# Why Do So Many Female Dopers 'Advertise' As Such? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326 "2002-04-18T15:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/21 "2002-04-18T16:36:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*'Cause I’m big and I’m a girl. > > Now ask javaman, Unclebeer, UncleBill, Astroboy and China Guy why the advertise as guys. But don’t ask CrankyasanOldMan because she’s not. \*\* I just love this woman! **Biggirl** , you rock the house! ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/22 "2002-04-18T16:40:33Z")
And then you have me, whose username is delightfully ambiguous. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/23 "2002-04-18T16:57:13Z")
You’re just trying to advertise your inscrutability. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/24 "2002-04-18T17:23:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\*Do you really live in Gobbler’s Knob? \*\* :eek: I used to know a guy who was from Gobbler’s Knob, West-by-God-Virginia. Never knew there was **another** one in Pennsylvania. 😉 BTW my username appears to be male and I’m a male, but it’s not my real name. Just sounded so 🆒. For more info on [**PhiloVance**](http://www.geocities.com/mrears69/logs/philo_vance/philo_vance.htm). ---
**Author:** ![trishdish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d2c977/32.png) [@trishdish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trishdish)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/25 "2002-04-18T17:26:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monstro \* > \*\* > > My name is Tish! We’re almost the same person! \*\* Maybe we ARE the same person and we enjoy talking to ourself. 🙂 I used to use my lastname as my login for some boards (then I realized that could be used for stalker purposes adn stoppped) and it has “man” in it so I wonder if people ever thought I was a guy. But, I think you are right, the assumption is that you are a white, heterosexual male for the most part unless there is reason to think otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/26 "2002-04-18T17:51:00Z")
**PhiloVance** , the West Virginia city is spelled “Gobblers’ Knob”. The REAL Pennsylvania town is spelled “Gobbler’s Knob”. Look where the apostrophe is located. West VA must have more than one gobbler. And the West VA town is not WORLD FAMOUS! Not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/27 "2002-04-18T17:52:43Z")
Everyone thinks I’m male. Including me. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/28 "2002-04-18T17:59:11Z")
My username comes from my girlfriend’s nickname for me. (Well, one of them anyway.) And vice versa. Besides, there’s already an Andy and an andyman on the boards. So hey, we’ve got all sides represented! Go us! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/29 "2002-04-18T18:04:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\*I think you should change it to **FairyChatThongwearer**. You’ll get a lot more play. > \*\* I get quite enough play, thanks so very much… plus, I don’t wear thongs. Then again, I’m not a fairy either. Now I’m confused… At first, I thought **Rue** was a woman, but now I know he’s _all man_… 'cause I’ve seen his pic and all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/30 "2002-04-18T18:04:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Surreal \* > \*\*Why is it that so many of the women here have usernames that reflect the fact that they are female? Many of their names have suffixes like - **girl** , - **gal** , - **grrl** , - **babe** , - **baby** , or prefixes like **lady** -, **girl** -, **Ms** -, **Miss** -, or **Sexy** -. > \*\* So … I can’t be Sexy 'cause I’m a guy? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/31 "2002-04-18T18:08:53Z")
Clarifying your gender is especially useful when giving/receiving advice. Yes, I’m talking to you, **auntie em**!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/32 "2002-04-18T18:11:16Z")
I suppose I could change my name. Heck, it’s not like I haven’t done it 400 billion times a day since I’ve gotten here. So what would it be? EnderMan24? EnderManWithA24InchPenis? EnderdamnitIhaveAWinmynamepeople? EnderSlut? SluttySluttyBangBang? Then again, I could do something more feminine. I wouldn’t mind having a vagina for awhile. The main problem would be that if I actually had a vagina, I would find absolutely no time to devote to posting. How about EnderWagina? ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/33 "2002-04-18T18:26:04Z")
cazzle’s a sheila? Who knew! ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/34 "2002-04-18T18:48:36Z")
I don’t know what part of any of my name sounds masculine. People always think of me as a guy, first. ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/35 "2002-04-18T19:00:40Z")
Guess! Go on, I dare you! Wait… I’ve already made clear my gender. Dang! ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/36 "2002-04-18T19:31:47Z")
**Enderw24** , I heartily recommend **SluttySluttyBangBang**. That would be the best username I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/37 "2002-04-18T19:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maeglin \* > \*\*And then you have me, whose username is delightfully ambiguous. > \*\* Your location, however, allows me to picture you perfectly: you’re an aging '70s popstar with big hair and different colored eyes who spends his free time dancing with Muppets. Or maybe you’re a man with the head of a bull. Either one. As for me, even with my feminine username I’ve still occasionally been mistaken for a guy. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/38 "2002-04-18T20:51:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maeglin \* > \*\*And then you have me, whose username is delightfully ambiguous. > > 😉 \*\* Mine too ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/39 "2002-04-18T20:56:07Z")
Everyone who finds out my actual gender says “I thought you were [insert opposite sex here.]” Guess! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326/40 "2002-04-18T21:39:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gundy \* > Everyone thinks I’m male. Including me. Or they _did_, before the ChiDope pix! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-female-dopers-advertise-as-such/104326.md?page=3)