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August 15th 2011, 05:31 AM
Back in the day, when my username was "Silver" (or some variation of it) on other websites, people ALWAYS mistook me for a boy. When I asked fellow members why that was the case, they said that 1) "Silver" is a masculine username, and 2) the no-nonsense way I respond to threads is unlike the way most female members respond (keep in mind this was on other websites, not TeenHelp).
So now I'm curious... how many of you have been labeled with the wrong gender on other websites? Does it annoy you? What did you do that gave other members the wrong impression?  HelpLINK Mentor : Article Editor : Disputes Committee Member : Performance Committee Member Forum Moderator (Relationships and Dating, Friends and Family, Mental Health, Education and Careers) Feel free to contact me anytime, about anything! =) "There's no cure for normal." - PSY |
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August 15th 2011, 05:40 AM
I have been referred to as a girl before on another forum, though pretty much everyone knows I'm a boy. It wasn't annoying, I actually found it to be a bit funny.
 My username, which I will not say, is what put that person under the impression. I don't believe that my posting habits or style could have given a different impression, though I do use a lot of emoticons (not that it is a characteristic of a girl or bad).
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August 15th 2011, 09:55 AM
I've gotten mistaken for a guy before and also as much older than I really am. I don;t really know why though. haha
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August 15th 2011, 02:14 PM
I don't really use other forums so much now so I can't say I've been labelled a guy there. But on here, when my username was still "Natsumi" I went into chat and someone thought I was a guy. People were calling me Nat (they thought it was short for Nathan) and my name was Japanese for "Summer Beauty" which is obviously so masculine.
I've never had a huge issue with it since then though, everyone knows I'm a girl. 
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August 15th 2011, 03:02 PM
People use to think I was a guy back when I had Gundam101 as a username. (on a different site) My friend gave me this nickname, so I got annoyed and just made a new account xD
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August 15th 2011, 03:34 PM
When I was Boo Ghost I think people called me a dude a couple of times. My usernames have had my name in a couple of times and I've never heard of a guy being called Cara so it's a hard mistake to make there
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August 15th 2011, 04:50 PM
Okay, I'm going to hold my hands up and admit I can remember mistaking you for a guy once Robin
 Only once though .. like when I first joined  I've never been mistaken for a boy. Which is probably down to having 'RainbowSkies' as my last username
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August 15th 2011, 04:58 PM
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Hahaha! I can see that. "PSY" and "Robin" are ambiguous, and if you were in the chat room, you wouldn't have been able to see my gender.
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August 15th 2011, 05:00 PM
People in the chat room used to think I was a guy.
 Maybe my username sounds like a guy but they were all surprised to find out I was a girl.
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August 15th 2011, 05:29 PM
I think I was mistaken for a guy a few times when my username used to be crysdamodegus2 on various sites. (Yeah, I know, what a mouthful, huh? But I was 11, guys!
) Since then, I haven't been mistaken. But I was never annoyed by it when I was younger, and I don't think I would be now. I'd just politely correct the person.Plus, I've made my mistakes as well. I tend to assume everyone online is a girl unless stated otherwise. Don't ask me why!
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August 15th 2011, 05:37 PM
Never on here. I had the username "Scott" (unique) on another forum though and someone still mistook me for a female.
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August 15th 2011, 06:00 PM
On another site, I'm so confused about the gender of some users...One was "nic" but I thought they were a guy for the longest time until I was told that nic is short for nicole. In chat ONCE someone thought I was a dude...and I have no idea why.
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August 15th 2011, 06:07 PM
On some sites I would just list myself as a boy, like on TMK (disney magical kingdom) I had a boy avatar.
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August 15th 2011, 07:19 PM
I've been mistaken as a guy several times on here haha
Even though I have "Female" as my gender. On another site people thought I was a boy for almost a year...and I had girls crushing on me who were straight. I finally told them 
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August 15th 2011, 09:18 PM
As far as I know, people have known I'm a girl. However, it's not like it would bother me if it did happen. People make mistakes.
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August 15th 2011, 10:03 PM
People on another website thought I was a lad. Because my name is a unisex name and I have a big obsession over football and rugby. People used to, and sometimes still do mistake a letter in my name for an 'e' instead of it's actual letter. It gets annoying at times.
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August 16th 2011, 06:20 PM
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August 16th 2011, 06:33 PM
I totally thought you were a guy a while back! Partly because your picture is of a man and partly because where I live Robin is how guys tend to spell it and Robyn is the girls spelling.. Oops
 I haven't ever been mistaken for a guy on here though because my names are always feminine and I always have my name "Jen" written under so there's no mistaking me
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August 16th 2011, 06:36 PM
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August 16th 2011, 08:28 PM
I've been mistaken for female a number of times online. I cannot see why though. I do not feel I act in a femine demeanor.
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August 17th 2011, 02:29 AM
I've been mistaken for a guy on at least one site, because of my username. It's actually a masculine sounding username I guess? I always clarify by putting my first name though lol.
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August 17th 2011, 06:32 PM
Yea when i use blue as a username a lot of people think i am a guy. Its even worse in real life because blue is my name and yea lol. It is quite annoying like blue is not just a boys color I'm gonna by my boy pink clothes just to make a statement.
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August 17th 2011, 10:16 PM
Nope, my first name is on most of the sites I visit frequently and quite frankly I've never hear of a male who's birth name was Amanda.
And plus, Sprinklez and Sing.Bake.Repeat. are pretty girly user names so I don't think anyone has thought I was a boy on here.
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August 23rd 2011, 11:49 PM
Yeah, people mistake me for a guy all the time. Not sure why.
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August 24th 2011, 02:17 AM
Well my username is after my MALE cat LeVar.. so it's easy for me to remember
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August 24th 2011, 04:55 AM
I was on another website for 5 years pretending i was a guy named 'Lyonn'
I even got fake-married to my best friend on the site who was a girl... man was she surprised when i told her 'Hey, im actually a girl' LOL priceless.... needless to say, im not welcome on that site anymore 
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August 24th 2011, 05:43 AM
I could understand your frustration, Robin. I've always been recognized as a girl online, but on the phone people think I'm 12 based on the sound of my voice. Lol!
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August 25th 2011, 10:54 PM
Tara, I remember the early days when you had your username as spiderman(girl) just to ensure people didn't get confused.
 I don't think I've ever been mistaken for a male, probably because I use emoticons quite a lot (I've noticed that girls seem to use ' ' more than boys) and have flowers as my avatar. I think that sometimes if a girl is very straight-talking and doesn't say things like "Aww hun", it is assumed that they are male.   |
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August 25th 2011, 11:51 PM
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August 27th 2011, 10:11 AM
people used to think i was a guy in person coz i cut all my hair off, when i started high school, even some teachers told me no to be silly and just go with the boys ... i had to explain i was a girl ;/
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August 28th 2011, 09:27 AM
Yeah, in this online game. Apparently I was being 'too' nice if that's even possible, and someone mistook me for a girl seeing as the female gamers are the really nice/not-so-serious people on games Oo.
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August 28th 2011, 07:33 PM
I'm on YouTube, but one person thought I was a boy because I liked my countries anthem
and then because I love wolves someone else thought I was a boy. It is kind of annoying lol
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August 29th 2011, 08:20 AM
One person couldn't tell what gender I was today and then another person thought I was a guy. It made my day, actually. First time it's ever happened.
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August 29th 2011, 10:01 AM
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August 29th 2011, 08:27 PM
I thought you were a guy at first Robin
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August 31st 2011, 01:04 AM
50/50 really with me. Depends what people have seen of me. If they see me in a debate, instantly they know I'm a guy. If it's elsewhere in a casual section, they most likely think I'm a girl.
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