to display their gender. It's their choice. But i can see why some girls hide their gender on web forums. But what's the point of hitting on somebody on a web forum? It just doesn't process in my head why guys do that.
1. Basement
2. Nerd
3. Pervert
4. Not enough in-person female interaction
5. or, none of the above, it's the internet
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Well, if you ask me, although I mostly use the word "content", I don't really mind either.
I think picking on the word "proud" is taking things literally.
Though this is about gender; ethnicity and nationality are a different story.
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Originally Posted by
Miss Moonlight
1. Basement
2. Nerd
3. Pervert
4. Not enough in-person female interaction
5. or, none of the above, it's the internet
I see. But anyways it's not like they're gonna date the person. Why not get a penpal or something? I guess that's something i'll wont understand.