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I had the same intuition, actually, and I can't really articulate it either. Interesting that someone else had the same notion. To the extent that I can back i
by Vivtek 12y ago
I had the same intuition, actually, and I can't really articulate it either. Interesting that someone else had the same notion.
To the extent that I can back it up at all, it seems to be something to do with the concern George has with how his family feels about this - the interpersonal aspects. Which, when stated this clearly, seems ridiculous, since obviously men can have just as much concern about their families breaking up as women can.
It was just a feeling I had while reading the piece.
- protonfish 12y ago"I called my sister and for three days, we agonized about what to do, we got into a fight..." This was the sentence that made "I think George is a girl" pop into my head. It just seems more like a relationship that two sisters would have.
- jacquesm 12y agoI've been in a very bad situation with my sister around the time my dad died, and I'm fairly sure I'm male.
- barrkel 12y agoIn addition to the interpersonal aspects: * George Doe, rather than John Doe; an alias possibly chosen for gender ambiguity, bringing to mind George Elliot * Uninhibited display of emotion with emphasis: "fell in love with", "so exited about", "so confused", "freaked out", "immediately felt empathetic", "really devastated" - there's loads more. Men tend to take much less vulnerable verbal positions. Interestingly, a coworker just brought up this article beside me a few minutes ago (not knowing I'd already read it), and he too thought it was a woman writing.