# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/141 "2003-09-10T22:27:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Idle Thoughts \* > \*\* > Yesterday after reading some old topics…I found out that_\* [Stoid](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53255), were female. > > This came as a shock to me.\*\* I don’t see why, I thought my feminine wiles were unmistakable! > [@](#): > > \*\* > Hi, I’m Idle Thoughts, and I have a penis. \*\* I’m happy for you. Those are fun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/142 "2003-09-10T22:40:44Z")
I remember that **Stoid** is female because she used to be **Stoidela**. Hey, you got your mnemonics, I got mine… ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/143 "2003-09-10T23:03:15Z")
My name is seemingly gender neutral, but most people correctly assume I am male. If I were female, I might be called Ataraxia instead. Not that it really matters since I mostly lurk anyway. I know the user with a strikingly similiar name as mine, ataraxy22, is also male. ---
**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/144 "2003-09-10T23:13:15Z")
I am most assuredly a female. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/145 "2003-09-10T23:30:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*I remember that **Stoid** is female because she used to be **Stoidela**. > > Hey, you got your mnemonics, I got mine… \*\* That’s exactly why I called myself that originally, actually. People always assume I’m male, and I wanted to avoid that. But… [Sammy Davis Jr.] - Whether Im right or whether Im wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, Ive gotta be me What else can I be but what I am ? \* [/Sammy Davis Jr.] ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/146 "2003-09-10T23:36:45Z")
Now, unfortunately, people may confuse you with **zoid** , who I _think_ is male. Same for **SnoopyFan** , who might be confused with **Snooooooopy** , who I (again) _think_ is male. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/147 "2003-09-10T23:41:14Z")
_pokes and prods herself a bit_ Yep, still female, much to the relief of **Stonebow** who is male, and married me with the understanding that I was female. FB ---
**Author:** ![Blackdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Blackdragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackdragon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/148 "2003-09-10T23:50:12Z")
Being a mythical creature, do I have a gender? ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/149 "2003-09-11T00:04:12Z")
I am a female. This is not readily obvious because I took my screen name from a terrific but obscure dead guy. I’m sorry, it seemed like a good idea at the time. ---
**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 11, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/150 "2003-09-11T00:55:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TVeblen \* > \*\*I am a female. > This is not readily obvious because I took my screen name from a terrific but obscure dead guy. > I’m sorry, it seemed like a good idea at the time. \*\* [hijack] For some odd reason,whenever I see your name, I see the “TV” part and assume Television… With that, I then skip over the ‘e’ and see “blen” which I (I’m not kidding) always mistake for “bleh”. I have no idea why I do this. Just yesterday, however, reading a topic you were in and seeing your sign-off “Veb”, I finally saw how it really was supposed to be. T. Veblen By the way, another shocker…I thought you were male all this time. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/151 "2003-09-11T12:50:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*Now, unfortunately, people may confuse you with **zoid** , who I _think_ is male. > > Same for **SnoopyFan** , who might be confused with **Snooooooopy** , who I (again) _think_ is male. \*\* You are correct! Male doper checking in. ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/152 "2003-09-11T15:42:25Z")
My IRL name is fairly gender-neutral, tho the ending my parents chose skews male. :rolleyes: My username here is less neutral, I think, but just in case: XX chromosome, still secreting estrogen with all lady parts in place, self-identifying as female. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/153 "2003-09-11T18:17:11Z")
Female ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/154 "2003-09-11T18:17:24Z")
Sometimes [I’m a guy.](http://www.mindspring.com/~lisakc/mojave66.1.jpg) Sometimes [I’m a girl.](http://www.mindspring.com/~lisakc/mojave66.2.jpg) My wife/partner/SO/whateverthehellyouwannacallus really does prefer the latter, however. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/155 "2003-10-23T16:39:37Z")
Male. ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/156 "2003-10-23T17:42:19Z")
I know my user name/demeanor/something has led several people to think that I am male, but let me double-check … yup. _Sung to the tune of the tune of “My Country 'Tis of Thee” or, if you prefer, “God Save the Queen”:_ No dangly bits on me, No dangly bits on me, None hanging down. Yes, I have two full breasts Protruding from my chest. Sometimes I wear a dress, And I’m curvy-round. Thank you. I’ll be here all week. ---
**Author:** ![dcordell1960](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dcordell1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcordell1960)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/157 "2003-10-23T20:06:56Z")
male ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/158 "2003-10-24T07:54:31Z")
I’m most certainly male, although I suppose that the username DOES give it away. To echo a sentiment from before, I’m a man’s man who likes girly-girls. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/159 "2003-10-24T09:49:50Z")
girl and im using my real name. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/160 "2003-10-24T14:09:35Z")
I was born a woman, and I still am one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812.md?page=9)