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HelpRe: POLL RESULTS! Gendered Connotations
in reply to a message by Xena
>I wanted to see which gender people leaned toward if they had to choose.
Yes, I think it's worth noting that, even if a name leaned "overwhelmingly" towards one sex in the polls, that doesn't necessarily mean almost everyone thought, for example, "That is absolutely a male name." It can also mean that a lot of people thought, "Wow, it's 50-50 for me, but if I had to guess, I'd say it leans ever-so-slightly male."
Yes, I think it's worth noting that, even if a name leaned "overwhelmingly" towards one sex in the polls, that doesn't necessarily mean almost everyone thought, for example, "That is absolutely a male name." It can also mean that a lot of people thought, "Wow, it's 50-50 for me, but if I had to guess, I'd say it leans ever-so-slightly male."
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Yep! And I think that's why the message board followup is helpful. People can discuss their votes and the connotations that lead them to lean one way or another :)
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