Ratio of males to females on the PJ Forum
deadendp
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Because I keep being referred to as a "dude," I will clarify that I am not a "dude." It happens here on a regular basis. No, I'm not offended. I just find it a bit odd.
If you are a female on the forum, do you find that other people here naturally assume that you are a male? If you are a male, why would you assume that someone here is a male? (And no, I'm not saying that every man here assumes that everyone else here is a man. I'm trying to clarify and it's getting wordy.)
Pearl Jam tends to draw a crowd of men and women alike. They aren't like Rush with a predominantly male fan base. I just wondered. Ladies, is it just me?
Thanks!
Amy
If you are a female on the forum, do you find that other people here naturally assume that you are a male? If you are a male, why would you assume that someone here is a male? (And no, I'm not saying that every man here assumes that everyone else here is a man. I'm trying to clarify and it's getting wordy.)
Pearl Jam tends to draw a crowd of men and women alike. They aren't like Rush with a predominantly male fan base. I just wondered. Ladies, is it just me?
Thanks!
Amy
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Definitely interesting - wonder what the ratio is?
Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
As to why...I don't know. Note: I had a long type up trying to explain but deleted it. It didn't make any sense.
My favorite though was meeting people in person in Chicago.
"Hi I'm so and so, I'm ____ on the boards".
"Whoa!! You're a girl?!?!"
The face to face ones are the best
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I had the same misconception about shortstack.
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I'm fairly short with long curly brown hair and yes-- very much a female. Northeast Ohio probably seems like it's only guys because it's been so freakin' cold and, well, sometimes we ladies hole up for the winter.
You know, I've always thought of shortstack as a female.
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For some reason, I always thought Enkidu was a girl. Amy, I did tag you a a guy, your screen name is a little masculine.
As a side note, the fact that Enkidu and Poncier both have gray-ish avatars, and their posts are together, and I have 'lights down'...as I was scrolling and reading answers, I saw Poncier's avatar, then Enkidu's post and thought Ponc said he was a female and was totally confused for a second.
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I know some people gave me the "WTF kinda name is THAT?!!?!?"
After the PJ20 book came out several people pointed out "I know where you got your name!"
so...for those that don't know:
- Christopher McCandless
Why Dead End Press?
Well, I'm not a yes woman. (Probably why I get the "dude" comment on here a lot.) I did my junior review and because I didn't kiss the ass of the prof who thought that he was better than God (or whatever your chosen religious figure is), but had the backing of my advisor, I failed my review. I wasn't going to conform and do what this prof wanted me to do because dammit, I was in art school and isn't art school about thinking OUTSIDE of the box? (He really was an ass and even my advisor, my printmaking prof for 5 years, said that.) I changed my degree to Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Printmaking instead of Bachelor of Fine Arts. I know many artists without a degree at all and I didn't see that one letter would make a difference if it meant that I had to sell my soul to Paul O. Rrrr. The whole ordeal made me angry and I felt that I had hit-- you guessed it-- a dead end of sorts.
And now, I live on a dead end street. So, though the studio name has changed, it would still very much apply. Just in a different way.
2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
Going by Sandy I've had to put up with either "That's a girl's name." or "Isn't that (little orphan) Annie's dog?" comments my whole life, and I've also got a last name that lends itself easily to mispronunciation, so I'm pretty used to it by now, lol.
That said, I don't generally worry about a given poster's gender, and will key in more to what they're saying versus who they are. I suppose if I was on here looking for a date I might look at things a bit differently though, lol.
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I've been mistaken here for a guy a few times, but it's no biggie. More interesting to figure out what, if anything, gave off that impression. And I've certainly done the same toward others here.
I guess it's some strange melange of username, avatar, tone, words, etc.
I go by other names on other boards and forums too.
Darth, I don't see you around very much, so I haven't formed any sort of ideas about you. Yes, 'Sandy' is generally a female geared name, but I've met a Courtney, Alexis, and Tracy...all males. I won't assume someone's gender until I meet them, and even then, you never know...
- Christopher McCandless
I don't think I've ever been mistaken for a guy. My username is quite gender specific.
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2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
Glad to be here, I've spent most of my fandom more or less in isolation, having only know a couple people I'd describe as fans, it's nice to feel more a part of the PJ community, I have to say.
10-30-1991 Toronto, Toronto 1 & 2 2016, Toronto 2022
Happy to have you around!
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Maybe it's just me but I think it's pretty easy after reading a post or 2 to see who falls where.Except for Gambs,he's like a bearded circus lady.