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Now I think you're just a guy pretending to be a girl and making fun of us. You have posted this thread to make us poor guys start hitting on you.
Why do people mistake me for a man online?
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The discussion centers around the frequent misidentification of gender in online forums, particularly in physics-related communities. Participants share experiences of being assumed to be male due to gender-neutral usernames or cultural biases that favor male identities in technical fields. The conversation highlights the challenges faced by women in physics, with some members noting that women often use feminine usernames or avatars to avoid unwanted attention, while others express that they prefer being perceived as male for the respect it can bring. The thread also touches on the broader implications of gender identity in online interactions, including the use of language and the cultural norms that shape assumptions about gender. Overall, the dialogue reflects a mix of humor and frustration regarding gender perceptions in digital spaces.
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Pattonias
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If it makes you feel any better, I assume that everyone online in any form of RPG is male despite their avatar's gender. Same goes for chat rooms. Sure I'll treat someone who says they are female as such (saying "she" and such), but I don't go as far as to "flirt with any of them. I don't much like the idea of anonymously flirting with a forty-five year old man wearing high heels and no pants.
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luma said:
well, your sig sounds like a female signature/name, but your answer sounds like a male...
so,...
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GeorginaS
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luma said:
rewebster said:
Actually, the response sounded kinda catty, to me.
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GeorginaS said:
are you saying, there may be a...?
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Is there a Turing-test equivalent for gender?
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Geigerclick
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First rule of the internet: "Male until proven female."
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EnumaElish said:
A pelvic exam?
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EnumaElish
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Good. I meant remote, just like http://testing.turinghub.com/ .Geigerclick said:A pelvic exam?
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EnumaElish said:
A pelvic exam with a webcam? :)
That, or you ask everyone why they leave the turtle to die on its back...
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EnumaElish
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"My significant other trained me for it."Geigerclick said:
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EnumaElish said:
You're good!
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"Thanks, you are a nice person, unless you are a computer."Geigerclick said:
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my username can be a male or a female..in my place it is given name for both genders.
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GreatEscapist said:
I thought you were a guy. But it was more of a default assumption, since I didn't read too many of your posts. Usually it's a good assumption, because there aren't that many girls in physics. In my department, there is one American girl inthe last three years of graduate classes combined.
People often (mistakenly!) assume I'm a girl simply because my user name ends in an a. Serves me right for using the same user name that an old ISP randomly assigned me back in the day.
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Do you see a tortoise when you look down?Rajini said:
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Rajini
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why you ask ?EnumaElish said:
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Rajini
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EnumaElish said:
Ohh..i think i have to go out of this thread..!
have fun.
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See my edit above (the link about the turtle). It's a variation on a Blade Runner theme -- a robot is questioned about a turtle, to verify that he (it?) is a robot, not a human.Rajini said:
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"Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."
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luma said:
I care. :D
And I was just curious. Sheesh.
And, it is kinda sad that not more females are in physics. I think it's (to be sexist) the math that turns them off, because physics is rather interesting.
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Geigerclick
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GreatEscapist said:
Male physicists the world around heartily agree. :)
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magpies
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Ya but if more women join the ranks the only thing that's going to get done is ...well you know...
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GreatEscapist said:
Well I think of a woman more like a naturally "GreatEntrapist". The "GreatEscapist" is that rare man who manages to get away.
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GreatEscapist said:
Actually a female friend of mine (also a physicist) also says that there are no women in physics because girls are bad at math. Don't shoot the messenger, but I suppose this might explain why there are so many women in biology and cemistry, but none in physics.
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arunma said:
Well, I guess it's kind of true. But there's always exceptions.
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Women are too smart to do math imo.
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Evo said:When I first joined, people thought I was male. What is funny is that there is a male member that men think is female and he gets hit on a lot by men when he posts.
That doesn't matter, people who are openly female will get hit on at any internet site. Once I posed as female in an internet chat room, and was surprised that I was getting all kinds of "private messages", including a request for my phone number. Yeah, right, dream on fellah.magpies said:
And for some reason, having the avatar of a male woodpecker isn't enough of a clue to some people.
C'mon people, female red-bellied woodpeckers are only red on the back half of their heads. Sheeeesh.- #60
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Wait a second...the title of this thread is, "Do you think I am a man?" but the poll question is "Did you think I was a man?"
What about those who didn't but now do? Or will in the future?
What about those who didn't but now do? Or will in the future?
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