Why Do People Choose "Undeclared" For Their Gender On DU?

[Placebo]

Honestly, what is the potential harm in letting people know if you're male or female?

[slinkerwink]

1. probably because they don't want to be stereotyped to that gender?

or they don't see themselves bound by the binary genders?

[Deja Q]

2. Maybe they don't know what the differences are!

:shrug: :think:

[ogradda]

5. we do to!

you....boogie! :)

[NVMojo]

3. some of us come from very narrow minded red state towns

and we don't want them to harass us ...on the internet. Hard to explain. Why does it really matter what gender a voice is?

[Maddy McCall]

10. Bingo...

Yep, this is the reason for me.

Regular DUers know my gender--but anyone doing a quick search would have to put two and two together.

[jdj]

4. "Being any gender at all is a drag" Patti Smith n/t

[niwi]

30. right on! love that Patti!

Her newest album is full-on protest music, love it love it love it.

[JohnKleeb]

6. Could it be education?

[Maddy McCall]

7. Because you can't see my tits on the internet anyway...

so why should it make a difference? :eyes:

[Placebo]

11. *gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasp*

Why I NEVER. :wow:

[JohnKleeb]

12. boobie starer ater

dude if you wanna get away with it, you have to the look and retreat look, its easy to do.

[realisticphish]

20. i prefer

the notice out of peripheral vision, then slowly pan gaze across target as if you were searching for something...always works...

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[JohnKleeb]

24. thats always nice too

but the look and quick retreat is good too, now if you're with a girl you know and have a closet crush on her, just stare at her and admire her beauty but dont say oh my god "name here" you are so beautiful, just smile at her and have small talk.

[realisticphish]

25. o yeah definately

thats great for the "im not looking at you, wink wink" situation

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[JohnKleeb]

26. Yep

Works nicely.

[Maddy McCall]

13. LOL!

:-)

[JohnKleeb]

14. If he any class, he'd do the quick look and retreat

It's a great way to get way with it :).

[Obviousman]

8. laziness

thats why i never bothered to "declare" a gender. thats also why i dont use caps either. then again, i may be an extreme example

[billyoc]

9. Is "undeclared" the default?

because I heard a lot of people accidentally voted for * that way. :eyes:

[jukes]

15. not

sure?

[undergroundpanther]

16. I'm transgender

There ain't a fill in box for androgynous.
I ain't go no gender,and don't want one.I am whatever I am at the moment.

[yellowdawgdem]

19. I'm transgender as well

and don't, or can't categorize myself as one or the other, has to be both. That's why I don't check the box, cuz it doesn't fit really.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

17. What's the harm in not declaring a gender?

Why does it matter?

To me, the fact that it doesn't matter is actually the reason why I chose undeclared.

[Book Lover]

18. Lotsa reasons

First off, there's no checkbox for intersexed or transgender, or genderfucker for that matter... Secondly, chicks get hassled; the fewer people who know you're a chick, the lower the likelihood of hassle.

[donheld]

21. GothicSponge just found his p*nis

I guess some just haven't discovered their gender yet.:evilgrin:

I've often wondered why someone would say undeclared It makes no sense to me.

[TrogL]

22. There's no button for "it's too damn complicated"

[Robeson]

23. In that case, they'll just shift the vote to Bush.

[Jack Schitt]

27. Does it really matter what sex I am?

Seriously?

[ikojo]

28. Because there are still a lot

of people who will harrass someone if they find out that person is female.

[Cerridwen]

29. Thanks for asking. I'd been wondering that as well. It was

educating reading the responses.

Thanks to everyone for responding.

[Cooley Hurd]

31. By stating your gender, you give freepers more info to...

...find out who you are, and potentially harass you.