# SDMB Gender Reassignment Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977 "2004-08-09T03:39:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/41 "2004-08-09T21:06:05Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I think that’s a bit of a stretch! 😛 > > Although, for some reason, I’ve had more than one Doper put a “g” in my username, calling me ivy **g** lass. > > I don’t get that one at all. 😕 Well, if there’s going to be confusion, which would you rather be, a glass or an ass? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/42 "2004-08-10T04:03:24Z")
I think most people know I’m female. Some folks assume I’m male, but I think my name’s pretty gender-neutral. But apparently, some people think I must be skinny! Like Green Bean = string bean = nickname for a skinny person. Who woulda thunk? I’m definitely not skinny. Just the opposite. Funny to think that some folks out there in cyberspace think of me as a skinny guy. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/43 "2004-08-10T06:04:16Z")
Gila is actually my IRL first name, a not-too-rare Hebrew girl’s name, pronounced with a hard G, long E. People here sometimes assume that I’m referring to the [gila monster](http://www.gila-monster.org/) , pronounced HEE-la, which is a poisonous species of lizard. Unfortunately, there was a picture of a gila monster in my second-grade science textbook. It took me _years_ to live it down - I’m sure you can imagine how much fun seven-year-old boys had with that one. For once, my sig is actually relevant. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/44 "2004-08-10T06:05:55Z")
Then, of course, I leave the sig out. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/45 "2004-08-10T06:37:39Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I think that’s a bit of a stretch! 😛 > > Although, for some reason, I’ve had more than one Doper put a “g” in my username, calling me ivy **g** lass. > > I don’t get that one at all. 😕 Possibly it’s only because the “g” key is right below the “y” key. Although I knew before I read this thread, I have previously mis-estimated the gender of **clairobscur** (because it sounds like Clair), **Kalhoun** , **NurseCarmen** , and **EddyTeddyFreddy**. The idea of mistaking **zev\_steinhardt** for a woman makes my brain hurt. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/46 "2004-08-10T16:43:40Z")
I’m a manly man and ain’t nobody ever denied it. But there was a poster who once said that anyone who used “little” as part of their screen name had to be a woman and I had to step forward to refute it. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/47 "2004-08-10T17:10:11Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Well, if there’s going to be confusion, which would you rather be, a glass or an ass? How about a _lass_? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/48 "2004-08-10T17:10:15Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Well, if there’s going to be confusion, which would you rather be, a glass or an ass? How about a _lass_? ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/49 "2004-08-10T17:12:02Z")
::checks under dress:: Yep, still female. Though Trouble Himself is actually a neutered male cat. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/50 "2004-08-10T17:14:05Z")
> [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by Max Carnage > > See what happens when you jump to conclusions? Premature emasculation. > > Originally posted by Eats\_Crayons > _groan_ > > Boo!.. Hiss!.. Boo!.. So that’s what premature emasculation sounds like. 😃 Clean-up on Aisle 1! ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/51 "2004-08-10T17:19:35Z")
I assumed that **js\_africanus** was an African-American male, but there was a photo thread where he/she linked to a photo of a white woman. So I just don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/52 "2004-08-10T17:28:32Z")
For the official recordkeepers - I’m a female. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/53 "2004-08-10T19:24:23Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > I assumed that **js\_africanus** was an African-American male, but there was a photo thread where he/she linked to a photo of a white woman. So I just don’t know. That sounds very masculine… sounds like a gladiator. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/54 "2004-08-10T19:26:14Z")
I’m pretty sure he’s male, but white. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/55 "2004-08-10T20:11:43Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > How about a _lass_? Why thanks, don’t mind if I do. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/56 "2004-08-10T21:29:41Z")
I was also confused about many of the usernames mentioned. I’d learned the correct gender prior to this thread for some of the names, but some others listed here have been a revelation. The name that still messes with my head is **Ilsa\_Lund**. She is actually a he. I have to remind myself each time that the poster is a male, even though the username is a famous female character. ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/57 "2004-08-11T04:22:37Z")
What am _I?_ I am what my name implies. As for the gender of my person, check my location. Lots of useful info there. Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/58 "2004-08-11T16:39:36Z")
I am exactly who I say I am. Basically, I blame a lack of imagination for this. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/59 "2004-08-20T20:31:57Z")
There aint gonna be any gender reassigning going on over here, so y’all can put your knives away. Swords too. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977/60 "2004-08-20T23:24:20Z")
Heh! Yesterday I remembered that I had the same problem with Ale (whom I always thought as ‘that smart chick from Uruguay’) and Kaylasdad. Maybe **I** have a problem. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-gender-reassignment-thread/258977.md?page=4)