# Your Gender is important to me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812 "2003-09-05T21:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/1 "2003-09-05T21:03:53Z")
So that I don’t unmistakenly make a fool of myself and/or put my foot in my mouth. Yesterday after reading some old topics…I found out that\*\* [Stoid](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53255), [Walloon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179772&perpage=40&highlight=walloon&pagenumber=2) **, and** [lel](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=204694&pagenumber=2)\*\*(three dopers I had all this time thought of as males) were female. This came as a shock to me. Today, I find out that \*\*[EddyTeddyFreddy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3941683#post3941683) \*\* is also in the same class of me mistaking gender based on name. Thing is, some of names here are misleading. **Fern Forest**? **NurseCarmen**? **Muffin**? What is one supposed to assume genderwise of those names any short of actually asking? (For the record, they are all males) So even though this has probably been done before, I just ask everyone to reply to this saying if they produce estrogen or testosterone. Basically, just state your gender if you would be so kind to this ignorant newbie. Hi, I’m Idle Thoughts, and I have a penis. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/2 "2003-09-05T21:11:39Z")
I would expect no less than idle thoughts of anyone possessing a penis. 😛 Ummm… you might want to reconsider requesting gender identification based on hormone production. Seeing as how I can’t be the only female Doper who’s postmenopausal and thus retired from manufacturing estrogen. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/3 "2003-09-05T21:13:41Z")
It’s okay if you say I’m female. Doesn’t matter, really. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_the\_heck\_cares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@Who\_the\_heck\_cares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_the_heck_cares)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/4 "2003-09-05T21:33:45Z")
My first post. Hi my name is Who the heck cares and I am a female. ---
**Author:** ![Spellbound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Spellbound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spellbound)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/5 "2003-09-05T21:37:11Z")
estrogen/ no penis ownership ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/6 "2003-09-05T21:37:54Z")
**AskNott** is male, and thank you for asking, I think. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/7 "2003-09-05T21:45:55Z")
No penis / female ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/8 "2003-09-05T22:02:29Z")
Username is somewhat self-incriminating, but I _do_ try to get in touch with my inner female on occasion. Did I just say that out loud…? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/9 "2003-09-05T22:03:45Z")
Well, luckily no one’s managed to mistake me for a guy yet! \<------- definitely a female! (although there was [this time last year that **fizzestothetop** mistook **ResIpsaLoquitor** for a girl](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2359735#post2359735)… this was in an AIM chatroom, with his obviously male name as his screenname) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/10 "2003-09-05T22:14:49Z")
Hi, I’m AntaresJB. I’ve got boobs and ovaries. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/11 "2003-09-05T22:15:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*Username is somewhat self-incriminating, but I _do_ try to get in touch with my inner female on occasion. > Did I just say that out loud…? \*\* Male. If I had an inner female, I’d stay home and touch her all day long. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/12 "2003-09-05T22:39:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Idle Thoughts \* > **Basically, just state your gender if you would be so kind to this ignorant newbie.** Well, to quote the professor who was my academic advisor in college: “_Words_ have gender. People have **sex**.” I’m a member of the male sex. When I have “that other kind of” sex, it’s with somebody of the female sex. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/13 "2003-09-05T22:42:35Z")
I just wanted to say that I’m a female, but I don’t think my username is misleading in any way. A lot of people don’t know what it means, but it seems very girly to me. **Idle Thoughts** , sorry for this quick hijack, but I’ve really enjoyed your posts. Welcome to the board! ---
**Author:** ![dinoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinoboy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/14 "2003-09-05T22:43:29Z")
One day I hope to be “dino- **MAN** ” ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/15 "2003-09-05T23:01:17Z")
Ummm… take a lucky guess? Robin ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/16 "2003-09-05T23:04:36Z")
I don’t have any ovaries any more, and I’ve never been particularly girly or dainty, but I am decidedly womanly, bordering on matronly. Cut me some slack - I’m almost 50!! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/17 "2003-09-05T23:04:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AntaresJB \* > \*\*Hi, I’m AntaresJB. I’ve got boobs and ovaries. \*\* Yes, but are you male or female? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/18 "2003-09-05T23:07:58Z")
The scene: The restaurant where we had the Kansas City Dopefest. The action: I come up to the table and introduce myself. All goes well until **WithaK** says, “_You’re_ Mirror Image? I thought you were a guy!” Nope, definately not. (and if that was not very well phrased, I am a girl) ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/19 "2003-09-05T23:22:06Z")
_looks down at her boobs and feels baby moving inside_ Well I’m definately female! I’ve never been mistaken for a guy here that I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![poiema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@poiema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poiema)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/20 "2003-09-05T23:28:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*Male. > > If I had an inner female, I’d stay home and touch her all day long. \*\* this made me laugh outloud. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812.md?page=2)