# Fill in the blanks:  I was assigned \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ at birth, but have always identified as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 12, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893 "2016-01-12T03:40:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/1 "2016-01-12T03:40:50Z")

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I was assigned mortality at birth, but have always identified as immortal.  
You?

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/2 "2016-01-12T04:24:16Z")

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Manliness…a wimp.

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**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/3 "2016-01-12T04:29:52Z")

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Dead! Well, not quite, but I’m told my skin was a lovely shade of bluish purple when I came out, accompanying an impressively low bloodsugar. Nowadays, I feel I’m doing pretty well in comparison. (Although if I identify as a zombie, that might increase my chances at immortality . . . )

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/4 "2016-01-12T04:36:12Z")

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I was assigned homework at birth, but I’ve always identified that as a pointless endeavor.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/5 "2016-01-12T06:17:37Z")

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I was assigned average monetary status at birth, but have always identified as filthy stinking rich.

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**Author:** ![Whatever4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/6 "2016-01-12T07:07:16Z")

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I was assigned a staff at birth; but all I got was a lousy walking stick.

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**Author:** ![Memnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/7 "2016-01-12T07:51:37Z")

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I was assigned membership of the human race at birth, but have always identified as a tank. I am literally an M1 Abrams tank. My pronouns are ‘Fuck you, I’m a tank’.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fill-in-the-blanks-i-was-assigned-_________-at-birth-but-have-always-identified-as-________/742893/8 "2016-01-12T07:56:42Z")

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I was assigned blind at birth, but have always identified as sighted.

I have very dark brown eyes, so my parents weren’t sure if they were operating at full parameters. It didn’t take long to check and reassure them, though.