In which I imagined hunting for men

[Project Shadowcat]

...Are you a man or a woman?

Yes.

Yes?

Seriously, why is this such a big deal to you?

[Ethril]

Seriously, why is this such a big deal to you?

I can't speak for anyone else, but I personally only care so far as knowing what pronouns to use.

[Caligari87]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I personally only care so far as knowing what pronouns to use.

Second this. These day, someone's orientation/gender is their business, not mine, I would just like to know how they prefer to be called.

For myself, I generally refer to randi (and anyone else of undisclosed gender) with the masculine pronoun through years of habit; I'll probably continue until a preference is made clear one way or the other.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

is it that hard to refer to someone as "they", in the event that you're unsure of a internet person's gender? i mean, knowing what to call them is good and all, but they is a perfectly functional way to refer to someone in a gender-neutral way.

[raymoohawk]

besides you could just use the username instead of the pronoun no?

[Caligari87]

Viscera, you're right. Sometimes though, "they" or a username just comes off sounding awkward and I'll just go back to what I know. I hope that doesn't sound insensitive, it's just kinda my default go-to pronoun. I hope no one takes offense, for none is intended.

[randi]

Is it bad if it amuses me to no end every time people start debating what my gender is? How many years has this been going on for now?

[raymoohawk]

i had assumed randi's gender was randi

[randi]

No, I thought I made it clear earlier. My gender is a man or a woman.

[Big C]

Time for Crazy Randi Theories!

Randi is:
-A benign(?) avatar of Nyarlothep.
-An artificial intelligence, namely a Cajun bot that was left running too long
-Jimmy Hoffa's frozen head under an FBI Witness Protection Program alias.
-A consensual mass hallucination that runs a gaming website.

[ShadowTiger]

Is it bad if it amuses me to no end every time people start debating what my gender is? How many years has this been going on for now?

I still do this. So much so in fact that no less than two of the internet communities that I now attend have set up "ShadowTiger" as a gender choice. My options were to be amused, insulted, or to wander off and make myself some form of sammich.

Rest assured, the sammich was both tuna and delicious.


Though I do have to say, I also like to know what pronoun to use, because there are a few oddball grammatical statements that the word "they" would trip up.

[Abba Zabba]

Hee hee hee. I read that, and all I could think about was grabbing my girlfriends and going out in a pack hunting for some men.

...Are you a man or a woman?

Pretty sure grill, but that was a while back so I don't recall correctly. Randi could very well be a pansexual gender fluid non-binary mocha frappuccino with dual acting hydraulic cylinder and leather grip swiss army knife. But who knows?

[Arctangent]

So much so in fact that no less than two of the internet communities that I now attend have set up "ShadowTiger" as a gender choice.

To tell the truth, if I was in the same boots I think I'd be honored when it happened the second time, or at least proud. >> <<

no idea about the first, though

[Dark-Assassin]

What did I just read?

[Big C]

Pretty sure grill, but that was a while back so I don't recall correctly.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

pansexual LIGHTER fluid non-binary

There. Changed it. PERFECT.