Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:13:22 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] What's in a name?, was: [WSFA] Re: Why I dislike LiveJournal
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> dicconf at radix.net 3/24/2005 11:06:06 AM >>>
>
>On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Cat Meier wrote:
>
>> Actually, a lot of young women I know find aliases an advantage on
>> non-fannish boards.  If you're a beginning poster on a gaming or
>tech
>> board, maybe you don't want everyone to know that you're 21 and
>female.
>
>For that matter, if you're "in the book" maybe you don't want
>everyone to
>know you're a female with a separate phone and, therefore, possibly
>living
>alone.  Hence Kathy Anne Smith being listed as KA Smith.

I am reminded of a short story by, I think, Suzy McKee Charnas, where
all the characters had cross gender names, such as Leslie.  & yes,
Charnas took great pains to make sure there were no "he said" "she said"
lines.

Anyone recall the story?

mjw

>
>-- Dick Eney