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Pooner asks everyone how to tell people she's actually a man. More proof the word 'stealth's meaning has evolved. No_Breakfast_5625
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Some commentshow do you tell someone you’re a guy in a casual way
I’m fully stealth to most people except family, yet people sometimes misgender me usually when i’m out with friends (ex. teachers, classmates, customer service). How the fuck does one tell people while not sounding defensive.
Yesterday, I raised my hand and went “uhh im a guy” got some weird looks. I’m probably overthinking, but is there a way that’s more normal lmao.
thanks!
if you can make a genuine laugh like "hah, that's funny you called me that cause I'm a guy", usually how cis guys tend to respond in my experience, but can be difficult to make it feel unforced
though tbh the way you responded also works just as well, and most of the time people are too busy doing other things to pay attention in class (I say like just "not-overthinking" is as easy as that.....)
it's really just practice I think
Best commenti've been stealth for some time now, to the point where i forget i'm not cis on occasion, and my go-to at work or in public is usually an awkward laugh and "i'm a dude.", whereas my go-to if someone's flirting w/ me it's a deadpanned "i have a dick.", which... is a lie, but it's not like i'm going to sleep with them, so it's not really a big deal lmao. nothing wrong with the way you said it, imo. you were frank, didn't go over the top, doesn't sound like you were too forceful, in my experience most cis guys just give it a weird look, awkward laugh, and/or just flatly state they're a dude. if you wanna stay stealth, saying you're a dude is usually better than saying you go by he/him pronouns, at least in the south. probably safer to use the pronoun card if you're out or in... not the south.
I wear a pronoun pin so I don’t have to tell people.