Facebook stalkers ‘confused’ when you don’t put your gender identification on your page

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Dashaway

I just saw this on my facebook newsfeed:       

Which example applies to you?

Right now your Mini-Feed may be confusing. Please choose how we should refer to you.

 
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Damn, it must be SO confusing for all my “friends” that don’t know what gender I am or care what gender I am, for that matter.  Oh Facebook, you crack me up.

See, I chose to take my “sex” identification info off my facebook last year when I was on a “gender-neutral” craze.  I guess I should have known that facebook of all things would pressure me into the gender binary.  But Ahah, I did not surrender!  Instead, I just clicked the “close” button.  I win!

*Obviously not my real name

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12 Responses

  1. Derek, on July 2nd, 2008 at 7:19 pm Said:

    You do win! If I had a prize, I’d give it to you. I wonder if that’s popped up for me. Time to check…

    Now, if Facebook had gender-neutral pronouns (besides “their”), I’d be really impressed.

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  2. Kel, on July 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 pm Said:

    Sadly enough, that was not unexpected from Facebook

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  3. Kel, on July 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm Said:

    uhhh….comment did not sound as it should have.

    I meant that it was not unexpected for Facebook to attempt to hold to social norms and to categorize people by sex.

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  4. Scott, on July 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 am Said:

    Yeah, facebook gave me the same message today too… weird.

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  5. Ali, on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:28 am Said:

    I haven’t selected a gender since freshman year. Sooo, I’ve been gender-neutral on FB for about 2 years annnnnd, no message for me. :(
    Someday, my ship will come in.
    Haha.

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  6. Ali, on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:57 am Said:

    PS: What happened to the blogroll on our homepage?

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  7. Bento, on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am Said:

    Ali: The blogroll is there, just at the very bottom of the main page. I don’t know how that happened. Blame WordPress.

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  8. Lauren, on July 3rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm Said:

    Showed up for me too.

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  9. Graham, on July 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm Said:

    I made a facebook group. Everyone come join!

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  10. Graham, on July 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 pm Said:

    Here’s the link, in case it’s too confusing that you have to click on my name:

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24392324154

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  11. Ali, on July 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 pm Said:

    I just got my “facebook is confused” message.
    Oh, I feel so blessed.
    Not.

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  12. Hey! Facebook! Back Off! « Doing Feminism, on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 pm Said:

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