# Are you a male or a female? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451 "2017-07-03T17:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/1 "2017-07-03T17:50:06Z")
A few Dopers were wondering about the male/female mix of the board. I am curious too. Let’s find out. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/2 "2017-07-03T17:55:40Z")
I voted male. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say you get chastised for only including 2 choices. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/3 "2017-07-03T18:07:20Z")
I vote Yes. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/4 "2017-07-03T18:11:11Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I voted male. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say you get chastised for only including 2 choices. > > 😉 I hear ya. I considered that, then dismissed it. If someone wants a poll with more than two choices they are free to create it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/5 "2017-07-03T18:15:22Z")
Present. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/6 "2017-07-03T18:17:33Z")
Seconded ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/7 "2017-07-03T18:21:07Z")
I protest this binary gender normative poll. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/8 "2017-07-03T18:22:38Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I protest this binary gender normative poll. Noted. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/9 "2017-07-03T18:32:56Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I hear ya. I considered that, then dismissed it. If someone wants a poll with more than two choices they are free to create it. > mmm [Done!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=830203)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/10 "2017-07-03T21:23:33Z")
At 75/25 now. I know this is the tiniest of sample size, but about what I expected. mmm ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/11 "2017-07-03T23:30:01Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I vote Yes. > > Regards, > Shodan I looked for that option also to no avail. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/12 "2017-07-03T23:56:31Z")
I’m going to wait until there is a poll for dude and dudette. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/13 "2017-07-04T00:22:21Z")
I’m a man, but I can change. If I have to. I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/14 "2017-07-04T00:46:57Z")
Being a silicon based life form I find the binary choice of the poll to be completely acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/15 "2017-07-04T00:52:24Z")
I am a male. I will go further and say my age is 63, vote libertarian when I can, and think both Arnold Schwartzenegger and Jesse Ventura were passable governors of their respective states. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/16 "2017-07-04T00:54:14Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > I’m a man, but I can change. If I have to. I guess. Duct tape. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/17 "2017-07-04T04:16:48Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I voted male. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say you get chastised for only including 2 choices. > > 😉 Why? He wanted to know if you are male or female, not male, female, other, etc. If I have a poll asking if you own a cat or a dog do I get chastised for not including every other possible pet in existence? If I have a poll asking if you are bisexual or gay do I get chastised for not including heterosexual? ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/18 "2017-07-04T04:28:37Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > :::: snip :::: > do I get chastised for not including heterosexual? Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/19 "2017-07-04T12:10:53Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Why? He wanted to know if you are male or female, not male, female, other, etc. > > If I have a poll asking if you own a cat or a dog do I get chastised for not including every other possible pet in existence? If I have a poll asking if you are bisexual or gay do I get chastised for not including heterosexual? Thanks for getting it and keeping your boxers untwisted, Richard. Some can’t make it 'til noon without getting offended. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451/20 "2017-07-04T13:38:27Z")
At the time I voted (female), it was 92-42 in favor of males. Frankly, I’m surprised: I expected it to be much closer to 50/50. I know this poll is very unscientific and it’s not even 24 hours old and it’s a holiday in the US and males might simply be more likely to respond, blah blah blah, but still…surprising. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-male-or-a-female/790451.md?page=2)