Ladies' group...

[Shazz]

I'm not a man!!
Forget being mistaken for a dyke - what about being mistaken for a man

Which begs the question, which is more offensive to women, being mistaken for a dyke or being mistaken for a man because you're riding a bike?

Sorry but that was not what I intended, I did realise you are a women, truely, it just wrote out that way wrong. My apologies, truely.

[bert_is_evil]

I don't beleive you! You thought I was a man - oh, the horror! I feel faint!

but seriously, I have been called "mate" a couple of times at service stations when I've gone in there with my helmet on which left me wondering if they'd presumed I was a guy. Rather traumatic. Must get tighter leathers to show womanly bumps.

[KATWYN]

I don't beleive you! You thought I was a man - oh, the horror! I feel faint!

.

Just breath in and breath out slow deep breaths....heres a paper bag

[Colapop]

I don't beleive you! You thought I was a man - oh, the horror! I feel faint...

C'mon bro - we know you're only a cyber-girl!

[Shazz]

C'mon bro - we know you're only a cyber-girl!

Ah guys stop being mean.....

[Shazz]

I don't beleive you! You thought I was a man - oh, the horror! I feel faint!

but seriously, I have been called "mate" a couple of times at service stations when I've gone in there with my helmet on which left me wondering if they'd presumed I was a guy. Rather traumatic. Must get tighter leathers to show womanly bumps.

Well how can I make it up to ya, I did know that you were a women!

[Keystone19]

Yeah, one of my 5 year old daughter's ballet friends asked if I was a mummy or a daddy the other day. I told her that last time I looked I was a mummy. I didn't even have my riding gear on. Now I really am traumatised. Perhaps I should grow my hair a bit longer...

[The Stranger:Me]

Oh stuff that. geez kids say some dumb things sometimes. If only some of them knew what their little verbal observations can do to other peoples feelings!

Yeah, the little shits, how dare they be honest in their opinions. Must knock that out of them promptly.

[KATWYN]

Yeah, the little shits, how dare they be honest in their opinions. Must knock that out of them promptly.

Yea thats right ....NOT.

Remember that when you feel like crap cos one of them told you in their opinion they thought you were ugly/fat/old/wrinkly/were a woman/pimply/had bad breath etc etc in front of an audience.....then tell
yourself they were only being honest

On the flipside, they say some pretty cool things to people too!

Oh sorry this has gone off topic

[Shazz]

Yeah, the little shits, how dare they be honest in their opinions. Must knock that out of them promptly.

I'm glad that mine are all grown up, cause there were times that I remember getting in that sort of pickle too.
And thanks for the comments, it's been heaps of fun reading through them.

[klingon]

Yeah, one of my 5 year old daughter's ballet friends asked if I was a mummy or a daddy the other day. I told her that last time I looked I was a mummy. I didn't even have my riding gear on. Now I really am traumatised. Perhaps I should grow my hair a bit longer...

ha ha ha ha that had me laughing out loud, keystone.

Adults can be just as bad though. I remmeber when I was about five years old and catching a bus to school and an old lady said to the driver "I'll just sit next to this nice little boy." I yelled "I'M A GIRL!"

Now I think about it, the "old lady" was probably about 40... how perceptions change...

[klingon]

which is more offensive to women, being mistaken for a dyke or being mistaken for a man because you're riding a bike?

Actually I think they're both funny. It makes me laugh when I'm mistaken for all kinds of things that I'm not... I've been mistaken for an Asian (on the phone), a dyke, a bloke, a Christian, an Indian... I've even been mistaken for an Australian when I've been overseas. Now I think about it, that was probably the most offensive.

[mstriumph]

I'm not a man!!
Forget being mistaken for a dyke - what about being mistaken for a man

Which begs the question, which is more offensive to women, being mistaken for a dyke or being mistaken for a man because you're riding a bike?

ok - funny story time

i've been riding since pontius was a student pilot ... but i digress ...

in those long ago, far-off, beginning days i usta CARE wat people thought soooooooo, riding gear in weatherweary UK being totally asexual and gender-blurring and most riders at that time being of the bloke-persuasion i usta wear bright pink lipstick so peoples could see i was a gal-on-a-bike ......

worked well i thought - until this one day when, stopped at a traffic light where this little kid was waitinging to cross the road with his mum
and i heard him say, horrified, "hey Mum look - that man's wearing LIPSTICK!"

... priceless!! ......

for everything else there's mastercard ...

[The Stranger:Me]

Remember that when you feel like crap cos one of them told you in their opinion they thought you were ugly/fat/old/wrinkly/were a woman/pimply/had bad breath etc etc in front of an audience.....then tell
yourself they were only being honest

Nah, sorry, can't say I have ever been there.
But I share your pain, must of been hard for you.

[LilSel]

I'm not a man!!
Forget being mistaken for a dyke - what about being mistaken for a man

Which begs the question, which is more offensive to women, being mistaken for a dyke or being mistaken for a man because you're riding a bike?

I get mistaken for a guy all the time...
In the cage... on the bike... by police... 'excuse me sir' etc...