Today, at the awards ceremony at my school, I ended up winning the top achievement award in my grade. The principal spent at least ten minutes talking about my success to the audience, the whole time referring to me as a "he" as I stood right next to him. I'm a girl. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, we were having a school prize giving. I heard my name called and I walked up to the stage waving and smiling, feeling rather proud of myself. I stood by the microphone and started my acceptance speech, only to be tapped on the shoulder by the girl they'd actually called up. FML
Today, my mom was named principal of the school I go to. FML
Today, my friend thought it would be funny to announce to the class that I finally got a girlfriend. I received a standing ovation. FML
Today, I won an academic award during an assembly. Everyone laughed, followed by booing. FML
Today, was my high school's senior awards ceremony. Over 400 people were crammed in the hot auditorium. I won five awards and each time I was called up the laughter grew louder. Apparently even the back row could see my pit stains. FML
Today, while in class, I was called down to the office. The principal showed me a video of two guys fighting in the school parking lot. I'm accused of being one of those guys. I'm a girl. FML
Today, I attended my school's special invitation-only awards ceremony, relieved that I was getting a much-needed scholarship. I watched all my friends go up and win scholarships. In the end, I only got a certificate for doing well on the PSAT. My whole family showed up for this. FML
Today, I found out that my entire school differentiates me from another girl in my grade with the same name by saying, "No, she's the lesbian one." I'm straight. FML
Today, I discovered the guy that sits next to me in class is actually a girl. Not only is that bad, but we had to write a paper about each other. I used the words "him" and "he", and read it to the whole class. FML
Today, I received an award from my school rewarding me for my honor roll and my cheerleading. When I brought the certificate home my mom congratulated me and hugged me. I worked really hard for this and all my dad had to say was, "Try this flavor of Doritos." FML
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Top comments
Tehalon 0
Maybe you need a different haircut and start praying for them boobs to pop up.
fretforyerlatte 0
and no one bothered to correct him either? that's harsh.
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Comments (100)
effyourlife_ 0
do you have a boy's name ?
24788 7
This happened in high school also to someone in a grade older than mine.
curryndricegirll 0
Just because the principle said "he" does not mean that the OP looked like a boy. It just means that the principal didn't really pay enough attention to see if she was a girl or not. But really you won an award and you're complaining about the principal calling you a he? Not FML-worthy.
abouttofly 12
To me, the FML here isn't that the student got called a boy, but that the principal, obviously not knowing the student's gender, reverted to a default of "he". Because of course women aren't going to win top achievement awards.
abouttofly 12
Also, don't listen to #19 and his ilk. I'm a straight man and I think women with more masculine features can be very attractive.
conch_fml 0
it was probably a prepaired speach he has been doing for years and when he was giving you the award he just had a slip of the tounge
tempaccount 0
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bifauxnen ^^^ TV Tropes delivers.
fcuk_mylife 0
that seriously blows :(
Zeyra 0
I have the opposite happen to me all the time. I'm a boy and people call me a girl.
boatiebanter 0
#45 I find it far more likely he reverted to the default of "he" because it's the DEFAULT! It may be that is it the default because people used to consider women unworthy of pronouns, but the fact that it is still the default today doesn't make reverting to it chauvinistic.