From: srl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Then again, some of us *choose* names that will deliberately confuse
people. ;) I'd rather play with people's assumptions about what
"male" and "female" mean. What better way for someone to question
their assumptions about gender than for them to assume I'm male
because I'm a technical person, then find out otherwise?"
I've found in certain forums it's helpful to have ambiguous names. People
tend to make assumptions about your background or beliefs based on gender.
I remember one person on alt.abortion trying desperately to figure out
whether I was male or female.
My kids both have gender neutral names. It was much easier to think of one
name than to have to come up with different names depending on if it was a
boy or girl. :-)
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