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Old 07-19-2009, 08:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Was curious to know which gender is the greatest number amongst us? =]
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Old 07-24-2009, 12:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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looks like the males outweigh the females heavily. I wonder if this is true across the entire forum, or just the little pole that is here. Only 10 ppl participated after all.

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Old 07-27-2009, 12:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I have a vagina, if that's what you meant to ask. But when it comes to gender, there are more than these 2...
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I am a male! I do believe on the boards it is sometimes hard to determine whether a poster is male or female from the user name and posts made from the user.
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I have a vagina, if that's what you meant to ask. But when it comes to gender, there are more than these 2...
I forget to add the undecided option this time...
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Undecided option? LOL. That doesn't cut it.

I wonder why it's twice as many males. *raises brow* That's an interesting figure.
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I am a male! I do believe on the boards it is sometimes hard to determine whether a poster is male or female from the user name and posts made from the user.
I always wonder how folks in transition answer this question. I think it must be similar to my feelings on the questions that absurdly categorize race and identity. My heritage is from Mexican and Irish people. I identify myself as Hispanic. I rarely get a satisfactory way of describing myself, but at least it always stays the same. Gender, for some people, is fluid. I have had days where I felt more butch or more femme, to borrow two common terms from the Queer* community.

The question of gender on the forums makes me wonder how the issue of gender is relevant. I understand that men and women are socialized differently to some extent, but also that generalizations are not usually good enough for collections of smart people.

I would welcome a network that was devoid of any indication about the person's looks, age, or even gender, just to see how the conversation would be different.

It is interesting to me that this seemingly simple issue : M/F? : could provoke a response of such complex ideas.


*"Queer" is not a pejorative in this context, please do not pelt me with hailstones; in my world and my community, its just another reclaimed old term. Thank you!
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Undecided option? LOL. That doesn't cut it.

I wonder why it's twice as many males. *raises brow* That's an interesting figure.
I'm speculating, but it's not always easy to "come out" as a woman in an intellectual setting. I have had conversations change after the person I was engaging found out I was female. All of a sudden, the intellectual edge was dulled - well, all of a sudden after I got hit on first, and then told, "of course you think that way, you're a girl!" about a different subject later, that had nothing to do with gender! I was defended by lots of men that time, so it didn't sting for very long.

I've set my profile on Facebook to "male" out of the frustration of seeing diet pills and cosmetic surgery marketed to women my age. (I'm 37) I'm very happy with myself, but like most women, I'm not sure that I remain completely unscathed by the message those ads send : "You'll only be miserable without our product!"
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That is true, Gene. Your statement reminds me of a humorous situation on a forum I used to frequent, when I debated heavily on politics, religion, and sex.

On occasion, I would have it out with the most challenging, vicious man on the block who spewed intimidating venom with his arrogant, pseudo-intellect, at anyone who dared to disagree with him. Well, every great once in a while when I could manage to checkmate him, he would change the subject and angrily proclaim to everyone that I wasn't really a woman, even though my avatar displayed otherwise. He swore that I was actually another man from the forum he knew who was a writer, and suspected that he was posing as a woman to debate him. I guess he figured that only a man would be able to meet his match, and have what it takes to sportingly "rip him a new one", level-out his ego, and basically deep-fry his mental mountain oysters.

But I really don't like doing that anymore, since I've become privy to the Law of Attraction and where I stand on the Emotional Guidance Scale. When I debate, I feel a sense of restriction. When I allow, I feel freedom.

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Female.

I am surprised by the results. I did not think it was that lop-sided.
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I'm super surprised and pleased! It's nice to know so many men are interested in personal development .... or is there another draw?!
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