obgyn65
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
OK - I have unrestricted access to my profile now. My fault, sorry.
obgyn must have "about me" restricted
obgyn must have "about me" restricted
That's only my online persona. I person I'm a mealy-mouthed milquetoast.
Nothing spins my spouse up faster than getting official military correspondence addressed to the two of us using her rank "... and Mrs. Nords".I am female but my name is neither male nor female specific so I'm often called "Mr." I find it more amusing than irritating, ESP. when I was at MegaCorp in a very male-dominated career. I often answered my own phone, and always got a kick out of hearing some self-important putz call and demand to speak to MR. Achiever, claiming to be a close personal friend. Sometimes I'd wait a second before replying that my husband MR. Achiever was not employed at Megacorp, but could be reached at xxx-xxx-xxxx. I would then hang up and wait for the inevitable follow up call and apology about assuming I was "just" MR. Achiever's secretary, or heaven forbid, "his girl," rather than a female in the job. It was hilarious to hear the bluster from these idiots.
When you mention sex in a post you're setting yourself up for all sorts of PMs...Back when online forums were new, I received several PMs from people purporting to be women, who wanted me to be aware that they had been surprised to learn I was a woman (I'd mentioned my sex in a post).
Back when online forums were new, I received several PMs from people purporting to be women, who wanted me to be aware that they had been surprised to learn I was a woman (I'd mentioned my sex in a post). All along, they had assumed I was a man. Of course I asked why. The answers were all on the order of "You seemed so well-informed and sure of yourself."
Apparently, real women were expected to precede every statement with 'I know this may sound stupid, but....'
It's weird to look back and consider the ways in which women have been socialized.
Amethyst (whose sex, not gender, is female).
When you mention sex in a post you're setting yourself up for all sorts of PMs...
Check your PMs...Yeah, so what about you, bragging in your .sig line about how HARD your numbers is....
That's too bad.I rather like people not being able to discern my gender online. Lack of any identifiers excepted what is posted tends to level the field.
Amethyst (whose sex, not gender, is female).
This is totally foreign to me, a girl (wait, can I use that instead of woman or female?), so I had to look it up.
In case there are other neanderthals among us that, like me, had no idea these two terms require differentiation, here are some official words from the World Health Organization:
What do we mean by "sex" and "gender"?
Sometimes it is hard to understand exactly what is meant by the term "gender", and how it differs from the closely related term "sex".
"Sex" refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
"Gender" refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
To put it another way:
"Male" and "female" are sex categories, while "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories.
Source: WHO | What do we mean by "sex" and "gender"?
Dang, I learn something new every day around here!
No, I really meant it. Or at least, I am much more outspoken and forceful when writing on the forum than I am verbally in person."Why do people online think I'm a guy?"
I guess they aren't paying attention? I have always thought of you as a woman, if that makes you feel any better. Absolutely, unequivocably female, an outspoken woman with strong and interesting opinions.
In contrast, I thought that both CuppaJoe and Khan were men, at first, when really they are women as well. It is sometimes difficult to tell, online, especially when a woman is confident and secure in her own identity and also primarily discusses topics other than lingerie, cooking, pets, and bacon, for example.
That's only my online persona. I person I'm a mealy-mouthed milquetoast.
Come on now clifp. I find it hard to think a guy would do that if you did not post a glamour shot of "yourself" as enticement. And how would the guy find where you lived?Once I had to invite a Marine husband to stop the guy on his way to Hawaii that wanted to meet me...
I think this "PM" falls under the category of "public domain" and should be shared openly. For the good of the group, that is.Check your PMs...
Well, damn, now I want my $35,000 back, and when are you going to return the ring I sent you?!?When online poker was new and still legal, and I still played it, my screenname was HeatherHi, I expected to be played differently (Men try to bluff woman more and also assume they play more conservatively) and wasn't disappointed. But eventhough you could check my real gender easily enough, between living in Hawaii and being a girl that played poker, I got lots of proposals.
This is about the only downside of turning in a moderator's badge...I think this "PM" falls under the category of "public domain" and should be shared openly. For the good of the group, that is.
I think this "PM" falls under the category of "public domain" and should be shared openly. For the good of the group, that is.
This is about the only downside of turning in a moderator's badge...
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This is about the only downside of turning in a moderator's badge...
Or a whole lot less, as your psychic income would take a huge boost.If the moderator's badge let us read other people's PMs (of course no one has access to them other than the sender and the recipient), Andy would have to pay us a whole lot more!!!
Not sure what you mean Nords, but the moderators on this site can't see any PM's other than their own.
Oh, sure, I [-]get it[/-] remember now, that's true, you're absolutely right, I stand corrected!If the moderator's badge let us read other people's PMs (of course no one has access to them other than the sender and the recipient), Andy would have to pay us a whole lot more!!!