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monkeychild
Mar 12, 2007, 12:40 AM
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often when i'm climbing, people think i'm a boy. i don't mind... it's because i wear baggy clothes and i have short hair and stuff........
...but it's still kinda funny
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gblauer
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Mar 12, 2007, 12:54 AM
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Last year people thought my 19 year old daughter was a boy. She had a shaved head and I guess she kind of looked like a boy. I think she thought it was funny.
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granite_grrl
Mar 12, 2007, 1:02 AM
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I've seen some pics of boys out ice climbing with rosey checks and darker lips (because of the cold and exercise) that I've thought were girls at first glance.
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monkeychild
Mar 12, 2007, 1:10 AM
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ha ah... well i'm glad i'm not the only one
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iamthewallress
Mar 12, 2007, 2:36 AM
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Sometimes people mistake my bf for a woman...even though he is 6 ft. tall, has a beard, and has a striking resemblence to Jesus. People see long hair and immediately click on female.
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monkeychild
Mar 12, 2007, 3:05 AM
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lol
i guess when people see short hair they immediatly think male......?
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comet
Mar 12, 2007, 4:01 AM
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iamthewallress wrote: Sometimes people mistake my bf for a woman...even though he is 6 ft. tall, has a beard, and has a striking resemblence to Jesus. People see long hair and immediately click on female.
HA! So true, J does totally look like the jesus.
I don't think I've ever been mistaken for a boy. Usually I get mistaken for being the wife/girlfriend/concubine of my (generally male) partners, who range in age from my age to 25+ years my senior. Yikes.
(This post was edited by comet on Mar 12, 2007, 4:03 AM)
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rushgirl
Mar 12, 2007, 3:09 PM
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A friend of mine was pulled over in her car because the officer thought at first glance that she was a 10 year old boy out for a joyride.
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granite_grrl
Mar 12, 2007, 3:21 PM
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rushgirl wrote: A friend of mine was pulled over in her car because the officer thought at first glance that she was a 10 year old boy out for a joyride.
Heh, that's pretty funny. How pissed off she must have been!
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bribak
Mar 12, 2007, 3:38 PM
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never for a boy but mistaken for a 12 year old plenty--at costco, the lady with the samples asked me where my parents were b/c i wanted a sample--i was 18!! nothing new though, happens all the time!
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rushgirl
Mar 12, 2007, 3:40 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: rushgirl wrote: A friend of mine was pulled over in her car because the officer thought at first glance that she was a 10 year old boy out for a joyride. Heh, that's pretty funny. How pissed off she must have been!
Yeah, she still rants about it, and it happened like a year and half ago. Oh well.
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monkeychild
Mar 12, 2007, 5:01 PM
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i was climbing at the gym and these kids were debating about whether or not i was a boy or a girl, and what would happen if i fell.... 
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mcolombo
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I had a neighbour who was about 24 but looked barely 14. She had been stopped at least twice by the police while driving.
She became pregnant. Once when she was about 8 months or so along I gave here a ride to the store and helped her shop because her husband was away. I got some really dirty looks from the other shoppers, 35 years old, 6´, 215 lb guy shopping with a pregnant, not quite 5´ tall 14 year old girl.
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themadmilkman
Mar 17, 2007, 2:10 AM
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mcolombo wrote: I had a neighbour who was about 24 but looked barely 14. She had been stopped at least twice by the police while driving. She became pregnant. Once when she was about 8 months or so along I gave here a ride to the store and helped her shop because her husband was away. I got some really dirty looks from the other shoppers, 35 years old, 6´, 215 lb guy shopping with a pregnant, not quite 5´ tall 14 year old girl.
My brother and I get the same sort of looks when we take my 2 year old son somewhere.
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kattagorri
Mar 17, 2007, 10:35 AM
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Last December I went climbing with a friend (female)around Spain. One day, we were climbing and a car stopped near us, a couple came out and they started asking my friend,who was down, if she was a girl or a boy (she has short hair).They weren´t sure about me,they couldn´t see me very well cause I was getting to the top (well, I have longer hair...).They couldn´t believe that two girls could climb without men!!! So, we have audience for a while...
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lazygirl
Mar 18, 2007, 4:17 AM
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Last May I shaved my head to get rid of my dreadlocks. The next day, and first time out in public, I went to the rec. center to swim. In the locker room and older lady looked me straight in the face and proceeded to tell me I couldn't be in there because it was the women's room. I was completely speechless. After a very long pause, while I contemplated how to defend my gender, my friend Sandra responded, "This is a girl." A little bit of a shock for the first day out without any hair.
A month later my calc. 3 teacher used "he" while talking about me. Funny because I had made quite the effort to look female the first week of class and was just a bit lazy with my dressing that day. Lazy meaning a baggy shirt.
I found it more often older people than younger that mistook my gender. It wasn't a problem though. Shaving my head was one of the most unexpectedly delightful experiences of my life. I think every woman should try it once. It was liberating.
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Mar 20, 2007, 1:51 PM
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themadmilkman wrote: mcolombo wrote: I had a neighbour who was about 24 but looked barely 14. She had been stopped at least twice by the police while driving. She became pregnant. Once when she was about 8 months or so along I gave here a ride to the store and helped her shop because her husband was away. I got some really dirty looks from the other shoppers, 35 years old, 6´, 215 lb guy shopping with a pregnant, not quite 5´ tall 14 year old girl. My brother and I get the same sort of looks when we take our 2 year old son somewhere. |
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Mar 20, 2007, 3:29 PM
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bribak wrote: never for a boy but mistaken for a 12 year old plenty--at costco, the lady with the samples asked me where my parents were b/c i wanted a sample--i was 18!! nothing new though, happens all the time!
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snoangel
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When I was 24, I was at the airport getting ready to check in. The lady behind the counter stared at me blankly and then asked me in a weird way if I had a passport or any other ID. I gave her my driver's license. She blushed and promptly apologized. She thought I was younger than 16. 
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kantkatchme
Mar 21, 2007, 1:24 AM
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lazygirl wrote: Last May I shaved my head to get rid of my dreadlocks. The next day, and first time out in public, I went to the rec. center to swim. In the locker room and older lady looked me straight in the face and proceeded to tell me I couldn't be in there because it was the women's room. I was completely speechless. After a very long pause, while I contemplated how to defend my gender, my friend Sandra responded, "This is a girl." A little bit of a shock for the first day out without any hair. A month later my calc. 3 teacher used "he" while talking about me. Funny because I had made quite the effort to look female the first week of class and was just a bit lazy with my dressing that day. Lazy meaning a baggy shirt. I found it more often older people than younger that mistook my gender. It wasn't a problem though. Shaving my head was one of the most unexpectedly delightful experiences of my life. I think every woman should try it once. It was liberating.
my boyfriend moved out when i shaved my head....lol
'parently he wasnt cool with having a girlfriend that had shorter hair than he did.
i was mad...but it was an easy way to end things, stop talking and leave quickly.
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melekzek
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iamthewallress wrote: People see long hair and immediately click on female.
I have fun watching people trying to correct from "how can I help you m'am"... and there are times they keep adressing me as "m'am", lol
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bolderer
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i have short hair and live in a beanie and hoodie - i get the "did you find everything alright, sir?" all the time. i used to answer yes or no but then i'd get that look and then have to deal with their embarassment so now i just nod and let them think i am a guy, really it is easier.
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crazygirl
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i get that too because i have short hair.
but now if someone refers to me as a boy or sir, i give them a hard time. i sya things like" did you call me sir? do i look like a sir to you? i hope you dont have a daughter, because i feel sorry for her...
yeah, i can be a bitch sometimes
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chadnsc
Mar 30, 2007, 9:43 PM
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I wonder how long until backfires?
Some random person:
"Excuse me sir . .. "
craygirl:
"Did you call me sir? Do I look like a sir to you?"
Random person:
"Yes you look like a sir. If I thought you looked like a woman I would have called you ma'am."
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bear829
Apr 2, 2007, 12:48 PM
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chadnsc wrote: I wonder how long until backfires? Some random person: "Excuse me sir . .. " craygirl: "Did you call me sir? Do I look like a sir to you?" Random person: "Yes you look like a sir. If I thought you looked like a woman I would have called you ma'am."
I've done that before. It was great though. She was a bitch anyways, so I just laid into her about it. I believe after that, though, she started dressing like a girl again. I love being a bitch. Its fun.
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