Little kids often have people getting their sex mixed up. For example lots of little girls with short haircuts get called 'he' by unsuspecting adults who get confused. I know that some of these kids get upset when this happens.
When I was little Mum used to strain a ponytail out of my short hair and tie a pink ribbon in it to avoid this problem. Generally as we get older our sex becomes more obvious so this problem is avoided, but still, every now and again we come across individuals about whom we're not quite sure.
One of my female friends recently was called Mr. Soandso by an unsuspecting person. My friend subsequently laughed and the embarrassed offender took note of their error. Seeing as my friend has a good sense of humour, I don't think she was too concerned by this, but I imagine that there are many people who would be.
Another incidence of this type occurred when one of my friends was waiting in a very long queue for the ladies' toilets and she said to the man in front of her "This is the WOMENS' toilets." The WOMAN in front of her grunted, gave an evil glare and stood her ground in the toilet line. My feeling is that she took this mix-up less kindly than my friend.
I no longer wear a pink ribbon in my hair on a daily basis, however I do have between 2-3 feet of hair, so maybe I do in fact have an innate fear of being mistaken for a guy... Have any of you guys been victims of this kind of encounter before? In any case, would you be offended if someone got your sex wrong, or simply amused?
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Unfortunately, yes. Many people see my huge pectorials and assume I'm a woman. It's quite offensive.... hehe :)
See it'd be a whole lot easier if you girls would just have long hair and wear pink ribbons.. Perhaps a neat little uniform too :P
I suppose having big pectoral muscles could cause confusion amongst some people. I suppose you've probably learnt how to deal with the pain this confusion causes you. Just be grateful that you're not a woman, you don't have toilet lines to wait in and so you never will have been told to go to the other toilet while waiting in line.
As for the second part of your response... *cringe*