In class.
Someone wrote…
Today in class I was chatting to some girls, and my recently cut short hair (which had formerly been halfway down my back) sparked a conversation on when one of the other girls had had short hair. She told us she’d been mistaken for a boy, and had been told to go into the men’s room at one point. She found this embarrassing; how much I’d love for it to happen to me is precisely why I cut my hair off in the first place.
What’s your experience?
Posted by julian on October 2nd, 2009 at 08:00 am
Category: your voice 3 comments »
October 2nd, 2009 at 8:42 am |
Hell yeah. The few times I’ve been mistaken for a boy, I’ve been thrilled. But often when I’ve gleefully reported it to friends, they’ve gone “But you don’t look like a boy!”, as if that’s the response I wanted to hear.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 10:10 am |
Wow, this is mine! *little happy dance*
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August 14th, 2010 at 1:34 pm |
I get called sir a lot in the colder months when i cover up my flat chest with “boy” clothes, and I love it. People get noticeably embarrassed when I start to speak, and say “Oh my gosh I’m so sorry, ma’am!” I don’t understand why they’re so sorry.
And . . . I cut my hair in 3rd grade and everyone was like, who’s the new boy in class? It was unbelievable how many kids didn’t recognize me.
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