Today, despite having long hair and wearing makeup and a dress, I was still mistaken for a man several times. I'm a girl and I was born 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, while shopping, a few giggling girls came up to me and asked why I was wearing a dress in public. Highly confused, I didn't answer. When they walked away laughing, I realized they thought I was a man. I'm a woman. FML
Today, I was mistaken for my twin brother twice. This probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't a girl. FML
Today, I mistook a little girl for a boy. Unfortunately, I only realised my mistake until after I'd cut her hair. FML
Today, after cutting my hair and shaving, I had girls hitting on me for the first time ever! Too bad they thought I was a butch lesbian, not a man. FML
Today, I just went to the bathroom and someone thought I was a guy. FML
Today, I decided to go get my hair cut because it was getting a bit long. I told the lady that I wanted it way short and she replied "Why? You will look like a guy sweetie." I am a guy. FML
Today, after growing my hair out for over a year and constantly being told that it makes me look like a girl, I finally cut it. The first thing my friends said when they saw me was that I now look like a "lesbian." FML
Today, one of my dad's work friends came over. As he was leaving, he complimented my dad on having three "strapping young boys." I informed him that I'm a girl, and I have a hormone imbalance that causes me to have a lot of hair and a deep voice. I guess my dress didn't give him a clue. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
Today, I was complimented by a stranger, who said I looked great in my outfit. I thanked her, and she immediately gave me a fist-bump. I stared curiously, and she explained: she was arguing with her friends about whether I'm a man or a woman. The pitch of my voice was the answer. FML
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Top comments
Zekfen 17
Women don’t normally have an Adam Apple and beard. It probably throws them off.
RichardPencil 32
Really? I’m guessing you’re one to slow down to get a real good look at car wrecks. This is one story where I DON’T want a picture!
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Comments (15)
Zekfen 17
Women don’t normally have an Adam Apple and beard. It probably throws them off.
real life problems 26
Normally, no. But when they do its remarkable. It's like dating Chewbacca.
real life problems 26
You should have fun with it and everytime you're mistaken for a man, in a deep voice just say " you guys are freaks".
BurnInDemonFire 39
Anyone else who read that quote hear Michael Clark Duncan's voice in their head?
Charlie Given 28
I'm a guy who used to be mistaking for a woman when I used to have long even tho I'm hairy from head to toe🙄
_123456 3
At least you know your the gender that’s on your birth certificate
pjsr 33
To show one is not gender biased sexist, the proper thing to do now is to not assume a person is the gender that she or he appears to be. The only way to do that is to assume the person is the opposite gender of one’s appearance. How dare you malign these culturally sensitive people!
WHSKitty4ever 23
Are you flat-cheated, OP?
real life problems 26
Small boobs are not a reason we would assume a girl is a guy. Dressed like a man maybe
WHSKitty4ever 23
Understood. I wasn’t meaning her any offense. I was thinking that if if she was a smaller size, then maybe some idiots would mistake her for a guy, especially since there are TGs who wear dresses. (I’ve had friends who are transgender, so again, no offense meant.)
Quasita 26
I feel for the OP. I'm not even manly looking in the face... But get regularly mistaken if people see me from behind, simply because I'm broadly built and over 6' tall. It's crazy how many people immediately assume you're a sir based on height alone.