Does Your User Name Reflect Your Gender?

[DistressedAmerican]

Best Gender Bending Graphic I Could Come Up With:

[SarahB]

1. I think it's too damned girly sometimes.

[bigwillq]

4. But Sarah....

you are way beautiful and girly...so it fits!:)

[SarahB]

18. Awwwww!

:loveya:

[RC]

44. I whole hardly agree!

Oh, yeah!

[Redstone]

64. Not to be picky, but it's not "whole hardly,"

it's "whole heartedly," as in "with my whole heart."

Redstone

[SarahB]

101. Never know.

He might mean hardly in some other way. It's been known to happen on occasion. :D

pardon my disturbed mind

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. What do you think?

:shrug:

[Bok_Tukalo]

3. Since it is a familial nickname that applied to my sisters as well

I guess it is gender neutral.

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. Yes.

:)

[More Than A Feeling]

6. Heaven and Earth is completely ambiguous.

He also refers to himself in the third person ;)

[JimmyJazz]

7. No. Just the opposite.

[DistressedAmerican]

30. It Was Your Pic On My Steal A Soul Thread Was What Started Me Thinking...

Did you know your soul had been stolen? Feel lighter?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3015665

[JimmyJazz]

43. Thank you for your comments in the other thread!

BTW - good choice on Kerouac - he was the man :D

[Goldmund]

8. I don't know, you tell me

[OldLeftieLawyer]

15. You're a boy,

aren't you?

[Goldmund]

24. Sure am!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

49. Now,

how did I know that?

I got two for two!!!

OldLeftie's batting a thousand!!!

[Goldmund]

93. Maybe you've read some Hesse?

:)

[OldLeftieLawyer]

111. 'way too much

but I thought all the drugs ........... never mind.
:hippie:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. How about you, OldLeftieLawyer?

Something tells me you're male--but I could be wrong! Care to confirm or deny?

:blush:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

73. You could be wrong,

and you are..............:)

[MissB]

Pretty obvious, except for the lack of capitalization.

[Longgrain]

9. Depends on how you define "Long" and "grain"

My sig line painting on the other hand has confused more than one person.

[qnr]

10. I'd probably avoid anyone that thought it did [random thought] n/t

[Richard Steele]

11. TOTALLY GENDER NEUTRAL....

...not.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

65. If there's anyone here who ISN'T gender neutral, sir, it's YOU!

lololol

I mean, no woman would take a name like uuuhhhh yours, I think...

:kick:

[nytemare]

12. I will wait for an opinion from others on my user name

What say you, DU?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

14. You're a girl,

of course.

[nytemare]

25. Did you have to look first, though?

I need a good opionion before I answer the poll!

:)

[OldLeftieLawyer]

47. I didn't look

Come on.

"mare"?

:evilgrin:

[nytemare]

62. Ha ha!! You got it!

Freepers wouldn't get it, see!

[Pool Hall Ace]

68. The first time I saw your username, I thought,

What is a New York temare?

On the ball, yes I am.

[DistressedAmerican]

35. The spelling definitely would have made me guess that way as well...

The "Y" is a dead givewaway.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

13. Fools the sexists

Some people never caught on that girls can become lawyers ....

[DistressedAmerican]

17. I Like It! Subversive!

:toast:

[Seabiscuit]

22. Politically correct correction: *women* can become lawyers.

In law offices, one doesn't *dare* refer to female lawyers, paralegals and legal secretaries as "girls". The penalty could be castration, figuratively or literaly. ::gasp::

[OldLeftieLawyer]

45. They can all bite

this girl lawyer, who was one of the first to bust open law schools for girls, thanks to Affirmative Action, in 1972.

[DistressedAmerican]

50. Go Leftie! Go Leftie! Feminism is about choice.

You Choose "Girl"!

[Seabiscuit]

55. Congratulations, Leftie! Good for you!!!

:bounce:

:yourock:

[Blue_In_AK]

OldLeftie, my middle daughter

is a girl lawyer, too, in LA. Thanks for paving the way.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

59. Thank you all

When you're called "Lawyerette" - on a daily basis - during your first year classes by pissed-off male law professors who don't want you there, you never again tolerate any PC bullshit by people who weren't there.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. Uhoh, I see I should have scrolled down a bit before posting what I

thought about you! Please excuse me! I'm embarrassed all to hell...

[OldLeftieLawyer]

74. HEY!

Cut that out!

Wouldn't it be a drag if we all "scrolled down" before we jumped in?

:yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. Thank you so much, OldLeftieLawyer!

I wouldn't know: I NEVER scroll down before jumping in. YOu know the old saw about fools rushing in where angels fear to tread? Well, I'm the fool...

But I agree, it would be a drag, boring and all that...I'm good for keeping things non-boring around here...lol

:toast:

[Goldmund]

28. Or that they willingly refer to themselves as "old"

I dig!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

60. Awwwww

<curtsey>

[Blue_In_AK]

107. OldLeftie, another question for ya...

I worked as a legal secretary/paralegal from 1975 until 2000. When I was first learning the ropes, I was told that the term "Esq." was reserved for men because it had a similar meaning to "Mr." only used for lawyers. So I always would address letters to male lawyers, Tom Foolery, Esq. or female lawyers, Old Leftie Lawyer, Attorney at Law. Later, a lot of the new baby girl lawyers would become very adamant and upset insisting that they be addressed as "Esq." also, which to me was always like saying "Mr. Girl Lawyer," which didn't make any sense at all. Am I too old school? I don't have to worry about this anymore because now I type court transcripts at home and don't have to deal with lawyers of ANY gender anymore, but what are your thoughts on this burning issue?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

110. You were told wrong

The term is used, here in the States, to denote an attorney. A member of the bar in good standing. A lawyer.

Anyone who told you differently misled you. But, given the time - 1975 - that you were starting out in the legal field, I'm not surprised. Male lawyers were zealously guarding everything from female law students (I got my JD that year) such as I. And they were right, because we systematically took it all away from them and made it available for everyone.

I am, regardless of my gender, OldLeftieLawyer, Esquire.

However, I can never use it myself, because it is considered bad form. That is, I could never sign a letter as "OldLefieLawyer, Esquire."

It is only meant to be used when addressing a member of the bar. It's meaningless, really - sort of like a secret handshake. See, you may address me as "OldLeftieLawyer, Esquire," but I've always been much more comfortable with a simple "Your Royal Highness," which made about as much sense in today's world as "Esquire."

I hope I cleared this up for you.

[Blue_In_AK]

112. Thanks, Leftie.

Your explanation makes perfect sense. The old battle-ax (female) administrator who taught me all that stuff was a nitpicker to the nth degree, who insisted on absolute conformity in her charges, even down to insisting that we always staple documents on the diagonal so that the pages would lay over correctly as they were read. I guess right or wrong, she stuck with me. It was also an extremely conservative law firm, even by 1975 standards, with, of course, no female attorneys. I had to fetch coffee for my big, fat lazy boss who sat in his office smoking cigarettes all day, and call him "Mr." We couldn't wear pants of any sort (even here in Alaska where it used to be really cold in the winter and when we'd almost daily have to walk the four blocks to the courthouse) nor drink coffee at our desks. Thankfully, times have really changed.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

114. Wow. Wow, Wow, Wow

You really were in the thick of it, weren't you, Blue?

In my limited experience back then - a young lawyer starting out on her own - the women who were the support staff (and, yes, they were all women) were bigger misogynists than the male lawyers. God forbid anyone of their gender dare to do better than they did.

I've heard that staple thing more than once, by the way, and, I hate to admit it, but it helps when you're reading a thick filing. Small, looks stupid, makes sense. Sort of like our dog.

There were lawyers who, when I'd call them, would start the conversation, even after I'd identified myself, by asking whose secretary I was. And there were secretaries who made sure my messages were never delivered.

But, there were also women who went out of their way to help me. I had to make the rent in the beginning, and doing real estate closings was a good way to earn small, reliable money. I didn't have the slightest idea of how to do it - there were no computerized records in those days, and title searches were done by hand - but a secretary in the largest real estate firm in town taught me everything one evening after she was off work.

She didn't have to do it, she was probably as old then as I am now, but, when I tried to pay her, she waved me off and said, "I'll do anything to help a woman get ahead in this business."

Times, indeed, have changed, Blue. I'm glad you're in a more interesting, less stressful job now, and thanks for the unexpected trip down memory lane.

I see you chose not to address me as "Your Royal Highness." My hunt goes on ..........

:)

[Blue_In_AK]

117. Your Royal Highness...

...let's just say we BOTH paid our dues, that's for sure. But the law has been "berry, berry" good to me...has put food on my table for 30 years, and now that my little girl is a fancy schmancy lawyer working in one of the most prestigious law firms in California, my old age will be secure, as well, when my old, arthritic fingers can no longer pound the keyboard. You can bet I won't let her forget her humble beginnings and who was here cheering her on all the way. ;)

[OldLeftieLawyer]

118. Ah, Blue

I got one of those girls, too.

We did good, didn't we?

:toast:

[Seabiscuit]

16. Definitely male - When my racing days were over I was put out to stud.

Enjoying the happiest days of my life ever since!

[flamingyouth]

19. Everyone used to think I was a guy when I first joined.

I think it was my tastes in music. :shrug:

[DistressedAmerican]

37. I Think That Is Just The Default Assumption Folks Make In Our Patriarchy..

[evlbstrd]

20. Probably.

Everyone tells me it's true.

[RevolutionaryActs]

21. Gender Neutral.

Or so I think, some people did think I was a boy. :o

[Blue-Jay]

23. I dunno. Probably neutral.

I've never had anyone call me "ma'am" around here, however.

[freebird1]

26. I don't think it does.

:shrug:

[WI_DEM]

27. Not at all

[elshiva]

29. Elshiva is a garbled version of my Jewish name

Elesheva who was the wife of Aaron in the Bible, so it is ultra-feminine.

[Blue-Jay]

34. I always figured that it had something to do with Shiva.

Perhaps a Latino version of Shiva.



I see your name and think "the destroyer".

[elshiva]

48. Jai Shiva! Jai!

All bow to holy Shiva! You are so right. Lots of meanings in that name. I love Shiva. Thank you!

The squirrel is the bomb there and should bite off Dubya's nose!

[mtnsnake]

31. hmmmm, I doubt many ladies would pick it, but

hiking mountains is surely for either gender, and snakes are the most awesome animal around and make great pets for anyone regardless of gender, so who knows?

[solinvictus]

32. Yep. N/T

[PsN2Wind]

33. Not absolute

but I think most people could guess.

[greeneyedpookie]

36. it is universal!!

a greeneyedpookie can be the pookie or the pooker, which ever you choose!!
;-)

:hide:

GEP

:bounce:

[Placebo]

38. I don't think it gets any more gender neutral than mine.

:)

[Champ]

39. I'm sure

Not that women can't be Champs ;)

[khashka]

40. Kinda neutral but leaning toward male

I'm a guy but I don't have much invested in it - gender has always seemed more like a game than reality. Like playing chess with your genitals ...

I guess Blur summed up the gender game for me:


"Girls who want boys who like boys to be girls who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys"

Khash.
Genderfuck R Us.

[Lars39]

41. I have to explain that I'm a she about every 3 months or so.

:)

[bobthedrummer]

42. Sure, I'm Bob, the drummer.

:hi:
:smoke:

[miss_kitty]

46. pretty much

[Left Is Write]

51. My username is completely gender neutral.

In fact, based on a few responses I've gotten to my posts, some people do not know I'm a woman.

[DistressedAmerican]

53. I'd Say Your Avatar Image Is A Pretty Good Hint!

Even without that I'd have guessed female. Not sure why.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

56. That looks like Terri Schiavo's smile to me

Am I correct, Left is Write?

[Left Is Write]

108. No. It's my smile.

Cropped from this picture:

[SmileyBoy]

52. Duuuuuuhhhhh... Gee, I don't know..... Duuuuuhhhhh....

:silly:

[adwon]

54. It's not gender neutral to me

But I bet it seems that way to others :P

[Deja Q]

57. Option 4: Not just gener neutral, it's non-gender.

I'm, not even a Smizmar. :D

[DistressedAmerican]

58. Have You No Smizmar? Well We'll Continue With The Ritual Anyway...

[hyphenate]

61. Many people still think I'm a guy

But after 17 years online, it does help to have a neutral alias.

[shesemsmom]

63. Absolutely!!!!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. I don't think there's any question about it!

:hi:

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

70. tends toward the opposite of my real gender

outright contradicts it to any fans of homestarrunner.com

[TOhioLiberal]

71. It used to be gender-specific...

...(trekkerlass); during the name-change amnesty I changed it to my current, gender neutal screen name.

[Technowitch]

72. Given a 'witch' can be male or female, yes, mine is gender neutral

Although I'm all gal. :D

[DistressedAmerican]

75. Kicking For More Input!

Put It In.

[bridgit]

76. here, lem'me check...

yep...

:blush:

[supernova]

77. A Supernova isn't a female?!

When did that happen?!

Seriously, the only boards I ever spend a LOT of time on before DU were the AOL boards in the beginning. I had a girlie screenname then (can't even remember what it was) and litterally got bogged down with IMs. I couldn't even post sometimes.

So when I joined DU, I remembered that and picked a neutral name. However, knowing all of you and that you are soooo goooood to flirt with, I'd change my name to a more girlie one if we ever have another name change amnesty.

[DrZeeLit]

78. No...but sometimes the Dr part causes gender assumptions (not at DU...

...of course) but in the real world. If I use my DR when making reservations over internet, those on the other end assume I'm a MR... and... sometimes that is reflected in better service. Go figure.

Here... my DR just gets me lotsa guff. Ha ha ha.

[yvr girl]

80. Well, I am female but

'girl' is stretching things a bit (a lot) when it comes to my age.

[DistressedAmerican]

81. Come On! You Are As Young And Pretty As You Ever Were!

:pals:

[yvr girl]

83. AGREED

Kidding. I am in my 30's - I think I must have become a woman somewhere along the way.

[Reverend_Smitty]

82. I think Reverend_Smitty comes off...

as a guy's name but I can assure you I'm 100% woman!

[DistressedAmerican]

84. I'd Say That Is A Gender Bender In My Book. Does That Make Me Sexist?

:shrug:

[Reverend_Smitty]

87. nah, I get it all the time

[Lavender Brown]

85. Maybe

:shrug:

[DistressedAmerican]

89. Any Relation To Foxy?

[Lavender Brown]

90. LOL

That's my mom. :D

[DistressedAmerican]

91. Prrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Yo Mama IS All Woman!

[tammywammy]

86. yes

tammywammy....my name's Tamara, but I also go by Tammy...and I'm a girl.
So, yes, it does reflect my gender.

[terrya]

88. My name is Terry. Which gender are you referring to?

:-)

[DistressedAmerican]

92. I'd Assume Male Unless It Was Terri. Does THAT make me a sexist?

As far as your choice of gender. That is a choice for you to make and me to respect.

[terrya]

116. There are women who spell their name "Terry"

The actress who used to be on "Becker", Terry Farrell, spelled her first name with an "rry"

"Terry" is a most androgynous name. I'm male, but I respect each gender equally.

[BrklynLiberal]

94. Totally neutral...but I am a Brooklyn Girl.

[Lavender Brown]

95. Yay

for Brooklyn girls :headbang:

[BrklynLiberal]

96. Here's my view..That is the Verrazano Bridge.

[Lavender Brown]

97. That's gorgeous

I'm closer to the Brooklyn Bridge, but have no view to speak of.

[DistressedAmerican]

98. Yo, Yo, Yo Brooklyn In The HOUSE!

I'm upstate but, I love bridges and I do live on the same river...

:toast:

[Lavender Brown]

99. Heh

I am from the Capital Region and live in Brooklyn now... and I've lived at points in between the two. Haven't ventured far from the Hudson in my life. :P

[deadparrot]

100. Neutral, I guess.

Though it may lean towards the opposite very slightly.

[Aristus]

102. If I were a woman, I'd be 'Arista'.

Like the record company.

[pres2032]

103. mine is gender neutral

but then the United States has never had a female president, so most just correctly assume that i'm a guy.

[El Fuego]

104. No, it is my sine qua non.

:nuke:

[fortyfeetunder]

105. I went gender neutral on names ages ago.

The first name was on the gender positive list and I got hit up by the perverts, unsolicited calls for sex, etc. so I changed to gender neutral e-mail names...

[Dastard Stepchild]

106. Mine is gender neutral....

I think the cutesy-poo Little Price avatar from the Katamari Damacy game may encourage people to think I am female, and they would be correct.

[sans qualia]

109. should be gender neutral

but I don't know, maybe people see the -a ending and assume female? :shrug: Not that they'd be wrong.

[imenja]

113. Mine does, though people don't recognize it

[SOteric]

115. That sort of depends on who you ask.

:shrug: