I mentioned this before, but today I was really stumped. As I watched the friendly cashier with no name tag, shapeless t-shirt, (and shapeless body, I was checking the chest area, subtly I hope), very short masculine haircut, dark hairy arms, slightly feminine features, feminine voice, but the very faintest of beard stubble, I went back and forth. Finally, based on the arms mainly (and also beard potential), I went for male. Then I get the receipt and the name on it is Kendra.
The question was did the receipt name match the name tag? Well since there was no name tag, I could only state what I saw and that I couldn't be sure of the gender of the cashier. Had no idea if this really was Kendra or if it was Kevin ringing in on her name. Happening more and more. Tradtional sex lines are being blurred, at least in the liberal and trendy Pacific Northwest. I met a woman recently whose teenaged daughter wants to be something or other non sexual, (sorry I forgot the exact gender neutral term, maybe someone knows), so she wishes to be referred to as "ze" instead of "she", as in "Ze will have the salad with ranch dressing".
My own 27 year old daughter has a very masculine appearance, wearing men's clothes and very short hair, but she has a petite frame and feminine features that really couldn't be mistaken for a guy, although once seeing her from behind, I thought she was a boy.
And along that line, my 95 year old dad, a nursing home resident who hadn't seen her since the super short hair cut, said to her recently, "I don't believe I've met you, young fella............"
Then he called my sister and said, "Mary dresses like a boy. Did you know that?" (smile)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/2014 09:13AM by 57carol.