# Do you respond to gender-specific SDMB polls that are not for your gender? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038 "2010-08-30T20:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/1 "2010-08-30T20:12:22Z")
So… am I the only one who does this? Occasionally, there will be a poll for the ladies to answer, and sometimes I either know how my spouse would answer because it had come up already or else I call over, “Hey, honey, do you flush or not flush your tampons?” and if she tells me, then I choose the appropriate button on the poll. Is this a no-no? I’m contributing an honest data point. Anyone else do this? Women, do you answer questions about man parts based on your hubbies’ and boyfriends’ would-be answers if they were Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/2 "2010-08-30T20:33:37Z")
Yes, sometimes, if it’s about people who are attracted to women rather than actual gender, but the asker has made the poll gendered. If I wanted to add a data point about my partner or someone else, then I’d generally make a comment but not vote in the poll. There’d be nothing wrong with voting, anyway - SDMB polls are highly-self-selecting unscientific ways of gauging opinions and experiences anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/3 "2010-08-31T02:35:29Z")
Like \*\*scifisam \*\*said, I’ll vote in polls about attraction, regardless of gender (like, “what do you find sexiest in a woman?” or something) because I like both genders. Sometimes I’ll ask my husband for his input to provide more data. Sometimes I steer clear of them. It all depends on the nature of the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/4 "2010-08-31T02:50:51Z")
I vote in every poll I read that applies to me. If the poll doesn’t apply to me, I vote randomly. I didn’t vote in this poll because there’s no option that applies to me and it’s not directed at people other than me. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/5 "2010-08-31T03:01:37Z")
I only vote if a poll applies to me AND I find the topic interesting. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/6 "2010-09-01T17:14:28Z")
I may or may not _post_ in such a thread, but I wouldn’t vote in such a poll. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/7 "2010-09-01T17:18:07Z")
Same here; I occasionally post in such a thread but don’t vote in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/8 "2010-09-01T19:37:11Z")
> [@GilaB](#): > > I may or may not _post_ in such a thread, but I wouldn’t vote in such a poll. Yep, post: some times. vote: never. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/9 "2010-09-01T21:18:53Z")
I don’t vote in the poll but sometimes I’ll post a comment in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/10 "2010-09-01T22:09:13Z")
It’s not unusual for a question addressed to “ladies” to be totally applicable to gay men, especially when concerning their involvement with men. So I’ll respond if it’s appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/11 "2010-09-02T08:26:37Z")
I only deliberately mess with **Skald’s** polls. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/12 "2010-09-02T15:10:43Z")
I answer any poll I feel like in any way I feel like. Most polls, like this one, do not cover what I would really answer so I just pick one option, usually the least likely answer to have a lot of votes. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-respond-to-gender-specific-sdmb-polls-that-are-not-for-your-gender/552038/13 "2010-09-02T17:51:32Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I vote in every poll I read that applies to me. If the poll doesn’t apply to me, I vote randomly. If you know the poll doesn’t apply to you, why vote? (I assume you’re not talking about polls like mine, which generally include a _This whole thing is bullshit, Pippin!_ option.) > [@Autolycus](#): > > I only deliberately mess with **Skald’s** polls. Go ahead. It’s not like I’m not already plotting to have you exiled to Bugtussle anyway.