I think I know what I am

[shankyknitter]

I only got that once, and to be fair it was in a drag bar that I'd wandered into on accident for a glass of water. Don't ask. Got told that I was trying to hard to look like a girl and I needed to tone it back a bit to be believable.



I told them I actually was a girl, born that way. They got confused and went away. Silly Drag Queens

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I have gotten mistaken for a man once when I was

1. Working a job that no women had held in that building ever before and the place was a known sausage party.

2. Wearing a rubber apron, goggles, rubber gloves, and holding an industrial paint mixer.

3. Dressed in jeans, tshirt, flannel, and workboots. (I also had my hair braided down my back, but so what, I have male friends with longer hair than mine)

[boringscreenname]

I get mistaken for my husband all the time over the phone. Once my own mom mistook me for my younger brother over the phone. It's understandable though, because I have a deep voice for a female, so I'm used to it. And when I have a cold or am tired, my voice is even deeper.

I also grew very accustomed to people mistaking my son for a girl, even though it was still annoying. He's almost 2 now, and just recently got mistaken for a girl. I'm not sure how considering he has a very boyish haircut, and was wearing khaki shorts and an orange t-shirt with a race car on it. I don't mind, unless the person keeps referring to him as he or she even after I've told them his gender. I just laugh it off.

One woman did tell me that he was too pretty to be a boy. I wasn't sure what to say, so I said, "Well he obviously didn't get that memo," and walked off. If our daughter is anything like our son I imagine she'll get mistaken for a boy, since my son was totally bald until he was well over a year old.

[Magpie]

I get mistaken for my husband all the time over the phone. Once my own mom mistook me for my younger brother over the phone. It's understandable though, because I have a deep voice for a female, so I'm used to it. And when I have a cold or am tired, my voice is even deeper.

My mom has finally stopped trying to guess which one of us it is on the phone. Something about me speaking in a low voice and Jackdaw speaking in his tenor voice.

[Lady J'ssem]

My name is very masculine, and when I was born my mum had to change the spelling of it cause, in England, she was told it was a boy's name! I haven't been mistaken for a man when someone's looked at me, but whenever they look at my name they think I am a man.

Shoot! When my sister and I went to the private high school, that we graduated from, the first year our headmaster called our names for roll call. He called my sister, then called for me, and I had raised my hand, but he looked at my sister, and asked,
"Is your brother here?" My sister, the ever sarcastic and quick witted immediately said,
"No, but my SISTER is!" It got a good laugh, and he neeeeever forgot that I was a girl after that.

[Pagan]

My name is very masculine, and when I was born my mum had to change the spelling of it cause, in England, she was told it was a boy's name! I haven't been mistaken for a man when someone's looked at me, but whenever they look at my name they think I am a man.

On forms for standardized testing when I was in school (CTBS anyone?), the spaces and bubbles for the first name were not long enough for my first name. Always got the last 2 letters cut off, which makes it a male name. And you know how kids in elementary school/junior high can be.

[Mytical]

I wonder does getting confused as gay by your own mother count in this? . Yes manners + eye for decoration + never been seen with a female = Gay...not. Honestly can say I've never been confused for a female, however, at least not in person. Just shy, polite, and soft spoken.

[Eisa]

I don't think I've ever been mistaken for a boy. My friend Stacy has been, though, particularly in sixth grade, when she had her hair cut short.

The thing I get mistaken on all the time is my age. For some reason, almost everyone who sees me thinks I'm much, much younger than I am. I'm in my early 20s and I've literally been mistaken anywhere from 12-19.

[I really did get mistaken for 12 when I was 20. I was taking the bus to see my friend in IL. These two boys were sitting next to me, one right next to me, the other across the aisle. They were 11 and 13. I was minding my own business when the woman behind me ended up telling me that one of the boys had a crush on me. And then she told me that she thought I was 12 and would have been quite ok with letting me play dolls with her 7-year-old daughter. Really? OK, in the first place, unaccompanied minors have to sit up front by the driver...and secondly...I'm not 12! I don't even look 12! I wasn't even dressed in any kind of 'childish' way, just had my hair in a ponytail and wore a t-shirt. She still thought I was 12. It was utterly bizarre. Oh AND she argued with me about it. Um...I think I know my own age, thanks.]

I've also been mistaken for 10 on the phone. I guess I just look and sound very, very young. I'm sure I'll appreciate it when I'm older. I just, you know, don't right now.

[zombiequeen]

The thing I get mistaken on all the time is my age. For some reason, almost everyone who sees me thinks I'm much, much younger than I am. I'm in my early 20s and I've literally been mistaken anywhere from 12-19.

Same here, but the scary part is, I'm married. There's even people that came to my wedding, and they ask if I'm like, 14, right?
Had a camper who I'll guess was 16 that really wanted to be the same age as me...he waited until after serving to talk to me. I explained that I was indeed 19, in fact I had been married only a few days after my birthday. He argued with me about it (and about the validity of my wedding rings!) until his counselor came and took him away. The whole time they were walking off he was telling the kid, "You idiot! She's a cook too! I've seen her husband drop her off for work, and if she tells him you're screwed! Don't argue with a woman about her age or if she's married, she'll kill you for it!"
I was basically doing this:

[MoonCat]

That gets my vote for Stupidest Comment of the Century (so far): "Are you sure?"- in regard to your own gender....gahhhhh.

[zombiequeen]

That gets my vote for Stupidest Comment of the Century (so far): "Are you sure?"- in regard to your own gender....gahhhhh.

...No....*checks pants*

[KellyHabersham]

I recall one incident when my daughter was a few months old, my mom and I were leaving the doctor's office, and a woman walking post commented on what a cute "son" I had! (apparently the fact that my daughter was wearing a frilly yellow dress wasn't "proof" of her gender)

[Nox]

I once heard a couple of kids a short distance away from me ask one another if I was a boy or a girl when I was about 13. Letting my very long hair out answered that question :P I think that's the only time it has happened to me.

[Zellie Crescent]

I recall one incident when my daughter was a few months old, my mom and I were leaving the doctor's office, and a woman walking post commented on what a cute "son" I had! (apparently the fact that my daughter was wearing a frilly yellow dress wasn't "proof" of her gender)

When I was at work today I did see a boy in a dress, about 4-5 years old. At first I thought it was just a girl with short hair. How did I know it was a boy, his mom called him Tom. I see some pretty weird shit working at a flea market, but this is the weirdest I've seen in like two weeks.

[Munkie]

all through grade 1 to 4, i lived with my grandparents. my grandfather gave all of us bowl cuts because he "didn't trust us to brush our hair properly!". For three years, i had a bowl cut... and as I have fairly masculine features (i can't see that I take after my dad...mom, yes, dad, not really), I was tormented by the other children who refused to believe I was an honest-to-a-deity female.

Not so much now... i have many curves that prominently announce my gender, despite my nearly-bald head.