# Does Your SD ID Go Against Your Gender?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514 "2010-09-12T15:58:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514/61 "2010-09-14T10:31:27Z")

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> [@Washoe](#):
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> Washoe was a female chimpanzee.

Your name always makes me think of [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washu_Hakubi) anime character.

As for me, any-one can be a nobody, but I’m male.

A long time ago in the age of BBSs I liked the name of the Christian rock band Petra, so I used that for a handle. But not for long as people kept thinking I was female. I guess it was because Petra ends in an a.

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514/62 "2010-09-14T17:23:13Z")

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> [@faithfool](#):
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> I think most people assume I’m female (I am) because of the “faith” part, but I’d hope overall that it’s gender-neutral.

I thought you were male until you responded to a poll for women.

> [@Silver Tyger Girl](#):
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> Despite my name, I’m not a girl. Not really. I am turning silver though, just not as fast I want to.

What does “not really” mean?

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514/63 "2010-09-14T19:00:13Z")

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> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#):
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> > [@EvilTOJ](#):
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> > Mine’s pretty gender neutral, since no one knows what a TOJ is.
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> I always think of you as being Evil to J … and feel sorry for poor J, whoever that may be.

My first name starts with J, so take that as you will.

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514/64 "2010-09-14T19:16:32Z")

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> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#):
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> > [@Silver Tyger Girl](#):
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> > Despite my name, I’m not a girl. Not really. I am turning silver though, just not as fast I want to.
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> What does “not really” mean?

I’m not really not a girl. Also, not especially feminine, but it was the other meaning I was trying for. Well technically, I’m not a ‘girl’ any more either, as I’m an adult of the female type.

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**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-sd-id-go-against-your-gender/553514/65 "2010-09-14T19:55:56Z")

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I assumed mine was gender neutral, but it appears people have at times thought I am a female. I guess because of the ‘a’ at the end.

But it all goes back to footy dammit! And that’s boys’ stuff! 😃

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