Have you been mistaken for the opposite gender on the forums/IRL?

[Justin_Case001 4,922]

On the forums, not that I know of.

 

Irl, I used to get mistaken for a girl all the time when I was a kid because I had long hair and kind of a delicate face.  It drove me nuts and made me mad.  I cut the hair at about 7th grade and it never happened again.  Eventually I got facial hair and that really sealed the deal.  Funnily enough, now, at 29, what seems like a lifetime later, I actually wish I was female.  I'm not trans, (i.e. I have the correct brain for my parts), but I just wish I had been born female.  A lot, actually.  I dress in feminine clothing, and I'm in the process of growing my hair out.  So, in the future, I wouldn't be surprised if I get mistaken for female again, especially from the back before they see my face.  Interestingly, unlike when I was little, I think now I would kind of like it if I was mistaken for female.  Kind of like @Roketsune, I suppose.  I think I'd be tickled, honestly.  How time has a way of changing things.

[Tameless 980]

On the forums.. only once.

 

IRL, never.

[Cash In 22,935]

It hasn't happened on the forums. Well, at least I don't think it has. It hasn't happened in real life either, which is a good thing, since it would be beyond awkward.

Edited July 11, 2020 by Cash In

[Dreambiscuit 10,894]

I've been mistaken for a guy on the forums a couple of times, by people who don't know me very well. It happens and it ain't no big deal. When I used to be on Equestria Forums I always kept my gender unspecified so it was about 50/50 there. Here I put it on my profile for all to see so there's no great confusion.

In real life I've never been mistaken for a man. I dress way too girly and wear my hair and makeup in an unmistakably feminine way. And also, you know...boobs. 

[IronM17 5,551]

On the Forum, yes, this has happen a few times. It is not so a big problem for me because from where should the person know which gender I have when he/she don't see me. When it happens, I say to the person that I am a man.

In real life, no, this is never happend, not even in the time while I had long hair.

[TBD 17,267]

Online, if they don't know, they would used "them, they" pronoun. But I've never been mistaken for a girl both online and IRL.

[clownetowne 6]

Once already on this forum! But it's understandable. And I look pretty androgynous,

IRL, I get confused for a guy frequently, until I speak up and they hear my voice! Depends on the clothes I'm wearing too. And sometimes not even my voice tips them off (It gets kinda deep and scratchy whenever I'm tired or sick)

[SparklingSwirls 21,457]

On the forums, it happened all the time. Especially before I had such a girly username . Never in real life.

Edited February 18, 2019 by SparklingSwirls

[Rainbow Cloud 18,573]

Yeah, I've been mistaken as female a few times on the forum, it doesn't bother me though.

I haven't in real life though, I'm not the most masculine looking guy but I do still look pretty male in appearance.

[Lucky Bolt 35,176]

Hasn't ever happened to me online or irl, not that I know of anyways. 

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,483]

Never here. Twice in real life. The first time I had really long hair (it was a different time for me in 2009) and the second time I had short hair and a beard, which made me wonder if that person had ever seen a female before.

[Here No Longer 5,284]

The only time I remember being referred to as a she on here was when I was trans (I was on my old account). Primarily it was my ex-boyfriend referring to me that way, though I remember happening other times as well. Happened a LOT on other sites though... 

 

As for in real life, twice. One time I don't exactly remember the circumstances and the other I was by a cashier at Target, though I never really looked that femme... I look far from masculine, but nonetheless... 

 

If course I don't mind it at all. I actually enjoyed being called a she at the time. Now it's more like it's whatever. I don't really have an issue with being referred to by a specific pronoun, I've kind of accepted all of them...  Except "it". That's borderline degradation.

[Messy Mane 9,033]

Not on the Forums but once in real life.

It happened in December,some guy at my cousin's wedding thought I was a girl because of my long hair lol he later said sorry tho. 

I laughed my ass off for like five minutes.

[DixonTheAdversary 1,635]

Not on the Forums (That I can remember) and not in real life. Especially not in real life now, since I have facial hair.

[Mellow Mane 5,931]

In real life I am frequently mistaken for a girl, probably because of my long hair I really don't mind it though.

Edited February 18, 2019 by Mellow Mane

[Totally Nyx 36,380]

I don't know how often it happens on here, because people rarely refer to my gender, but I can't help but feel like it's mistaken a lot. It's the issue with using the names of my favorite ponies in my usernames (like "Totally Lyra" or "Totally Roseluck") when they're all female and I'm male.

I'm proud to say though that in real life I've never been mistaken for a girl.

[RDDash 19,240]

In the forums male gender is a neutral term for everyone here, in the real world its a bit difficult to mistake someone gender identity.

[Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,609]

On here? No, not really.

IRL? I was mistaken for a girl a few times before I really started hitting puberty.

[Narcissus 356]

Maybe once or twice here. Never in real life as far as I know. I don't make a huge effort to dress in feminine style, but it's still pretty obvious I'm not a guy.

[Meson Bolt 2,650]

Nope, never. My OC is male, my voice is distinctly male, and I act male.

A lot of guys who have been mistaken for girls usually seem to have long hair. I've never grown my hair out, so that's not a problem.

[Tacodidra 61,647]

Never in real life, as far as I know (and I doubt it would ever happen). But on the forums, I remember at least one occasion when another user thought I was a girl due to my username (back then, my profile didn't even mention my gender). And thinking about it, it does sound a bit feminine, which I didn't realize at first. Not that it bothers me at all.

Edited February 19, 2019 by Tacodidra

[cuteycindyhoney 13,327]

I don't recall ever being mistaken for a boy when I was growing up. Online, I don't really care if people think I'm a male or female.

[Twiggy 2,966]

Only a few times on 4chan's /u/ board, which I didn't correct because they don't like males trespassing into their domain. Never in real life though. The beard and jawline would make it hard for someone to make that mistake.

[Steve Piranha 29,483]

The closest I had of such mistake, is my age in real life. Some people think I’m younger than what I’m actually am

[BulkyBright 37]

Yes. As a super non-conforming L-sexual reverse transoptic gender, I get very triggered when people assume that I'm a male.