Reading the linked article saddens me. People deserve respect no matter what their gender.

On gender identification:

I assume nothing about a person's RL gender from how their toon looks, although I occasionally subconsciously associate a certain conversational style with each gender and find myself ocassionally assuming someone is a particular gender based on how they communicate.

I myself am male, and play a female gnome warlock. I picked the character simply because I liked the dichotomy of a cute-as-a-button little gnome who controls dark magic and summons demons.

I was called "Ma'am" once, but I'm pretty sure they were just addressing my toon's gender without making assumptions about me (I play on a non-rp server). I've never been hit on, for what it's worth.

Also, the use of "dude" in certain regions is not gender specific. When I say "Dude, nice sheild" I am not assuming you're male.

BTW, you WoW Insider bloggers really need to start giving attributions to the artwork you use in postings. Some of it has been quite nice.

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