Have any of you ever thought that a certain S.O. member was a certain sex, and found out later that the person was actually the opposite sex of what you thought?? This has happened to me many times, usually over a username. For example, there use to be a member named Kitt, and I always assumed he was female, because for some reason, I always identified the name Kitt with the Lori Petty character from A League of Their Own.

There are other members here who I always assumed were either male or female, and turned out to be the opposite of what I thought, but I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I won't mention names. Personally, Iv'e had many people who Iv'e chatted with online who initially assumed I was a female, because of, as a couple have said, my sensitive nature, so I really never took it personally. Infact, I always looked at it as a compliment.

YES! Too often I think. Kind of embarrassing. :o

YES! Too often I think. Kind of embarrassing. :o

Yeah, I know what you mean. I kind of hesitated in starting this thread, in fear that names would be mentioned, and someone would end up taking offense. Hopefully everyone knows that's not why I posted this, I was just honestly curious to see if anyone else had made this mistake. It's actually a pretty easy mistake to make.

It took me a long time to realize that Georgia's on my mind was a guy.

It took me a long time to realize that Georgia's on my mind was a guy.

Same here. For some reason when I saw that username, I just assumed he was a female. It wasn't until he posted his picture that I found out otherwise. I think it's when someone's username is associated with a show or movie that is typically geared toward the opposite sex, that I confuse names. I mean, if someone had the username of SteelMagnolias, I would naturally assume they were a woman, whereas, if there username were something like DieHard, I'd think the opposite.

It took me a long time to realize that Georgia's on my mind was a guy.
I wonder what the hell ever happened to him anyway.

It took me a long time to realize that Georgia's on my mind was a guy.
Ditto. :lol: In 2003, there was a handwriting thread that was circulating the board pretty heavily, and he contributed a scan of his handwriting...looked just like a girl's. So for the LONGEST time, I thought he was a girl.

Ditto. :lol: In 2003, there was a handwriting thread that was circulating the board pretty heavily, and he contributed a scan of his handwriting...looked just like a girl's. So for the LONGEST time, I thought he was a girl.
Oh...I loved his handwriting.

I wonder what the hell ever happened to him anyway.

He's probably taking pictures of himself, somewhere.

Yeah, I have thought that about fellow SO members. I shall not mention any names. =x

It took me a long time to realize that Georgia's on my mind was a guy.
Why do I have the feeling you're not the only person who thought that?

I've had the problem of thinking a few members were of a different sex than they actually were. I can't remember the last time I did, though. After doing it 3 or 4 times I started checking before I said "Him" or "her" or whatever when responding to a post...Haha.

I am glad I am not the only one who thought all this. In the profile section it would be great if you could have your gender there.

Yep, it's happened to me a few times. :nod: I agree. It is embarrassing. What makes it difficult, as someone mentioned, was their username and sometimes their avatar. The avatar image depends if they've used it for a long time.

I wonder what the hell ever happened to him anyway.
apparently he's a big druggie and whore now.

there are some that i still doubt even after they say if they are a boy or girl.

Yes, I've thought that about a few people on here. I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who thought Georgia's on my mind was a girl till he posted his pic. For some reason I thought BuffySlayer79 was a girl too till I found out his name was John.

yes. people always mistook me for a girl at first :lol:

i think we should have in our profile whether we're a boy or a girl. cause on IDF they have it...and it helps.

yes. people always mistook me for a girl at first :lol:

I was one of those people. Please don't be offended though, Iv'e thought the same thing about many others. Like Mijada, for the longest time, I also thought BuffySlayer was a female. It wasn't until a year or two ago that I found out he was a guy.

I was one of those people. Please don't be offended though, Iv'e thought the same thing about many others. Like Mijada, for the longest time, I also thought BuffySlayer was a female. It wasn't until a year or two ago that I found out he was a guy.
its ok. most people mistook me for it when i first registererd. like when i was obsessed with full house.

This is so weird!! Quite a while ago, I actually thought of suggesting in the appropriate section that it'd be nice if there was a spot that listed what gender people are. I much prefer to know for sure what gender somebody is than for it to be a big mystery.

Yeah, there is a SO member (who shall remain nameless) who I thought was a girl for almost a year. :eek: :lol:

Definetly. I've made that mistake all too many times. :blush:

this thread depresses me

Yea thats happened to me before.

YEah its happend to me a few times too. Kind of a shock when you find out that their the opposite of what you thought

It took me a couple of years to sort out who was who.:lol: The problem that plagues me now is trying to keep up with all the name changes!:crazy:

Yep, quite a few times! :lol:

i thought BuffySlayer was a girl too, because of the username. and there have been people, particularly one, who i STILL do not know if they're male or female and i don't feel like asking. :lol:

ah yes. that's happend to me many times.
i wish that it was automatically in a users profile or under their name by the location and post count. i know they have that on some message boards. it would make things a lot easier.

Definetly. I've made that mistake all too many times. :blush:
me too. :lol:

im not really too concerned with gender on here, Im trying to figure out which ones are aliens.

alot of people think I'm a girl...I've called someone "he" or "she" only to find out they are the opposite many times as well.

i thought BuffySlayer was a girl too, because of the username. and there have been people, particularly one, who i STILL do not know if they're male or female and i don't feel like asking. :lol:
wait wait wait....I thought buffyslayer was a girl!!! :eek2:

alot of people think I'm a girl...I've called someone "he" or "she" only to find out they are the opposite many times as well.

I use to think that. It wasn't until I chatted with you, Stormy K.C., and TF Storm last Summer, that I realized you were a guy. For some reason your name always led me to believe you were a female. It always made me think of the Molly Shannon Catholic School Girl character on S&L.

wait wait wait....I thought buffyslayer was a girl!!! :eek2:

:lol: That's funny!! I think BuffySlayer goes by the name HUNG UP now.

wait wait wait....I thought buffyslayer was a girl!!! :eek2:
hmmmmm, what planet did you say you were from again?

(careful, this may be a TRICK question)

I use to think that. It wasn't until I chatted with you, Stormy K.C., and TF Storm last Summer, that I realized you were a guy. For some reason your name always led me to believe you were a female. It always made me think of the Molly Shannon Catholic School Girl character on S&L.



:lol: That's funny!! I think BuffySlayer goes by the name HUNG UP now.
I know that but I'm dead serious.....I've all ways refred to HUng Up/buffyslayer as she....

apparently he's a big druggie and whore now.
he was always a whore.

Alot of people thought I was a boy.-___-

i don't know if anyone is confused about my gender or not.
i doubt it.

i always get people's ages wrong. i thought one person was 17 and they were in their 30's. i guess that makes it more exciting though?

I'll admit to having thought the same thing about several members, but with one exception, not anyone said so far (I think).

Who? Not telling. :lol:

Ladies, Gentlemen, and N/A, please check your edit profile options.

Ladies, Gentlemen, and N/A, please check your edit profile options.

Yay, very cool, Seth :D Thanks!

Ladies, Gentlemen, and N/A, please check your edit profile options.
awesomeness. thank you

Yeah, thanks alot Seth!! :D That'll make it alot easier to get a better idea of who you're talking to.

Ladies, Gentlemen, and N/A, please check your edit profile options.
sweet. :cool:

Not really. On the other hand, when your username is Ireneparalegal, it's pretty safe to assume it's a female.:D

Anytime we've had a back-and-forth, I call her "Irene" and she's never corrected me. Then again, I never asked if she was a girl!!:eek:

Stay tuned...:cool:

I'm still convinced Geogia's on my Mind is a girl.

I've done that a lot. I promise I thought Georgia on My Mind was a girl for the longest...then he got obsessed with posting pictures of himself, and I realized he wasn't a girl. I confuse people's ages a lot too. I assume some people to be a lot older or younger than what they really are.

I use to think that. It wasn't until I chatted with you, Stormy K.C., and TF Storm last Summer, that I realized you were a guy. For some reason your name always led me to believe you were a female. It always made me think of the Molly Shannon Catholic School Girl character on S&L.



:lol: That's funny!! I think BuffySlayer goes by the name HUNG UP now.
:lol: :lol:

It's only happened to me once and that was a few years ago. Some user had a user name that implied that she was a guy but it turned out to be the opposite. It wasn't until a few people set me straight that I knew about it. :lol:

Ladies, Gentlemen, and N/A, please check your edit profile options.

Sweet dudeeeee. :cool: *gives Seth cool points*

i just went to look at people's profiles to see if they were male or female (well 2 people) and both of them turned out to be what i originally thought they were, but then i changed my mind. wow.

Yeah, a bunch of times :lol:

yep sure have

I'll bet people have thought I was a guy. I mean, I talk about liking girls all the time, I have a pretty generic username... tell me honestly if you've ever thought I was a guy. :D

I think it's happened to me like once. I've never thought Georgia's On my Mind was a girl, I always talked to him on AIM.

I'll bet people have thought I was a guy. I mean, I talk about liking girls all the time, I have a pretty generic username... tell me honestly if you've ever thought I was a guy. :D

I think it's happened to me like once. I've never thought Georgia's On my Mind was a girl, I always talked to him on AIM.

I always figured you were a girl. It seems like 50 percent of the women out there today kiss other women, so that really doesn't give anyone too many clues. :lol:

Well, I'm glad we have the option now to put male or female in our profiles.

And I know that this is FAR from a fool-proof method, but for me, for some reason it's always just been easier to imagine people with men in their avatars as men, and women in their avatars as women. I guess since there weren't any other signs unless I had proof, then it was just because my mind associated the person in the avatar with the person themselves.

I'm still convinced Geogia's on my Mind is a girl.
no, just a flaming(and sterotypical) homosexual

Miss Golden, anyone?:confused:

Miss Golden, anyone?:confused:

Hermaphrodite I think. :lol: Just kidding. Maybe it just had multiple personalities, who knows.

Hermaphrodite I think. :lol: Just kidding. Maybe it just had multiple personalities, who knows.
:lol: You referred to Miss Golden as an IT. :rofl:

:lol: You referred to Miss Golden as an IT. :rofl:

Yeah we usually refer to it as (s)he.

Yeah we usually refer to it as (s)he.
Or just a he/she, that would work too.