# SDMB Poster Androginy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 2, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404 "1999-10-02T05:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/1 "1999-10-02T05:21:00Z")
So, all this time, I’ve been thinking that “Blank” (who AFAIK still wishes to remain unidentifiable) was a man. Laughed my ass off when I found out otherwise. Are there any others who still have not been able to determine gender in some posters? Any who’ve purposely avoided gender-based references to themselves? Any guesses about the androginous posters? (I’m not sure we should count TomnDebb…) 🙂 –I think Manhattan is a man. –Even though my head knows that Shadowfox is a woman, it still confuses me when she mentions her husband. –Jodih, Jophiel, aseymayo: men? –Guadere: woman? Chris is a unisexual name, but I presume I’ve posted enough references to my husband and other “girl” stuff that it’s clear I’m female, right? * * * Veni, Vidi, Visa … I came, I saw, I bought. ---
**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/2 "1999-10-02T05:36:00Z")
No offense to jodih (if she’s still around), but I always that she was a man. Don’t know why. * * * Cessandra [My Homepage](http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/Home.html) **Updated 9/30/99!** [The RHPS: Website For Virgins](http://www.shsu.edu/~stdmed17/RockyHome.html) **Updated 9/28/99!** ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/3 "1999-10-02T06:50:00Z")
I always thought that everyone that had an animal in their name was a girl, until I found out that SqrlCub was a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/4 "1999-10-02T12:11:00Z")
I gotta admit, I thought White Wolf was a guy at first. ☹ * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/5 "1999-10-02T16:53:00Z")
Nope, I enjoy being a girl (or woman - the older I get, the less I resent being called a girl. What I really hate is “ma’am”). Auraseer is a man, though. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/6 "1999-10-02T18:10:00Z")
Wait till you meet Sly and Slythe. ## And I am. Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/7 "1999-10-02T18:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > –Even though my head knows that Shadowfox is a woman, it still confuses me > when she mentions her husband. That’s because I stole the Shadowfox SN from my husband! He was the one that came up with it. In fact, he still uses it for his E-mail and for a couple of online games. On the old AOL SDMB, I went by the name of “Psyche”, but I got tired of people e-mailing me, asking if I was a psychiatrist or a psychic, so I wanted to change it. I already had the name “Shadowfox” registered to my AOL account for my hubby to use, but he hated AOL and told me that I could use it if I wanted to. Hence, I became “Shadowfox”. BTW, I was thinking of changing it to something else again. My hubby is starting to get e-mails from people saying “aren’t you on the Straight Dope message board?” Any ideas? Shadowfox (until my name change) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/8 "1999-10-02T20:53:00Z")
I saw a couple of threads where neuro-trash grrl was talking about a girlfriend and attractive women and I got confused. Why would a guy use the name neuro trash GRRL? I’d been thinking about a while and feel bad that I didn’t think of this yet– I still don’t have any facts, but I just realized that it’s entirely possible that she is a ‘grrl’ who likes other girls. It comes of growing up in the Midwest, I suppose. But like I said, I don’t have any idea if it’s a he or a she, or what whichever’s sexual preference is. I hope I didn’t offend him/her. * * * * * * The Ai\ Yue- Ha FAQ: 1. Eye You-way Han 2. It’s Chinese. 3. The symbols are tone marks. 4. No, I wasn’t drunk when I registered. 5. Just call me John, OK? ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/9 "1999-10-02T21:13:00Z")
Yep, I’m a girl who likes other girls. Sorry for the confusion, I mentioned that in a couple of threads, I guess you missed them. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 1999, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/10 "1999-10-02T22:48:00Z")
aseymayo - I’ve wanted to ask - why do you use a male name? (Wonderful stories BTW) ---
**Author:** ![omniscientnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@omniscientnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omniscientnot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/11 "1999-10-03T00:00:00Z")
Shadowfox: Shadowvixen would probably be too simple… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sly)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/12 "1999-10-03T00:13:00Z")
Last time I checked I was a man. Yep. Still am. Although, I’ve been told so many times to go f\*\*\* myself, I was beginning to think I was a hermaphrodite. I always figured slythe for a he, but the way he and C#3 flirt all the time … ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/13 "1999-10-03T02:54:00Z")
Someone, and I forget who, wished me and my wife good luck on our next baby. I guess the name Shirley was a popular name for guys at his/her school. ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/14 "1999-10-03T06:11:00Z")
Sassy - no real reason, I like the stories, too, and the name. My sister is Archie Goodwin. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 1999, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/15 "1999-10-03T22:53:00Z")
Good guess, Chris–yep, I’m female. I am occasionally called “he”, though. I rather like the androgyny; you can talk about “male” and “female” subjects without having your opinion discounted “you’re a man/woman, you can’t understand”. I though Polycarp was female for about a week; I guess I subconsciously associated “Poly” with “Polly”, a girl’s name. I usually assume people are male until they post something that leads me to believe otherwise, unless they have a clearly female name. * * * “Eppur, si muove!” - Galileo Galilei ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/16 "1999-10-04T00:20:00Z")
Gaudere said: > [@](#): > > Good guess, Chris–yep, I’m female. And here I thought you were second declension present passive. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/17 "1999-10-04T00:22:00Z")
Oops. Make that, present infinitive. ---
**Author:** ![omniscientnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@omniscientnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omniscientnot)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/18 "1999-10-04T00:51:00Z")
Hmmm. Are there declensions for verbs? Are there past infinitives? Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![AuraSeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AuraSeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuraSeer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/19 "1999-10-04T01:19:00Z")
As **aseymayo** correctly noted, I’m male. But people keep assuming I’m female, and I can’t figure out why. Is it my writing style? My username? What? ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 1999, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404/20 "1999-10-04T01:49:00Z")
It’s the username. “Aura” just conjures up images of crystal-gazing earth-goddess types. I thought you were female at first, too, but I never made the mistake of referring to you as such. omniscientnot and Johnny–very cute. 😃 I like being a verb. * * * “Eppur, si muove!” - Galileo Galilei [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poster-androginy/9404.md?page=2)