This is a cultural norm kind of thing, but in the cultural norms where Alicorn chose her name, I think it really was intended to be a feminine username. I think women do have a tendency to try and choose somewhat feminine usernames, because otherwise a lot of the time on the internet they will be mistaken for men which gets annoying quickly.
I think something that would allow us to definitely solve this problem is profile pictures (which don’t have to be your actual picture) or user profiles.
I think something that would allow us to definitely solve this problem is profile pictures (which don’t have to be your actual picture) or user profiles.
User profiles good, pictures bad.
Frankly, the “problem” here really isn’t very hard to solve: just don’t assume you know a person’s sex unless you actually know it!
I think women do have a tendency to try and choose somewhat feminine usernames, because otherwise a lot of the time on the internet they will be mistaken for men which gets annoying quickly.
This is undoubtedly the case. However, the opposite choice is also quite popular—choosing masculine usernames to avoid being harassed for being female.
Ali can be short for several female names, but it can also be a male name.
This is a cultural norm kind of thing, but in the cultural norms where Alicorn chose her name, I think it really was intended to be a feminine username. I think women do have a tendency to try and choose somewhat feminine usernames, because otherwise a lot of the time on the internet they will be mistaken for men which gets annoying quickly.
I think something that would allow us to definitely solve this problem is profile pictures (which don’t have to be your actual picture) or user profiles.
User profiles good, pictures bad.
Frankly, the “problem” here really isn’t very hard to solve: just don’t assume you know a person’s sex unless you actually know it!
This is undoubtedly the case. However, the opposite choice is also quite popular—choosing masculine usernames to avoid being harassed for being female.