I was just mistaken for a girl.

GLORIOUSLeader

Now I don't know if to correct him or not.

And do I really come off as that much of a girl?

Bastion

Well, you just mistook AHR for a boy, so I'd say you're even.

Also, "dearie" is pretty gender neutral. It suggests the speaker is kind of an old lady, but that's about it.

GLORIOUSLeader

No, I know she's a girl. That was just me being anal.

Do I really come off as one? 

Komodin

She's just being a bit sarcastic. No big deal.

ninjaclown

Hey, at least you didn't mistake one of your friends for being a boy for three goddamn years.

Trash_Vortex

It happened to me once, in the men's room. I'll never forget that.

snowbull

MLP causing an identity crisis?

:P

Central Avenue

I don't think "dearie" implies female, really.

...and I was all ready to come in with "Lucky Bastard!", too.

RedEyedAbyss

"Also, "dearie" is pretty gender neutral. It suggests the speaker is kind of an old lady, but that's about it."

This. I frequently use "dear" condescendingly regardless of gender.

ninjaclown

Yeah, dear is pretty condescending. It's a straight giveaway someone is talking down to you.

Trash_Vortex

Is that why old couples always sound like they hate eachother?

GLORIOUSLeader

Yes. 

All Nines

Well, actually I'm not complaining, but I've been mistaken for female at least once. Though most of you might remember that since I brought it up before anyway. In any case, it's relevant to the discussion, in a way.

GLORIOUSLeader

DYRE

I don't think "dearie" implies female, really.

...and I was all ready to come in with "Lucky Bastard!", too.

Trash_Vortex

Lucky BASTARD! You look like a slightly different variety of human.

LouieW

Protega,

Also, "dearie" is pretty gender neutral. It suggests the speaker is kind of an old lady, but that's about it.

I tend to agree with this. I also tend to think that words like "dearie," "dear," and "honey" and the like can be rather annoying. For some reason I feel like they can sound condescending, especially when one says them instead of someone's name or repeats them frequently (for example, saying "honey" at the end of seemingly every sentence).  I feel like women are subjected to that type of treatment more than men, but I could be wrong about that.

That being said, I think that a good number of times (in real life at least) people just want to come off as friendly when they say such things. However, online, I am not so sure about that.

Anyway, I am not sure I understand why a person would care about other people mistaking him or herself for a boy or a girl. I guess that might make it seem like they are not actually paying attention to you or something, but I think that when people use usernames that are fairly gender-neutral and otherwise do not mention their genders in posts, it can be easy to incorrectly identify someone's gender. Plus, I think forums tend to lack typical gender cues like voice, physical appearance, and the like.

Still, regardless of any of that stuff, I believe that one should use the pronouns that a person wants to you to use even if you might think they do not fit. I realize that can be somewhat annoying at times, but I think that people have the right to self-label.

MousaThe14

Dearie is gender neutral, no one is being confused here. You should hear my phone conversations. I've been mistaken by a girl for people who don' t know me because I speak so guide danged softly.

┻━┻ ︵ ヽ(`Д´）╯︵ ┻━┻

I wanted to post this as a reaction image, but the example is too mild.

I guess i'll put it here anyway just so I can use it:

AHR

Oooooh. I get to reply to this now.

1. Gender neutral. Don't know your gender, don't care.

2. Not meant to be condescending. Think of it more of...parenty.

Nyktos

Parenty tends to sound condescending if you're not actually the person's parent.

AHR

But it was a forum mistake. An adorable one at that. It was cuuuuute.

Komodin

Debatable. 

AHR

I thought it was cute.

MousaThe14

....

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

AHR

I've always been here. It kept crashing my browser. I stopped after I had to retype a blog entry for the second time or so.

Then I decided to try posting again on a whim, cause my I-have-a-fact-no-one-else-does senses were tingling, and whaddyaknow, I can post now.

Komodin

What browser do you use?

AHR

IE. No I can't change it. Don't ask.

snowbull

That sounds like some sort of ironic hell scenario. Maybe you were a pretentious linux nerd in a past life.

MousaThe14

Internet Explorer? Excuse me whilst I scoff at thine misfortune

AHR

Eh. It's not that bad. In the end, a browser is a browser. --shrugs--