I wish it was more obvious if a Fluther user is male or female.

(Please god do not flame me with WHYSHOULDGENDERMATTER nonsense.)

It’s just irritating when referring to a user that I need to use its username multiple times in a sentence because I can’t figure out if it’s male or female.

And sometimes, I’d just like to know what sex a response is coming from.

Additionally, there have been numerous times that I have, after having been aware of a particular user for a period of time, been shocked to find out its gender was the opposite of how I’d been imagining it.

It was mentioned on another thread that we all (without even trying) form images of what we expect a user to be. With the majority of Flutherers, it’s difficult to know whether they are male or female, and I find this somewhat irritating.

Considering that answers often involve opinions and life advice, it seems natural that it would be beneficial to know the sex (and maybe even age!) of the person posting.

Thankfully for all of you, my username is unambiguous. But what if there was also a note that said “22F” for users? Would you prefer this or hate it?

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