Have you ever been confused for a member of the opposite sex?

[rumguy]

I remember once it happened to me, when I was very, very young. I had really long hair, hadn't been to the barber in awhile. I remember someone asking my grandpa if I was a boy or girl. I remember being annoyed at the question.

[arwalden]

1. Not Even When I Was In Drag... Isn't That Sad??

[JanMichael]

2. You're a GUY?

Who knew?

[SarahB]

3. Nope

I've never been the androgenous type even as a little girl. :shrug:

[SOteric]

4. Not since puberty.

[CharlesGroce]

7. who's that a picture of?

BTW? You?

[SOteric]

12. The avatar image?

That's a picture of William Rivers Pitt. I am not William Rivers Pitt, nor do I much look like him. :7

[CharlesGroce]

10. and your quote (signature)...

Thomas Jefferson said that WAY more eloquently, though I don't have the quote on hand. Ben sounds a little... choppy. Though the message is clear I suppose.

[SOteric]

19. Perhaps you mean

"The purpose of government is to maintain a society which secures to every member the inherent and inalienable rights of man, and promotes the safety and happiness of its people. Protecting these rights from violation, therefore, is its primary obligation."

I like the Ben Franklin quote better. I don't find it the least bit choppy. It's succinct and well stated. But if you're fan of Jefferson's language you're welcomed to use it in your own sigline

[CharlesGroce]

5. No

but as a waiter of 7 years, I've made the mistake at least once a month. Sometimes you just don't look! So don't take it personally if this happens to you.

[terrya]

6. I did drag once. I wasn't even confused for a human being.

It was SO not pretty...

Terry

[arwalden]

9. Not Even A "Mrs. Doubtfire" Kind Of Pretty...

oh so pretty and witty and gay?

-- Allen

[terrya]

13. No...not even a "Nathan Lane trying to pretend to be Dan Futterman';s...

mother dressed in drag in "The Birdcage" kind of pretty.

More like a Dixie Wentworth from the first couple seasons of "Mad TV" kind of pretty,

"You LIKE? I LIKE"...

[arwalden]

16. Oh Dan Futterman... What A Cutie

I just want to gobble him up!

-- Allen

[terrya]

18. Gorgeous in "Urbania"...

with the equally luscious Matt Keeslar...

[arwalden]

22. Oh Fuck... I Loved That Movie Too!!! Very Dark... Disturbing...

but he's always been hot.

Unfortunately, he reminds me a LOT of the boyfriend I had before I met Mike. And that particular boyfriend... although cute... was extremely closeted and liked to cheat a bit too much for my tastes.

Still cute though. Ah... but that's another store for another thread (or another PM).

-- Allen

[terrya]

24. Man, Allen. You're a hunk magnet.

Mike...looks like Liam Neeson. Your ex...looking like Dan Futterman.

But if he cheated on you and was closeted...no, you deserved better.

And I'm always here if you want to PM...

Terry

[arwalden]

27. You Won't Believe Me...

but my ex-ex (two ex's ago... the alcoholic, abusive one... 1979-1987) looked like a cross between David Hodo and Tom Selleck.

-- Allen

[terrya]

28. Oh, I think I can believe you.

YUMMY. But, again...alcoholic and abusive. God...

[flamingyouth]

8. The last time was when I was 13

Which, to be honest, is probably the worst time in a person's life for this to happen.

[unblock]

11. sure, back when i had a ponytail down to my waist

given my slight, 5'7" frame, men would often approach me from behind and greet me with a truly gross-sounding "hello, there" or "helllllo, ladies" or such, depending on the situation. maybe some women respond favorably to that gross, lascivious, i-spy-sex-opportunity-sounding greeting, but i sure don't. blecch!

but the looks on their faces when they saw my mustache and full beard was PRICELESS!

[DemoTex]

14. Yes, on the phone ...

My blood pressure meds give me a raspy, slightly higher voice. I am often confused with "the lady of the house."

[Bertha Venation]

15. sometimes

I keep my hair short. For this reason, the highly unobservant or just plain stupid sometimes see a guy, and say "can I help you, sir?" then instantly realize their mistake and fall all over themselves with embarrassment. :eyes:

And I don't let them off the hook, either. I even flashed one hopeless kid behind the counter at 7-11. Dumbass.

[m-jean03]

23. Brilliant, Bertha!

Would have loved to have seen his face. :)

[Bertha Venation]

26. just picture a narrow red balloon with a nose & peach fuzz

:)

[foxy]

17. I used to drive around with my hair up under my cap...

And everyone thought I was a boy for a long time. At least as long as they didn't get close enough to see my breasts.

[Angelus]

20. Nope.

I look like I'm all man. (That's because I am. ;))

[Liberal Christian]

21. A couple of times in Europe when I was in college

Once in France I was called "monsieur;" once in London I got called "sir." Both times I was wearing corduroy pants, hiking boots, a heavy sweater and short hair. The woman in France had the grace to be very embarrassed. The guy in London, when I repeatedly said, "Please don't call me 'sir,'" thought I was trying to make a class issue of it, so he said, "FINE, COMRADE!!!" I said "Ma'am will do!"

Hasn't happened for a long time, but I do have a low speaking voice, so I often get called "Sir" on the phone.

[JaySherman]

25. Yeah. When I used to have long hair.

I'd hear a lot of "Excuse me, ma'am" at work. I never got offended. It was funny as hell to watch their embarrassed looks and sputtered apologies when they realized I was a guy.

[m-jean03]

29. I was once a little tomboy with a mullet and a flair for flannel--

People would say "You have a lovely son" to my mom or at school to me, "Are you a girl or a boy?" Not a whole lot but enough that I got used to it.

At puberty that all ended, though. :)

[rumguy]

32. welcome back...

B-)

[m-jean03]

35. Thanks --

It's good to be back from the grave. :)

[haele]

30. Only when I was 2 and fairly bald...

When I finally got through puberty, it was obvious that I carried my "balls" much too high on my torso area to be male. They were also much to big for a human male...

:evilgrin:

Now, there was that time when I first joined the Navy back in '77 - my first name was misspelled on several critical peices of paper that would eventually direct the training courses and billets I would get after my technical schools. That, with high scores in the math and electronics engineering type courses seemed to have caused BUPERS and the detailers to think I was a male sailor for about two years - right up to the time I was actually assigned my first unit - the USS Elliot.
Needless to say, in 1979, CS01 division (Integrated Combat Systems Computers and Display Division) was not exactly a billet to which females could be assigned.
(I think that on ships, they felt the guys would be distracted and intimidated by the bigger balls on our anatomy during combat or other general quarters situations.)

Oh well, their loss...

Haele

[eyesroll]

31. When I was about 4, and in Florida with my grandparents,

my grandmother couldn't find my bathing-suit top.
I had a short haircut at the time, so my grandmother just declared me a boy and sent me in to swim, suit-bottom only.

Nobody noticed, and I didn't care -- I was too young for all of that modesty stuff.

[mitchum]

33. All of the time when I was younger and hitchhiking

And offered rides by both chickenhawks and dirty old men. Sometimes they were very pleased (and sometimes they were very disappointed)

[put out]

34. Not since I was little.

My baby bro was a beautiful child and I wasn't. We both had similar haircuts and were often confused for the other gender. I was old enough to understand and hated it. When he got old enough to understand, he's start pulling down his pants to show them he was a boy. My momma usually got to him in time. Usually.

One time, though, I was sitting in a restaurant/bar with my man. He had long, curly, red hair, past his shoulders. The waiter walked up behind him, looking at me and said "Well, ladies, what can I get you?" and damned near died when grizzly adams turned his fully bearded face to the dude and said "Looks like we all need a minute".

We got some of the best service I've ever had. Poor guy.

[Nikia]

36. Not that I remember

I had my ears pierced when I was 4 years old and wore them until I was 7 or 8 which was a give away for me being a girl. I had girly glasses from then until I was 11 and started wearing contacts. By the time I was 11, I had noticable breasts thus easily identifying my gender even when I got a boyish haircut when I was 13. I look rather womanly now. A couple of times when I wore heavy layered clothing and a face mask when running outside in very cold weather, I suppose that I could have been mistaken for a short guy (I am only 5'5'').

[Parrcrow]

37. Unfortunately, I do have a slightly androgenous look

especially when I need a haircut.
I suppose I should be complemented that I've been hooted at.
I'm lucky that I have a good deep voice so when I yell back 'Fuck off', I've really traumatized the type of worm who yells out car windows.

[LastKnight]

38. with the long hair it happened once... like 2 weeks ago

i had my hair in a pony tail at the time. she saw my profile through a car window that had alot of glare on them... i cant blame her, she didnt know me, and couldnt see me very well.

i just cut all my hair off like 4 hours ago, so that wont be happening any time soon...


considering the circumstances im not afraid to say ive been mistaken for a girl, honest mistake.

-LK

[DS1]

39. Only online

:shrug:

[Kellanved]

40. not me

But my brother got frequently greeted "ce bella bambina"(we were living in Italian Switzerland at the time).